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Adoption
Process
All
adoptions start with a homestudy. But once completed the
process differs depending on whether or not you pursue a domestic
agency adoption
or international
adoption.
Home Study
All
adoption regardless of the type (domestic agency adoption,
domestic parental placement, international) start with a
home study which is a document that describes your family,
lifestyle, finances and more. Once approved, you can proceed
to the steps in a domestic or international adoption.
To
get started on home study, schedule a pre-home
study Intake Interview to meet
informally with an individual staff
member to discuss specific adoption needs and to provide
additional information regarding the adoption process;
this interview enables prospective adoptive parents to
begin their relationship with the agency which will
provide service and support throughout the process. At the conclusion of the interview, couples who wish to
pursue this agency's
services will be given an application. This step is not necessary and our application is available online on our parent agency's (CAS) website, click here to apply.
ABC Adoption Services is able to provide homestudy services to families seeking placement through ABC or CAS as well as any other adoption professional or agency.
Domestic
Adoption
ABC
Adoption Services conducts homestudies for families
involved in domestic adoptions and parental placement in which they have located a
birth mother themselves but need the required homestudy. Contact
ABC Adoption for information regarding parental
placement adoption.
International
Adoption
Like in domestic adoption, international adoption starts with a
homestudy.
After the homestudy process, you can file your application
I-600A or i-800A to INS as well as collect documents needed for the
foreign country's dossier. Your social worker and source
agency will help you with this process.
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International
Adoption Process
| Application |
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| Intake Interview |
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| Submit
Completed Formal Application |
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| Parent Preparation/Homestudy |
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| Home study sent to CIS & Submit I-600A or I-800A |
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| INS notifies you for fingerprinting |
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| Approval sent to you from CIS |
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| Dossier prepared & sent to placing country |
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| Receive
referral from placing agency |
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| Apply for I-600 or I-800 |
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Travel. Travel time varies by country. You will likely see the child and then begin court process for adoption.
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| Return
home |
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| Post-Placement
Supervision |
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| Re-adoption |
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Post Adoption
ABC provides post adoption services to both domestic and international adoptions. If you are in need of post adoption services please contact us. |
