049-1 Wyo. Code R. §§ 1-4 - Application Process

(a) The Department shall take applications for adoption services for prospective adoptive families only when ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction or requested through the ICPC, when a child(ren) becomes legally available for adoption, is in the custody of the Department, and when adoption is in the Case Plan. All other individuals and families requesting adoptive home study services are to be referred to child placement agencies or adoption agencies.

(b) Pursuant to these rules, if the Department is conducting an adoptive home study, the applicant is to provide the following:

(i) Names, addresses, age, sex, race and nationality, education, work and employment record, physical description, verification of marriage(s) and divorce(s), financial statement of assets, liabilities and income, family members and others living within the home;

(ii) Names and addresses of five (5) references who have known the applicant for a minimum of two (2) years;

(iii) A general physical examination, completed within the year. When the applicant has any chronic medical condition, further medical evaluation may be requested. Related costs shall be the responsibility of the applicant.

(iv) Autobiographies of each applicant;

(v) A statement as to the motivation to apply for adoption and the types of child(ren) the applicant is considering for adoption; and

(vi) Documentation that they are a resident of the tate of Wyoming.

(c) Following the receipt of the above, the Department shall conduct interviews both at the Department field office and the applicant's home to provide the information needed to complete an adoptive home study and to assist in the evaluation of the suitability of placement of a child(ren) for adoption in that home.

(d) Central registry and fingerprint based national criminal history record checks shall be completed.

(e) Additional information related to the suitability of the applicant for adoption may be required. Related costs are the responsibility of the applicant.

(f) The Department Caseworker shall compile all of the above materials and submit to the Department District Manager for review within a reasonable time frame. Upon the Department District Manager's review of the adoptive home study, the home study shall be forwarded by the Department field office to the court initially ordering the home study either directly or through the ICPC.

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049-1 Wyo. Code R. §§ 1-4

Amended, Eff. 4/15/2015.