Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence
Chapter DCF 50 - Facilitating Public Adoptions And Adoption Assistance
Section DCF 50.03 - Need for adoptive parents
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง DCF 50.03
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) ASSESSMENT. The department shall periodically determine the need to recruit prospective adoptive parents considering a public adoption by reviewing all of the following:
(a)
Children who need or
may need adoptive parents.
1. The
number of children for whom any of the following conditions are met:
a. The children are legally free for public
adoption and do not have proposed adoptive parents.
b. The children are at legal risk and do not
have proposed adoptive parents.
2. The characteristics of the children who
meet the conditions under subd. 1., including the children's ages, race,
ethnicity, sibling status, and level of special needs.
(b)
Prospective adoptive
parents.
1. The number of
prospective adoptive parents whose home study has been approved for a public
adoption that are searching for a child to adopt.
2. The characteristics of the prospective
adoptive parents and the characteristics of the children these prospective
adoptive parents are willing to adopt.
(2) INFORMATION FOR RECRUITMENT. After each assessment under sub. (1), the department shall provide updated information to the adoption information exchange, public adoption agencies, and persons making inquiries on the types of prospective adoptive parents considering a public adoption that are most needed for children who meet the conditions under sub. (1) (a) 1.
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