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Notes: These are the most commonly noted concerns by reviewers with regard to achieving the goal of adoption for children in foster care with a permanency goal of adoption, and the number of States in which these concerns were present.

 

Common Concerns Regarding Adoption Delays in 2002 States

Agencies did not consistently conduct home studies or complete adoption-related paperwork in a timely manner (9 States)

Lengthy appeals of TPR (9 States)

Agencies and/or courts were reluctant to establish a goal of adoption or seek TPR unless an adoptive family had been identified (6 States)