42-4-112 . Period for postplacement supervision. (1) In a direct parental placement adoption, the court shall maintain jurisdiction over the placement during a postplacement evaluation period and issue an order for postplacement supervision and a postplacement evaluation. (2) The postplacement evaluation period must be supervised and evaluated by a licensed social worker or other qualified person appointed, contracted with, or employed by: (a) the department, if the department has accepted supervision of the placement; or (b) a licensed child-placing agency. (3) The court shall provide the evaluator with copies of the petition for adoption and the items filed with the petition. (4) A decree of adoption may not be entered for at least 6 months from the date an order is entered granting temporary custody during the pendency of the proceedings.
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