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Post Placement Services
Post-Placement Services are performed according to both California Department of Social Services regulations and international country program requirements. Post Placement begins post child arrival and takes place in the adoptive parents home. The post-placement report process consists of several visits to the home based on both California Department of Social Services and sending country regulations/requirements. Each post placement visit is an assessment of the child and family adjustment by your assigned social worker. Families For Children prides itself in providing continuing consultation and support to families as they go through the entire adoption process.
CDSS/ FAMILY CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR UN-FINALIZED ADOPTIONS
• 4 "Interviews" - CDSS Regulation 35299 and 307
• 1 of 4 must be home visit. - CDSS Regulation 35299 and 307
• Termed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Post Placement reports
• The agency may reduce the number of visits, but shall not eliminate the one visit in the home, when the prospective adoptive parent:
- Completed the adoption of another child in California whose placement was supervised by an agency within the last five years.
- Has an approved assessment satisfying the criteria set forth in Sections 35180 and 35181 - CDSS Regulation 35203 Agency Adoptions
- The adoptive parent has successfully completed the adoption of another child in California, including an Assessment of the Applicant and supervision by an agency, within the past five years.
- The adoptive parent is in the military service of the US or is employed by the American Red Cross and completion of the six month supervisory period would delay completion of an adoption which the agency has determined should be completed." - CDSS Regulation 35303 Intercountry Adoptions
• Court reports completed past the 180 days are considered as extended by the court. - CDSS 35315
INTERNATIONAL CDSS/ FAMILY CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR IN-COUNTRY FINALIZED
• "The re-adoption shall include, but is not limited to at least one post placement in-home visit, the filing of adoption petition pursuant to Section 8912, the inter-country adoption court report, accounting reports, and the final adoption order." - CA Family Code Sec. 8919
• Note new laws as of January 2007 allow for in country finalized adoptions to proceed with re-finalization after completion of one in home post placement visit. Families may proceed with re-finalization utilizing their one month post placement report. COURT REPORTS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR RE-FINALIZED ADOPTIONS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2007.
• "The duration of the supervisory period shall not be less than six months unless:
- The adoptive parent has successfully completed the adoption of another child in California, including an Assessment of the Applicant and supervision by an agency, within the past five years.
- The adoptive parent is in the military service of the US or is employed by the American Red Cross and completion of the six month supervisory period would delay completion of an adoption which the agency has determined should be completed." - CDSS Regulation 35303 Intercountry