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HOUSE BILL NO. 1905 Offered January 10, 2007 Prefiled January 4, 2007 A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-1231 of the Code of Virginia, relating to home study for adoption; simultaneous meeting required. ---------- Patrons-- Albo and Landes ---------- Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 63.2-1231 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 63.2-1231. Home study; simultaneous meeting required; exception.

Prior to the consent hearing in the juvenile and domestic relations district court, a home study of the adoptive parent(s) shall be completed by a licensed or duly authorized child-placing agency in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. The home study shall make inquiry as to (i) whether the prospective adoptive parents are financially able, morally suitable, and in satisfactory physical and mental health to enable them to care for the child; (ii) the physical and mental condition of the child, if known; (iii) the circumstances under which the child came to live, or will be living, in the home of the prospective adoptive family, as applicable; (iv) what fees have been paid by the prospective adoptive family or in their behalf in the placement and adoption of the child; (v) whether the requirements of subdivisions A 1, A 2, A 3 and A 5 of § 63.2-1232 have been met; and (vi) any other matters specified by the circuit court. In the course of the home study, the agency social worker shall may meet at least once with the birth parent(s) and prospective adoptive parents simultaneously.