Adoptive parents of siblings who have been adopted through DFPS or through a private adoption agency may or may not meet the definition of a relative or fictive kin. However, siblings of an adopted child or youth are immediate relatives regardless of adoption status.
If the adoptive family became inactive while in good standing, the family must be considered for placement and given preference as a relative placement regardless of verified status (in other words, active or inactive), even if the adoptive parents are not relatives or fictive kin of the sibling.
Siblings include half-siblings.
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