2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 3, Chapters 90 - 130
ORS Chapter 109
109.304 Definitions for ORS 109.305 to 109.410; information in placement report.
As used in ORS 109.305 to 109.410, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) Home study means an investigation conducted by the Department of Human Services or by an Oregon licensed adoption agency that:
(a) Provides information to a prospective adoptive parent about adoption;
(b) Includes investigation and study by the department or by an Oregon licensed adoption agency concerning a prospective parent s suitability to adopt;
(c) Includes a written report concerning the prospective parent s suitability to adopt; and
(d) Is completed before the petition for adoption is filed.
(2) Placement report means a written report prepared by the department or by an Oregon licensed adoption agency after the petition for adoption has been filed that includes the department s or the agency s recommendation to the court concerning whether the court should grant the petition for adoption based upon the department s or the agency s evaluation of:
(a) The status and adjustment of the child; and
(b) The status and adjustment of the child s prospective adoptive parent.
(3) Information gathered by the department or by an Oregon licensed adoption agency during the preparation of the placement report may include information concerning the child s social, medical and genetic history and the birth parent s history as may be required by ORS 109.312 or 109.342. [1993 c.717 8]
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