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destroy all records relating to a child in a confidential manner within one year after the child’s photolisting is withdrawn or the child is adopted.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 Note Note: Information for families interested in adoption, including the photolisting of Wisconsin children waiting for adoption, is at http://wiadopt.org.

DCF 50.07 History History: 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 DCF 50.08 Placement 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.

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 50.08 History History: CR 18-001: cr. Register August 2018 No. 752, eff. 9-1-18.

DCF 50.09 DCF 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) (1) Eligibility criteria for the 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.