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The Director then contacts both the adoptive parents and the natural parents of the child and advises them of the legal consequences of adoption, prepares a ''pre-placement assessment'' of the adoptive parents, and provides the adoptive parents with information about the child's natural parents, including their medical history. | The Director then contacts both the adoptive parents and the natural parents of the child and advises them of the legal consequences of adoption, prepares a ''pre-placement assessment'' of the adoptive parents, and provides the adoptive parents with information about the child's natural parents, including their medical history. | ||
A pre-placement assessment includes a criminal | A pre-placement assessment includes a criminal records check of the adoptive parents, a check for past involvement with the ministry, an assessment of the birth mother and father, and an assessment of the suitability of the adoptive parents and their home to receive a new child. | ||
The adoptive parents must obtain the consent of the following people to the adoption: | The adoptive parents must obtain the consent of the following people to the adoption: | ||
