65C-15.034. Adoptive Home Records

(1) A child-placing agency the provides services to applicants pursuing adoption shall have on file a record of the adoptive home. Files may be retained electronically. (2) The child-placing agency shall keep records for each adoptive family which shall contain: (a) All documentation required pursuant to Rule 65C-16.005, F.A.C. (b) The application for adoption; (c) The adoptive home study; (d) A copy of the information given to the parents concerning the child or children to be placed for adoption with them; (e) Summary containing the placement decision, pre-placement and post-placement contacts with the family and the adoptive child, including services provided to stabilize the placement and decisions regarding finalization of the adoption; and, (f) All legal documents pertaining to the adoption. (g) For private adoptions, a copy of a signed agreement to adopt that advises the family if the biological parent has a history of three or more known instances of rescinding their consent to adopt.