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Difference between revisions of "Adoption (3:XIII)"
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→2. Notifying the Director of Adoption
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The court may dispense with the times needed for the notices where the Director’s report shows good cause that the waiting period is not necessary to protect the interests of all parties (s 6(9)). | The court may dispense with the times needed for the notices where the Director’s report shows good cause that the waiting period is not necessary to protect the interests of all parties (s 6(9)). | ||
In cases of | In cases of “direct placement", potential adoptive parents must notify either the Director of Adoption or an adoption agency as soon as possible before the child is received in their home, and then in writing within 14 days after the child is received. Prior notice is required to allow the adoption agency or the Director of Adoption to receive or provide information to and from the birth and adoptive parents. Such information may include providing alternatives to the birth parents, doing a pre-placement assessment of the adoptive parents, counselling adoptive children if necessary, and ensuring that children over 12 have given informed consent. | ||
Under s 33, a post-placement assessment must be made by either the Director of Adoption or an adoption agency, providing a recommendation on whether the adoption should be made or not, or whether insufficient information is available to make the determination. | Under s 33, a post-placement assessment must be made by either the Director of Adoption or an adoption agency, providing a recommendation on whether the adoption should be made or not, or whether insufficient information is available to make the determination. | ||
=== 3. Adoption by the Child’s Blood Relatives or Stepparents === | === 3. Adoption by the Child’s Blood Relatives or Stepparents === | ||
