1. (1) Once the department or agency has received custody of the child and placed the child for adoption, the department or agency shall supervise and evaluate the placement during a 6-month postplacement evaluation period.

2. (2) The department or agency may recommend in the postplacement evaluation filed with the petition for adoption that the court issue a decree of adoption sooner than the 6-month postplacement evaluation period if:

   1. (a)

      1. (i) a period of at least 6 months has elapsed since the department or agency placed the child in the prospective adoptive home; and
      2. (ii) the department or agency has completed a postplacement evaluation during that period; or

   2. (b)

      1. (i) a postplacement evaluation has been completed and filed with the court; and
      2. (ii) there are detailed extenuating circumstances supporting a waiver of the 6-month postplacement evaluation period.
3. (3) The department or an agency may recommend the waiver of the 6-month postplacement evaluation period and the postplacement evaluation if the adoptee has been in the petitioner's home as a foster child for at least 1 year.

History: En. Sec. 108, Ch. 480, L. 1997.