DCF 50.07(2)(b)1.1. The court has authorized photolisting.
DCF 50.07(2)(b)2.2. Written consent has been given by all of the following:
DCF 50.07(2)(b)2.a.a. The child’s placing agency or adoption agency.
DCF 50.07(2)(b)2.b.b. The child’s parent or guardian.
DCF 50.07(2)(b)3.3. A child age 14 or over has given written consent.
DCF 50.07(2)(c)(c) Out-of-state.
DCF 50.07(2)(c)1.1. The adoption information exchange may photolist a child with an out-of-state exchange and may use the resources of the out-of-state exchange for the child with written permission from the child’s guardian and the child’s placing agency and, if the child is age 14 or over, the child.
DCF 50.07(2)(c)2.2. The child photolisted under subd. 1. may be a child who is legally free for public adoption or a child who is at legal risk.
DCF 50.07(2)(d)(d) Deferral.
DCF 50.07(2)(d)1.1. If a child is legally free for public adoption, a public adoption agency may defer submitting the information required for a photolisting of the child to the adoption information exchange if any of the following circumstances applies:
DCF 50.07(2)(d)1.a.a. The child is in an adoptive placement pursuant to a written placement agreement.
DCF 50.07(2)(d)1.b.b. The child’s foster parent or another individual is considering adoption of the child.
DCF 50.07(2)(d)1.c.c. The child is 14 years of age or older and does not consent to photolisting.
DCF 50.07(2)(d)1.d.d. The child is under the guardianship of a tribal child welfare department.
DCF 50.07(2)(d)2.2. A deferral is valid until the reason for the deferral no longer exists.
DCF 50.07(2)(e)(e) Child information. A photolisting shall include a photo and information about a child relevant to matching the child to prospective adoptive parents.
DCF 50.07(2)(f)(f) Updating. The adoption information exchange shall keep the photolisting current by doing all of the following:
DCF 50.07(2)(f)1.1. Reviewing and updating a child’s photograph and information every 6 months.
DCF 50.07(2)(f)2.2. Updating information about a child as it is received from the child’s placing agency.
DCF 50.07(2)(f)3.3. Removing a child from the photolisting when the child no longer meets the requirements to be photolisted.
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destroy all records relating to a child in a confidential manner within one year after the child’s photolisting is withdrawn or the child is adopted.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 50.08DCF 50.08Placement for the purpose of a public adoption.
DCF 50.08(1)(1)Best interest of the child.
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.