Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 35081 : Social Security — Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services — Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations — Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above — Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] — Procedures for Independent Adoptions — Agency Responsibility — Assessment of Petitioners
(a) The agency shall assess the adoptive petitioners to determine their suitability as adoptive parents.
(1) The agency shall initiate the assessment immediately upon receipt of an endorsed copy of the adoption petition.
(2) The assessment shall be documented in the adoption case record.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 35081
Note: Authority cited: Sections 10553 and 10554, Welfare and Institutions Code; Section 8621, Family Code. Reference: Sections 8806, 8807 and 8808, Family Code.