Adoption

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