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Adoption

  • Assessments and Preparation
    • Preparing Children for Adoption
    • Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) Level of Care (LOC) Rate Determination and Re-Determination
    • Pre-Placement Process
    • Relinquishment Procedures and the Statement of Understanding
    • Identifying a Prospective Family for a Child Through the Matching Coordination Unit
    • Applicant Assessments for the Adoption of Children
    • Assessing a Petitioner(s) for an Independent Adoption
    • Stepparent and Domestic Partner Adoptions
    • Consent from Birth Parent(s) in Independent Adoptions
  • Completion and Finalization
    • Postadoption Contact Agreements
    • Releasing Information/Property after an Adoption is Finalized
    • Supervision of Adoptive Placements
    • Finalizing an Adoption
    • Adoptive Placements
    • Court Reports for an Independent Adoption
    • Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) Benefits and Medi-Cal Benefits
    • Filing, Revoking, and Rescinding a Relinquishment
  • Specialized Situations & Cases
    • Postadoption Services
    • Grievance Procedures for Denial of Adoption Requests or Withdrawal of Approved Applicant Assessments
    • Adoption of DCFS-Supervised Children by DCFS Employees
    • Terminating an Adoptive Placement
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