The parents must meet all requirements for foster and adoptive parents (such as home study, Minimum Standards requirements, mutual assessment process, and so on).

CPS does not consider military service in a negative light when preparing an adoption home study or a social study.

The parents must be willing to sign the foster care agreement, which specifies that CPS may remove the child from the home if CPS determines it is in the best interest of the child.

CPS must have made an assessment of the age, sex, and special needs of the sort of child the family is best able to parent.