OAR 413-120-0720
Department Efforts to Place with Relatives, Current Caretakers and to Place Siblings Together

(1)

The Department’s preference for placement of a child is to place siblings together for the purpose of adoption with relatives or current caretakers.

(2)

Prior to pursuing a general applicant as a potential adoptive resource, the caseworker and the caseworker’s supervisor must comply with all of the following requirements:

(a)

Review the diligent efforts of the Department to identify, contact, and place a child with relatives and to place siblings together as required by OAR 413-070-0060 (Purpose) to 413-070-0087 (Opportunity for Ongoing Connection and Support).

(b)

Confirm there are no current Department actions to identify or assess a relative who has expressed an interest in being assessed as a potential adoptive resource for the child or sibling group.

(c)

Confirm there are no Department actions to identify or assess a current caretaker who has expressed an interest in being assessed as a potential adoptive resource for the child or sibling group.

Source: Rule 413-120-0720 — Department Efforts to Place with Relatives, Current Caretakers and to Place Siblings Together, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=413-120-0720.

413‑120‑0000
Definitions 413‑120‑0010
Purpose 413‑120‑0016
Confidentiality 413‑120‑0020
Adoption Placement Selection Options 413‑120‑0021
Adoption Placement Selection by Caseworker 413‑120‑0025
Composition of an Adoption Committee 413‑120‑0035
Invitation to and Notification of Adoption Committee 413‑120‑0053
The Adoption Committee 413‑120‑0057
Adoption Placement Selection, Notification, and Documentation 413‑120‑0060
Review of the Adoption Placement Selection 413‑120‑0100
Purpose 413‑120‑0110
Values 413‑120‑0115
Procedures 413‑120‑0142
Purpose 413‑120‑0145
Values 413‑120‑0155
Conditions for Not Filing a Petition for Adoption 413‑120‑0160
Right to Use Expedited Process 413‑120‑0165
Requirements Prior to Proceeding to Legalization of the Adoption 413‑120‑0170
Attorney Fees 413‑120‑0175
Court Filing Requirements 413‑120‑0190
Purpose 413‑120‑0220
Adoption Application Requirements 413‑120‑0222
Conflict of Interest for Adoptive Applicants 413‑120‑0225
Conditions that Require Additional Approval or Termination of the Department’s Adoption Application Process 413‑120‑0240
Status Notification of Adoption Applications 413‑120‑0243
Prioritization of an Adoption Home Study Application 413‑120‑0246
Standards for an Adoptive Home and Release of an Adoption Home Study 413‑120‑0400
Purpose 413‑120‑0440
Circumstances in which a Criminal Records Check Must Occur and Types of Records Checks Required 413‑120‑0450
Disqualifying and Potentially Disqualifying Criminal Convictions 413‑120‑0455
Potentially Disqualifying Arrests 413‑120‑0457
Weighing Test 413‑120‑0460
Contesting a Fitness Determination 413‑120‑0475
Record Keeping, Confidentiality 413‑120‑0600
Purpose 413‑120‑0620
Values 413‑120‑0625
Roles and Responsibilities 413‑120‑0628
Criteria for Using the Cooperative Adoption Mediation Process 413‑120‑0630
Post Adoption Communication Agreements (PACAs) 413‑120‑0635
Cooperative Adoption Planning Through Legal Assistance Mediation Services 413‑120‑0700
Purpose 413‑120‑0720
Department Efforts to Place with Relatives, Current Caretakers and to Place Siblings Together 413‑120‑0730
Order of Preference for Identification of Potential Adoptive Resources 413‑120‑0735
Current Caretaker or Relative Caregiver Request for an Adoption Home Study 413‑120‑0750
Recruitment Efforts 413‑120‑0760
Identification of a Child’s Potential Adoptive Resources 413‑120‑0800
Purpose 413‑120‑0830
Department Actions Prior to Placement 413‑120‑0840
Early Adoption Transition 413‑120‑0860
Placement and Post-placement Supervision 413‑120‑0870
Disruption 413‑120‑0880
No Delay in Placement 413‑120‑0900
Purpose 413‑120‑0910
Duty to Provide Information to Convention Case Registry 413‑120‑0920
Adoption of a Child Immigrating to the United States (Incoming Convention Adoption) 413‑120‑0925
Adoption of a Child Emigrating from the United States (Outgoing Convention Adoption) 413‑120‑0930
Transition, Travel, Placement, and Registration Requirements 413‑120‑0940
Post-Placement Supervision 413‑120‑0945
Finalization and Post-Finalization Duties 413‑120‑0950
Adoption Assistance 413‑120‑0960
Disclosure to the Adoptive Family 413‑120‑0970
Hague Custody Declarations
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 413-120-0720’s source at or​.us