1. (a) Upon the death of a child who is in a preadoptive placement, the child’s Adoption Specialist will inform the resource parent or parents that:

   1. (1)

      1. (A) The adoption decree may be finalized through the court, upon parent’s request.
      2. (B) The parents have thirty (30) days to make such request;

   2. (2) The child’s last name may be:

      1. (A) Legally changed to that of the adoptive family; and
      2. (B) Inscribed on a headstone or other memorial marker;
   3. (3) The child may be buried in a location specified by the family; and
   4. (4) The Division of Children and Family Services will pay for reasonable, ordinary, and necessary funeral expenses.

2. (b) Adoption staff will include the following documents in the adoption packet:

   1. (1) “CFS-432: Checklist for Recommendation for Finalization”;
   2. (2) Initial home study of the adoptive family and all updates;
   3. (3) “CFS-418: Adoption Summary” of the child and all updates;
   4. (4) “CFS-471: Signed Disclosure for Adoption”;
   5. (5) Report of adoption (accessible at: http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/pdf/resource);
   6. (6) Court order terminating parental rights;
   7. (7) Certified birth certificate of child;
   8. (8) Federal Bureau of Investigation, state criminal record checks, and child maltreatment checks as applicable;
   9. (9) “CFS-428: Adoption Assistance”, if applicable;
   10. (10) Adoption information sheet; and
   11. (11) Death certificate or medical notes recording the death.

3. (c)

   1. (1) The Adoption Supervisor may approve the adoption consent.
   2. (2) Any denial of a postmortem adoption decree must be reviewed by the Director of the Division of Children and Family Services or designee.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "01/2021"