Section 29-1626. FINALIZATION OF ADOPTION

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1626.1 Except in a case of an international adoption, the adoptive family shall file for adoption of a child six (6) months following the placement or as soon thereafter as possible.

1626.2 The child-placing agency shall provide a report to the court summarizing the supervisory period and making a recommendation on the petition for adoption.

1626.3 The family shall provide a copy of the final decree to the child-placing agency.

1626.4 In cases where two (2) child-placing agencies participated in the adoptive placement, the child-placing agency responsible for the finalization of the adoption in court shall forward a copy of the decree to the other participating child-placing agency.

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Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 3033, 3054 (May 11, 1990).

                    
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