1. (a) The assessment of the petitioner shall include:

   1. (1) The following identifying information on the petitioner and any children and adults residing in the home:

      1. (A) Name, date of birth and sex.
      2. (B) Current address and telephone number.
      3. (C) Blood relationship to child, if any.
      4. (D) Race and ethnic background information.
      5. (E) Religion.
      6. (F) Current employment information.

      7. (G) Verification of marital status, if relevant.

         1. (1) Verification of termination of all prior marriages.

            1. (i) When verification of the dissolution of any marriage of a petitioner is not possible, a marriage prior to a verified divorce decree shall be assumed to have been validly dissolved. A valid divorce presupposes that the marriage was valid.
      8. (H) Personal and/or biological relationship of the petitioner to other individuals residing in the petitioners home.

   2. (2) Evaluation of the following for the petitioner and any children and adults residing in the home:

      1. (A) General characteristics.

         1. 1. (Reserved)

      2. (B) Feelings and attitudes which may impact the adoption.

         1. 1. (Reserved)

      3. (C) Social background.

         1. 1. (Reserved)
      4. (D) Educational background.
      5. (E) Financial stability.
      6. (F) Work adjustment.

      7. (G) Adequacy of housing.

         1. 1. (Reserved)

   3. (3) Evaluation of:

      1. (A) The full state criminal record, if any, of the petitioner and if required by Section 35087(a)(8) the FBI criminal record, if any.

         1. 1. (Reserved)

Note: Authority cited: Section 8621, Family Code; Sections 10553 and 10554, Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section 1530, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 8806, 8807, 8808 and 8811(b), Family Code; and Section 11105.2, Penal Code.

History

1. New section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.

2. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) and new subsection (a)(3) filed 7-28-89; operative 8-27-89 (Register 89, No. 31).

3. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 3-9-90; operative 4-8-90 (Register 90, No. 13).

4. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).

5. Amendment of section and Note filed 12-29-94; operative 1-1-95 (Register 94, No. 52).

6. Editorial correction of History 5 (Register 95, No. 13).