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| B.C. Reg. 293/96 O.C. 1228/96 |
Deposited November 4, 1996 effective November 4, 1996 |
| This archived regulation consolidation is current to April 21, 2006 and includes changes enacted and in force by that date. For the most current information, click here. |
[includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 350/2005, January 16, 2006]
| Contents | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition | |
| 2 | Fees for adoption services | |
| 3 | Fees for openness agreements | |
| 4 | Fee exceptions | |
| 5 | Remission of fee | |
| Schedule | ||
2A prospective adoptive parent must, for a service provided by a director as described in items 1 to 9 of Column 1 of the Schedule, pay the fee opposite that item in Column 2.
[am. B.C. Reg. 350/2005, Sch. 2, s. 1.]
3An adoptive parent of a child under 19 years of age or a relative of the child must, for a service provided by a director as described in item 10 of Column 1 of the Schedule, pay the fee opposite that item in Column 2.
[am. B.C. Reg. 350/2005, Sch. 2, s. 1.]
4Sections 2 and 3 do not apply if the service referred to in Column 1 of the Schedule is in relation to a child
(a)who is in the continuing custody of a director under the Child, Family and Community Service Act or under the guardianship of a director under that Act referred to in section 29 (3) (a) of the Family Relations Act, or
(b)who comes within paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of the definition of "designated child" in section 26 of the Adoption Regulation.
[am. B.C. Reg. 362/2003, s. (a).]
5Approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council is given for the remission of the obligation to pay all or a portion of any fee under this regulation or for the remission of all or a portion of any fee paid under this regulation, in the same proportion as is provided in section 7 of Schedule D of the BC Benefits (Income Assistance) Regulations, B.C. Reg. 272/96, as it was before its repeal, for the cost of family support services, if, in respect of the person who must pay or has paid the fee, the family unit meets the monthly net income level established under that Schedule D, with section 4 (b) of that Schedule D deemed to apply, for eligibility for financial subsidies in respect of family support services.
[am. B.C. Reg. 350/2005, Sch. 2, s. 2.]
[am. B.C. Reg. 350/2005, Sch. 2, s. 1]
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
| 1 | For a homestudy conducted in relation to a person who is applying to adopt a child who is resident in British Columbia | $1 500 |
| 2 | For a homestudy conducted in relation to a person who is applying to adopt a child who is not resident in British Columbia | $2 250 |
| 3 | For a second or subsequent homestudy conducted in relation to a person referred to in item 1 or 2 | $500 |
| 4 | For an approval under section 6 (2) of the Act of the prospective adoptive parent on the basis of a homestudy referred to in section 97 of the Act | $250 |
| 5 | For the service or combination of services provided under section 8 (2) of the Act in relation to a direct placement, including preparation of a pre-placement assessment | $1 000 |
| 6 | For the meeting and report contemplated under section 30 of the Act | $200 |
| 7 | For preparation of a post-placement report under section 33 of the Act | $750 |
| 8 | For each progress report required to obtain the consent of an extra-provincial agency under section 48 (2) (d) of the Act to the adoption of a child who is not resident in British Columbia | $150 |
| 9 | For the filing with a director of each annual update of a homestudy required under section 3 (5) of the Adoption Regulation | $75 |
| 10 | For assistance provided in relation to renegotiating an openness agreement made under section 59 of the Act or negotiating an openness agreement under section 60 (2) (a) of the Act | $150 |
[Provisions of the Adoption Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 5, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 91 to 93]
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