§ 36-1-206. Construction — Compliance With Federal Laws
This compact shall, insofar as practical, be construed to be in compliance with all federal laws governing adoption assistance and payment for medical assistance. In the event subsequent changes in federal law or regulations necessitate changes in the text of the compact, the commissioner of children’s services is authorized to promulgate such regulations as may […]
§ 36-1-301. Advance Notice System
The object of this part is to establish an advance notice system that enables an eligible person to request the department to provide advance notification prior to the release of adoption records, sealed records, sealed adoption records, post-adoption records, or any other records or papers under § 36-1-127(c) that have information regarding such person in […]
§ 36-1-302. “Advance Notice Period” Defined
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, “advance notice period” means the fifteen-day period from the date of mailing a notice regarding the impending release of adoption records, sealed records, sealed adoption records, post-adoption records, or any other records or papers to a person who has requested that the department provide advance […]
§ 36-1-303. Persons Entitled to File a Request for Advance Notice
A person is entitled to file a request to be given advance notice before any adoption record, sealed record, sealed adoption record, post-adoption record, or any other records or papers with information regarding that person is released to another person if the person seeking to file the request is otherwise eligible to receive such information […]
§ 36-1-304. Advance Notice Registry
The department shall establish and maintain an advance notice registry. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the advance notice registry shall not be considered part of the post-adoption record or any other record or paper subject to release under § 36-1-127(c), and the information contained in the advance notice registry shall be confidential. The […]
§ 36-1-305. Promulgation of Necessary Rules and Regulations
The department is authorized to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to facilitate the implementation of this part in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 2.
§ 36-1-143. Post-Adoption Services to Support Permanency in Adoption
The department shall provide post-adoption services in order to reduce the risk of adoption dissolution and to support the goal of permanency in adoption. The department shall provide the following post-adoption services either directly or through purchase of service providers: Crisis intervention, including the provision of immediate assessment and time limited treatment in volatile situations […]
§ 36-1-144. Categories of Information to Be Provided to Adoptive Family
To provide full disclosure about a child to be adopted from the department’s guardianship, the department shall provide to the adoptive family the following categories of information, to the extent that they are available: Historical and current health information; Historical and current educational information; Historical and current mental and behavioral health information; Nationality, ethnic background, […]
§ 36-1-145. Written Contract for Post-Adoption Contact Between Certain Parties — Requirements — Enforcement — Modification — Termination
A prospective adoptive parent or an adoptive parent and a biological parent; or a prospective adoptive parent or an adoptive parent, a biological parent, and a child who is fourteen (14) years of age or older who is being adopted or who has been adopted, may voluntarily enter into a written contract for post-adoption contact […]
§ 36-1-146. Rebuttable Presumption That Guardian Ad Litem’s Fees Divided Equally Between Parties
If a court appoints a guardian ad litem in a pending adoption proceeding, there will be a rebuttable presumption that the guardian ad litem’s fees shall be divided equally between the parties, excluding the person being adopted; provided, that if a party is found by the court to be indigent, the guardian ad litem shall […]