When a person or entity seeks to place a child out-of-state through the ICPC process, how is the prospective placement evaluated for safety and suitability?
Most children placed out-of-state are placed with families. Often they are placed with relatives or with non-custodial parents, but they may also be placed with non-relative foster families or non-relatives who plan to adopt. Regardless of the type of family, their suitability as care-givers for a child or group of children is assessed by what is generally referred to as a home study. Approval or denial of a request to place the specific child or children with a family located out-of-state is based almost entirely on the content and recommendation of the completed home study report. If the child being placed is in the care and custody of the sending states public child welfare agency, the home study will typically be conducted by the public child welfare agency in the state where the prospective care-givers live. A home study typically includes background checks of all family members, face-to-face interviews with family members, completion of a written questionnaire and a physical insp
Related Questions
- When a person or entity seeks to place a child out-of-state through the ICPC process, how is the prospective placement evaluated for safety and suitability?
- When does the ICPC govern the placement of a child with the childs parent or parents and when does it not govern this type of placement?
- May a person who does not qualify as a child placement staff conduct foster home inspections or supervisory visits?
