DCF 50.07(2)(g)(g) Records. The adoption information exchange shall destroy all records relating to a child in a confidential manner within one year after the child’s photolisting is withdrawn or the child is adopted.

DCF 50.07 NoteNote: Information for families interested in adoption, including the photolisting of Wisconsin children waiting for adoption, is at http://wiadopt.org.

DCF 50.07 HistoryHistory: CR 18-001: cr. Register August 2018 No. 752, eff. 9-1-18; correction in (2) (b) (intro.), (d) (1) (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2018 No. 752.

DCF 50.08(1)(a)(a) The public adoption agency that is responsible for placing a child for adoption or, if the child is at legal risk, the placing agency, shall determine if placement with specific prospective adoptive parents whose home study has been approved is in the best interest of the child.

DCF 50.08(1)(b)(b) A public adoption agency shall consider the availability of a placement for adoption with a relative of the child who is identified in the child’s permanency plan or is otherwise known to the public adoption agency, as required under s. 48.834 (1), Stats.

DCF 50.08(1)(c)(c) If a child has one or more siblings who have been adopted or have been placed for adoption, the public adoption agency shall make reasonable efforts to place the child with an adoptive parent or proposed adoptive parent of such a sibling who is identified in the child’s permanency plan or otherwise known to the public adoption agency, unless the public adoption agency determines that a joint placement would be contrary to the safety or well-being of the child or the sibling, as required under s. 48.834 (2), Stats.

DCF 50.08(1)(d)(d) If the child is an Indian child, the public adoption agency shall comply with the order of placement preference under s. 48.028 (7), Stats., unless there is good cause as described in s. 48.028 (7) (e), Stats., for departing from that order.

DCF 50.08(2)(2) Removal from foster home. Before the adoption is final, an agency appointed as guardian of the child under s. 48.427 (3m) (a) 1. to 4., (am), or (b), Stats., may remove the child from the child’s placement under s. 48.437, Stats.

DCF 50.08(3)(3) Placement not guaranteed. Prospective adoptive parents whose home study has been approved are not guaranteed placement or continued placement of a child.

DCF 50.09DCF 50.09 Eligibility for adoption assistance. The department shall determine if all of the following conditions are met before entering into an agreement to provide adoption assistance for a child:

DCF 50.09(1)(a)(a) Age. The child is under 18 years of age at the time of adoption.

DCF 50.09(1)(b)(b) Special needs. The child has any of the following special needs at the time of the adoptive placement:

DCF 50.09(1)(b)1.1. The child is 7 years of age or older if age is the only factor in determining eligibility.

DCF 50.09(1)(b)2.2. The child is a member of a sibling group of 2 or more children that must be placed together.

DCF 50.09(1)(b)3.a.a. For an adoption assistance agreement entered into before July 1, 2011, the child exhibits special need characteristics judged to be moderate or intensive under the schedule of difficulty-of-care levels specified in s. DCF 50.12 (3).

DCF 50.09(1)(b)3.b.b. For an adoption assistance agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2011, the child has a total of 5 or more needs that have been identified as moderate or intensive in the areas listed in s. DCF 56.23 (2) (a) 1. a. to e. in the rate schedule under s. DCF 56.23 (2) (a).

DCF 50.09(1)(b)4.4. The child belongs to a minority race and children of that minority race cannot be readily placed due to a lack of appropriate placement resources.

DCF 50.09(1)(b)6.6. The child does not have a documented special need under subds. 1. to 5. but is a child at high risk of developing a moderate or intensive level of special needs described in subd. 3. based on any of the following:

DCF 50.09(1)(b)6.a.a. Either or both of the child’s birth parents have a documented medical diagnosis or medical history that could result in a condition for the child described in subd. 3. at a later time.

DCF 50.09(1)(b)6.b.b. The child’s birth mother received inappropriate prenatal care that could later result in the child developing special needs described in subd. 3., and the inappropriate care is documented in medical or hospital records.

DCF 50.09(1)(b)6.c.c. The child’s birth mother used harmful drugs or alcohol during pregnancy that could later result in the child developing special needs described in subd. 3., and the birth mother’s use of the harmful drugs or alcohol during pregnancy is documented in medical, hospital, law enforcement, or court records; the records of a county department or the department; or the records of an agency under contract with a county department or the department to provide child welfare services.

DCF 50.09(1)(b)6.d.d. The child has experienced 4 or more placements with extended family or in foster homes that could affect the normal attachment process.

DCF 50.09(1)(b)6.e.e. The child experienced neglect in the first 3 years of life or sustained physical injury or physical disease that could have a long-term effect on physical, emotional, or intellectual development.