Adoption agency definition

Adoption agency means an agency, body, office or court, authorised by a Commonwealth or State law to perform functions about adoption.

Adoption agency means an agency licensed as a child-placing agency for the purpose of placing children into adoptive families.

Adoption agency or “agency” means a Wisconsin county department authorized under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), Stats., to place children for adoption, the department, a licensed child wel- fare agency authorized under ss. 48.60 and 48.61 (5), Stats., to accept guardianship and to place children under its guardianship for adoption or an American Indian tribal agency in this state.

Examples of Adoption agency in a sentence

• Adoption agency: An adoption agency in England and Wales is defined by reference to section 2 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (ACA 2002) (either a local authority or registered adoption society in England and Wales) Notification: The employee to notify their Headteacher/line manager in writing by either letter or email.

• The Adoption agency applicant provides to OLR the missing information or items identified in the Notice of Incomplete Application.

• Adoption agency payments to biological parents of reasonable living expenses by a child welfare agency shall not obligate the biological parents to place the child for adoption.

• The East Midlands Regional Adoption agency ‘went live’ in April 2019, and assumes responsibility for most adoption processes.

• In the 21st century this option is completely necessary in American society.

More Definitions of Adoption agency

Adoption agency means an organization providing any of the following services:

Adoption agency means an adoption authority or an appropriate voluntary organisation;

Adoption agency means a body which may be referred to as an adoption agency by virtue of section 1 of the [1976 c. 36.] Adoption Act 1976;

Adoption agency means a public or private adoption agency that is licensed to accept guardianship and to place children under its guardianship for adoption, to license and maintain foster homes for the purpose of placing children for adoption, or both.

Adoption agency means the department of government or other body empowered by law to make an adoption order.

Adoption agency means an organization providing the services under any one of the following subsections:

Adoption agency means an “adoption agency” as defined in the Adoption Act;