ADOPTION

What has to be done before a child can be adopted?

No intermediary (the person or persons or agency acting between the parent or parents and the proposed adoptive parent or parents in arranging an adoption placement) may place a child in the physical care or custody of a prospective adoptive parent or parents unless a home study containing a favorable recommendation for placement of a child with the prospective parent or parents has been completed within three years prior thereto and which has been supplemented within one year prior thereto. The home study must be conducted by a local public childcare agency, an adoption agency, or a licensed social worker designated by the court to perform such study.