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Policy
Manual
ADOPTIONS
Supervision of Children in Adoptive
Placement
48-16-6
Out-of-State Placements
| Through the Receiving State |
Connecticut law requires that all out-of-state placements
must be made through governmental or private licensed child placing agencies in the
receiving state. |
| Social Worker's Responsibility |
It is the worker's responsibility to obtain written material
to ensure and document that the family has been studied and approved by a placement
process. The Interstate Compacts Office may be contacted regarding the licensure status
of out-of-state private adoption agencies. |
| Interstate Compact on the Placement of
Children |
CONN. GEN. STAT. §17a-175 - 17a-182, require that the
procedures of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children be followed. This
includes submission of the Interstate Compact material, in triplicate, including a
complete summary regarding the child, court Order of Commitment or Termination of Parental
Rights, adoptive home study (if available), and the completed ICPC 100-A form. Note:
For a detailed description of the policies and procedures regarding the Interstate Compact
on the Placement of Children, please refer to Manual Volume II, Chapter 47. |
| Placement and Finalization |
The out-of-state agency will supervise the placement.
Finalization of the adoption may be accomplished in one of the following ways:
•The adoption may be finalized in Connecticut using Probate Court forms and by
having the out-of-state agency provide the Department with an original copy of their
adoption summary. Most Probate Courts will require the family to attend the hearing,
although a few will waive their appearance.
•The Department worker for the child provides the necessary information and/or
documents to the out-of-state agency for finalization of the adoption in the receiving
state. This includes the Commissioner's signature on the legal forms of the receiving
state; or
•In many out-of-state placements, the adoption is finalized in the state where the
family resides. The decision as to where the adoption will be finalized should be made
prior to the placement of the child.
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| Send Information to the Adoption Resource
Exchange |
If a Department's child is placed for adoption with a family
residing outside of Connecticut, and it is planned to finalize the adoption in the
family's state of residence, detailed information must be submitted to the Adoption
Resource Exchange. Note: For the detailed procedures for the placement
of a child from Connecticut into another state, please consult Manual Volume II, Chapter 47. |
Connecticut Department of Children and Families Issued:
March 1, 1994
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