Adoption
214-1098 INACTIVE RULE
Title | 214 | Department of Children, Youth, and Families |
Chapter | XXX | Old Regulations Which Were Not Assigned Chapter-Subchap-Part |
Subchapter | XX | Old Regulations Which Were Not Assigned Chapter-Subchap-Part |
Part | 1098 | Adoption |
Type of Filing | Periodic Refile |
Regulation Status | Inactive |
Effective | 01/02/2002 to 02/07/2005 |
Regulation Authority:
42-35, 42-72-5(12)
Purpose and Reason:
The Department has an obligation to ensure permanency in the lives of the children in its care. Adoption is a means to achieve this necessary permanency and is the desirable alternative considered for a child for whom it has been determined that return to his or her natural home is not feasible.




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