Section 388-27-0150 - Under what circumstances would it be against the best interest of the child to search for a family that could adopt the child without adoption support?(1) When a foster parent desires to adopt a child who:(a) Has been in the foster parent's home for three months or more before that child becomes legally free for adoption;(b) The child has close emotional ties to the current foster parent which, if severed, may cause emotional damage to the child; and(c) The foster parent has an approved adoptive home study, and is identified as the adoptive parent of choice by the department or placing agency staff (RCW 26.33.190; or(2) The adoptive parent is a relative of the child as defined in RCW 74.15.020(2)(a) and has an approved adoptive home study that meets the requirements of RCW 26.33.190.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-27-0150
Amended by WSR 18-14-008, Filed 6/21/2018, effective 7/22/2018Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0150, filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.