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ABC Adoption Services Inc.

A subsidiary of Carolina Adoption Services, Inc. www.carolinaadoption.org

(757) 546-2042 ~ (800) 632-9312

DOMESTIC ADOPTION

ABC Adoption Services is currently not accepting applications from couples

interested in domestic adoption. If you are open to international adoption,

please contact Carolina Adoption Services, 800-632-9312, and our intake

coordinators will discuss your options.

ABC Adoption Services, Inc. places infants for adoption with families in Virginia.
If you choose to pursue domestic adoption, you will go through the following steps
to complete the adoption.

1. Intake Interview
An opportunity for us to begin to build a relationship with you and further explore
your options and answer more in-depth questions.

2. Application
An application will be completed by you following the intake interview and a file will
be set up to begin your process if adoption.

3. Homestudy
Parent Preparation/Homestudy sessions are held in and individual setting. These
sessions are scheduled in 2 to 2.5 hour increments of time over a period of 4-6 weeks.
At the homestudy sessions, prospective adoptive couples will learn about adoption
and adoption issues, including motivation to adopt, establishing preferences for the
kind of child the adoptive couple want to adopt, bonding and attachment issues.
One home visit is included during the homestudy process which is an overview of the
physical environment of the prospective parents. The outcome is a completed homestudy
generally within a period of 6-8 weeks. All homestudies are reviewed by the family,
placing agency and approved by the Executive Director.

4. Placement
ABC Adoption Services, Inc. places children with consideration for matching
the couple to the child, having gathered significant information from the birthparent/s
and adoptive couple. Children are placed in an at-risk period for 10 days until
placement occurs.

5. Supervision
Three visits required by the Commonwealth of Virginia are conducted by professional
contractors/staff over a six month period. The purpose is to assure that the child is
progressing well, behaviorally and physically with specific observation of bonding and
attachment. Supervision also gives new adoptive parents the opportunity to ask
questions and resolve any minor problems by consulting with an experienced professional
who can make referrals if necessary.

6. Finalization
Reports are sent to the Circuit Court, the DSS Commissioner’s Office and the lawyer
retained to complete the adoption. The placing agency is responsible for these reports,
or in the case of parental placement, the attorney who facilitated the adoption. The court
will issue a Final Order of Adoption and the adoptive couple will receive, in due time, an
amended birth certificate with the child’s new legal name