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