When must you initiate and complete the adoption service plan?

• A. Initiate the plan when you accept a child or enter into a written agreement with the birth parent for adoption placement services; complete within 60 days of initiation.
• B. Initiate after parental rights are terminated; complete within 60 days.
• C. Initiate at the time of finalization; complete within 90 days.
• D. Initiate when you accept a child or enter into a written agreement with the birth parent for adoption placement services; and complete within 40 days of initiation.

Answer: (D)

The timing tested here is about when to start and finish the adoption service plan. Start it at the moment you accept a child or enter into a written agreement with the birth parent for adoption placement services, and finish within 40 days of that initiation. This early start ensures that planning, support services, and coordination can begin right as the placement process begins, keeping the case moving and meeting licensing requirements. Waiting until parental rights are terminated or until finalization would delay essential planning and support. The required completion window is 40 days, not 60 or 90.