Sec.17a-126-4. Guardian counseling  


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  • If adoption of the child by the relative caregiver is an option, the commissioner, or designee shall counsel the relative caregiver about the advantages and disadvantages of adoption and subsidized guardianship. The goal of such counseling shall be to ensure that the decision by the relative caregiver to request a subsidized guardianship is a fully informed decision.

(Adopted effective September 1, 1998)