Alaska Statutes 25.23.200 – Investigation of home for subsidized hard-to-place child
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 25.23.200
- agency: means any person certified, licensed, or otherwise specially empowered by law or regulation to place minors for adoption. See Alaska Statutes 25.23.240
- child: means a son or daughter, whether by birth or by adoption. See Alaska Statutes 25.23.240
- commissioner: means the commissioner of family and community services. See Alaska Statutes 25.23.240
- hard-to-place child: means a minor who is not likely to be adopted or to obtain a guardian by reason of physical or mental disability, emotional disturbance, recognized high risk of physical or mental disease, age, membership in a sibling group, racial or ethnic factors, or any combination of these conditions. See Alaska Statutes 25.23.240
- state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
Persons who are caring for a hard-to-place child on a foster parent basis and who have applied to adopt the hard-to-place child and to receive payments for the care and support of the hard-to-place child shall be evaluated as to their suitability as adoptive parents by means of an adoptive home study. Persons who are caring for a hard-to-place child in the state‘s custody and who wish to be appointed legal guardians of the child under Alaska Stat. § 13.26.132, and to receive payments for the care and support of the child, shall be evaluated as to their suitability as guardians by means of a guardianship study. A home study or guardianship study shall be made by the commissioner‘s adoption staff or on the commissioner’s behalf by an authorized agency or individual that provides adoption services.