(a) Consider each prospective adoptive parent on the basis of the prospective adoptive parent’s ability to meet the individual needs of the child for safety, attachment and well-being;
(b) Safeguard a child’s rights under ORS 419B.090 (3) by considering a child’s relatives and current caretaker as having equal status and priority as prospective adoptive parents in the consideration of each of the relative’s and current caretaker’s respective abilities to meet the child’s individual needs for safety, attachment and well-being; and
(c) Give a child’s relatives and current caretaker a greater weight in the consideration of suitability as prospective adoptive parents as compared to the department’s consideration of other persons seeking to adopt a child who are not relatives or current caretakers.
(2) For purposes of this section, "current caretaker" has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.004. [Formerly 109.306]
Note: 109.270 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 109 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.