Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Human Services
Title R512 - Child and Family Services
Rule R512-41 - Qualifying Adoptive Families and Adoption Placement
Section R512-41-4 - Adoption Decision

(1) Permanency decisions should be made in a timely manner, recognizing the child's developmental needs and sense of time. Child and Family Services shall make intensive efforts to place the child with the adoptive parents within 30 days after the court determined a permanency goal of adoption for the child.

(2) When the child is not residing with the family that will adopt the child, Child and Family Services will reconsider any potential kinship caregivers or other adults known to the child.

(3) Concurrently, the adoption committee should seek other resource families in each region of the state to select adoptive parents who could meet the child's needs.

(4) If adoptive parents are not found for the child within 30 days of the primary permanency goal becoming adoption, the child must be registered with The Adoption Exchange to help recruit adoptive parents.

(5) Geographic boundaries alone should not present barriers or delays to the selection of adoptive parents.

(6) The Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1915 (January 3, 2007), takes precedent for an adoption of an Indian child who is a member of a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan Native village.

(7) Placements will be made in accordance with the Interethnic Adoption Act, 42 USC 1996b (2010).