What is placement documentation?
A.12. Placement documentation is the signed documentation placing the child in your care for legal adoption. In general, one of the following documents will satisfy this requirement: a. A placement agreement entered into between you and a public or private adoption agency. b. A document signed by a hospital official authorizing the release of a newborn child to you for legal adoption. c. A court order or other court document ordering or approving the placement of a child with you for legal adoption. d. An affidavit signed by an attorney, a government official, etc., placing the child with you pursuant to the states’ legal adoption laws. The placement documentation is sometimes referred to as “Placement Agreement”; “Surrender Papers”; “Temporary Placement Paperwork”; “Placement Order” etc. This documentation termed differently from state to state must clearly establish that the child was placed in your home for purposes of adoption by an authorized adoption agency (or agent), and must i
A.9. Placement documentation is the signed documentation placing the child in your care for legal adoption. In general, one of the following documents will satisfy this requirement: • A placement agreement entered into between you and a public or private adoption agency. • A document signed by a hospital official authorizing the release of a newborn child to you for legal adoption. • A court order or other court document ordering or approving the placement of a child with you for legal adoption. • An affidavit signed by an attorney, a government official, etc., placing the child with you pursuant to the states’ legal adoption laws. The placement documentation is sometimes referred to as “Placement Agreement”; “Surrender Papers”; “Temporary Placement Paperwork”; “Placement Order” etc. This documentation termed differently from state to state must clearly establish that the child was placed in your home for purposes of adoption by an authorized adoption agency (or agent), and must includ
