B.  Adoptive Placement



The following questions on adoptive placement may be asked for any child:
  • What efforts have been made to place this child for adoption?
  • Do you have any prospective adoptive parents?
  • Is the child placed in an adoptive home?
  • Is the adoptive placement appropriate?
  • Has DHS prepared an adoption assistance agreement?
  • Are post-adoption services being offered?
  • Has an adoption petition been filed?
  • Is an adoption hearing scheduled?
  • When will a final adoption decree be entered?
  • Are there any barriers to finalization?
25 U.S.C. § 1915(a)
For an Indian child, adoptive placement preferences apply. Preference for adoptive homes must be given, in the absence of good cause to the contrary, to:
  • Extended family members;
  • Tribal members;
  • Other Indian families.
C.R.S. § 19-5-207.5
If DHS has completed a home study on a potential adoptive family and has not placed a child available for adoption with them within six months, the family’s name is placed on the statewide adoptive family resource registry. The family must give their written consent to be on the registry. This allows other counties with waiting children to contact these preadoptive parents.

C.R.S. § 19-3-606(2)
If no adoption takes place within a reasonable time, the court should determine if adoption is feasible and appropriate. If not, the court may change the child’s permanency goal to another permanent placement, such as relative guardianship or long-term foster care.