A parent whose child is the subject of a dependency action may propose a properly qualified adoptive placement for the child. A statute requires the Department of Social and Health Services to follow that preference if the parent agrees to a termination of parental rights and a court finds the placement to be in the best interest of the child. In this case, where the child was already thriving with relatives who...
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