15A V.S.A. § 602
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§ 3-602. Content of post placement evaluation
Official statutory text
(a) An evaluation shall be based on a personal interview with the petitioner in the petitioner's residence and observation of the relationship between the minor adoptee and the petitioner.
(b) An evaluation shall be in writing and contain:
(1) an account of any change in the petitioner's marital status or family history, physical or mental health, home environment, property, income, or financial obligations since the filing of the preplacement evaluation;
(2) all reasonably available information concerning the physical, mental, and emotional condition of the minor adoptee which is not included in any report on the minor's health, genetic, and social history filed in the proceeding for adoption;
(3) copies of any court order, judgment, decree, or pending legal proceeding affecting the minor adoptee, the petitioner, or any child of the petitioner;
(4) any behavior or characteristics of the petitioner which raise a concern, as described in subsection 2-204(a) of this title; and
(5) a recommendation concerning the granting of the petition for adoption.
(b) An evaluation shall be in writing and contain:
(1) an account of any change in the petitioner's marital status or family history, physical or mental health, home environment, property, income, or financial obligations since the filing of the preplacement evaluation;
(2) all reasonably available information concerning the physical, mental, and emotional condition of the minor adoptee which is not included in any report on the minor's health, genetic, and social history filed in the proceeding for adoption;
(3) copies of any court order, judgment, decree, or pending legal proceeding affecting the minor adoptee, the petitioner, or any child of the petitioner;
(4) any behavior or characteristics of the petitioner which raise a concern, as described in subsection 2-204(a) of this title; and
(5) a recommendation concerning the granting of the petition for adoption.
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