Virginia Administrative Code
Title 22 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Agency 40 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 201 - PERMANENCY SERVICES - PREVENTION, FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION AND INDEPENDENT LIVING
Section 22VAC40-201-170 - Child-placing agency's responsibilities in nonagency adoptive placements
Universal Citation: 2 VA Admin Code 40-201-170
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. At the request of the juvenile court, the child-placing agency shall:
1. Conduct a home study of the prospective
adoptive home taking into consideration that the manner in which a family
receives a child for adoption shall have no bearing on how the family is to be
assessed for purposes of adoptive placement; and
2. Provide the court with a written report of
the home study.
B. The child-placing agency shall make a recommendation to the court regarding the suitability of the individual to adopt.
C. As provided in §§ 63.2-1218 and 63.2-1219 of the Code of Virginia, if the child-placing agency suspects an exchange of property, money, services, or any other thing of value has occurred in violation of law in the placement or adoption of the child, it shall report such findings to the commissioner for investigation.
Statutory Authority: §§ 63.2-217, 63.2-319, and 63.2-900 of the Code of Virginia.
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