Adoption agency definition

Adoption agency means an agency, body, office or court, authorised by a Commonwealth or State law to perform functions about adoption.

Adoption agency or “agency” means a Wisconsin county department authorized under s. 48.57 (1) (e) or (hm), Stats., to place children for adoption, the department, a licensed child wel- fare agency authorized under ss. 48.60 and 48.61 (5), Stats., to accept guardianship and to place children under its guardianship for adoption or an American Indian tribal agency in this state.

Adoption agency means an agency licensed as a child-placing agency for the purpose of placing children into adoptive families.

Examples of Adoption agency in a sentence

The East Midlands Regional Adoption agency ‘went live’ in April 2019, and assumes responsibility for most adoption processes.
For instance St Catherine’s Adoption agency conduct assessments on behalf of MWHB.
Adoption agency licenses are exempt under A.R.S. § 41-1037 and do not require a general permit.
A draft letter is found at Annexe E The Cafcass practitioner will re-interview the parent and, if satisfied that consent is given with full understanding and unconditionally, will send the countersigned section 20 form and the letter at Annexe C to the Adoption agency.
The report of the Head of One Adoption West Yorkshire provided a summary of the first 9 months of operation of the One Adoption agency operating and included an overview of the progress made since April 2017.

Adoption agency means an adoption authority or an appropriate voluntary organisation;

Adoption agency means an organization providing any of the following services:

Adoption agency means the department of government or other body empowered by law to make an adoption order.

Adoption agency means an organization providing the services under any one of the following subsections:

Adoption agency means a body which may be referred to as an adoption agency by virtue of section 1 of the [1976 c. 36.] Adoption Act 1976;

Adoption agency means a public or private adoption agency that is licensed to accept guardianship and to place children under its guardianship for adoption, to license and maintain foster homes for the purpose of placing children for adoption, or both.

Adoption agency means an “adoption agency” as defined in the Adoption Act;