Ariz. Admin. Code § 21-5-308

Current through Register Vol. 31, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section R21-5-308 - Termination of Adoption Services

A. The Department may terminate services to an applicant or adoptive parent when:

1. The adoption is finalized;

2. The applicant or adoptive parent requests closure before receiving a child for placement;

3. The applicant or adoptive parent ceases to be a resident of Arizona before receiving a child for placement;

4. The court declines to certify the applicant or adoptive parent;

5. The applicant or adoptive parent refuses to comply with the requirements in A.R.S. Title 8, Chapter 1, Article 1, or this Chapter, Articles 3 and 4;

6. The applicant fails to submit a completed certification application within 90 days of the date on which the Department sent the person an application form;

7. The adoptive parent is no longer willing to be an adoptive parent; or.

8. The adoptive parent is no longer certified to adopt.

B. The Department may terminate adoption services to an adoptive child when:

1. The court issues a final adoption order; or

2. The court determines that adoption is no longer the most appropriate case plan for the child, and the Department provides alternate services consistent with the child's new case plan.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-5-308

New section made by exempt rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 3256, effective 1/24/2016.