What does an assessor do during an adoption proceeding?
A7. In an adoption proceeding in which the person to be adopted is a minor child, an assessor conducts a home study for ascertaining whether a person seeking to adopt the minor child is suitable to adopt. The assessor files a written report of the home study with the Probate Court. The written report includes the opinion of the assessor as to whether the person who is the subject of the report is suitable to adopt the minor.
