Section 260C.619 — Communication And Contact Agreements.
260C.619 COMMUNICATION AND CONTACT AGREEMENTS. (a) An adopting parent and a relative or foster parent of the child may enter into an agreement regarding communication with or contact between the adopted child, adopting parent, and the relative or foster parent. An agreement may be entered between: (1) an adopting parent and a birth parent; (2) […]
Section 260C.621 — Jurisdiction And Venue.
260C.621 JURISDICTION AND VENUE. Subdivision 1. Jurisdiction. (a) The juvenile court has original jurisdiction for all adoption proceedings involving the adoption of a child under the guardianship of the commissioner, including when the commissioner approves the placement of the child through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children under section 260.851 for adoption outside […]
Section 260C.603 — Definitions.
260C.603 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 260C.601 to 260C.635, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Adopting parent. “Adopting parent” means an adult who has signed an adoption placement agreement regarding the child and has the same meaning as preadoptive parent under section 259A.01, subdivision […]
Section 260C.605 — Reasonable Efforts To Finalize An Adoption.
260C.605 REASONABLE EFFORTS TO FINALIZE AN ADOPTION. Subdivision 1. Requirements. (a) Reasonable efforts to finalize the adoption of a child under the guardianship of the commissioner shall be made by the responsible social services agency responsible for permanency planning for the child. (b) Reasonable efforts to make a placement in a home according to the […]
Section 260C.607 — Review Of Progress Toward Adoption.
260C.607 REVIEW OF PROGRESS TOWARD ADOPTION. Subdivision 1. Review hearings. (a) The court shall conduct a review of the responsible social services agency’s reasonable efforts to finalize adoption for any child under the guardianship of the commissioner and of the progress of the case toward adoption at least every 90 days after the court issues […]
Section 260C.609 — Social And Medical History.
260C.609 SOCIAL AND MEDICAL HISTORY. (a) The responsible social services agency shall thoroughly discuss the child’s history with the prospective adoptive parent of the child and shall give a redacted copy of the child’s social and medical history as described in section 260C.212, subdivision 15, including redacted attachments, to the prospective adoptive parent. If the […]
Section 260C.611 — Adoption Study Required.
260C.611 ADOPTION STUDY REQUIRED. (a) An adoption study under section 259.41 approving placement of the child in the home of the prospective adoptive parent shall be completed before placing any child under the guardianship of the commissioner in a home for adoption. If a prospective adoptive parent has a current child foster care license under […]
Section 260C.613 — Social Services Agency As Commissioner’s Agent.
260C.613 SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY AS COMMISSIONER’S AGENT. Subdivision 1. Adoptive placement decisions. (a) The responsible social services agency has exclusive authority to make an adoptive placement of a child under the guardianship of the commissioner. The child shall be considered placed for adoption when the adopting parent, the agency, and the commissioner have fully executed […]
Section 260C.615 — Duties Of Commissioner.
260C.615 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. Subdivision 1. Duties. (a) For any child who is under the guardianship of the commissioner, the commissioner has the exclusive rights to consent to: (1) the medical care plan for the treatment of a child who is at imminent risk of death or who has a chronic disease that, in a […]
Section 260C.617 — Sibling Placement.
260C.617 SIBLING PLACEMENT. (a) The responsible social services agency shall make every effort to place siblings together for adoption. (b) The court shall review any proposal by the responsible social services agency to separate siblings for purposes of adoption. (c) If there is venue in more than one county for matters regarding siblings who are […]