Here are some common questions about adoption that you might have
right now. If you have other questions or concerns that aren't
addressed here,
contact us and we'll be happy to help you.
Q. What is adoption?
A.
Adoption is the lifelong commitment to give a child a permanent
home. Adoptive families provide a safe, loving environment for
their children, and strive to meet their emotional, developmental,
physical, social, educational, and cultural needs.
Q. How much does it cost to adopt?
A.
The costs associated with adoption are typically nominal. There
are adoption subsidies available for adoptive parents of qualified
children. To learn more, visit Dollars and Sense - The Financial
Side of Adoption and contact your county department.
Q. Can I adopt an infant?
A.
Adoption Advisory, Inc primarily places newborns
Q. I'm divorced and rent an apartment. Can I adopt?
A.
Yes. You can adopt a child if you're single, married, divorced or
widowed, and you don't have to own your home to adopt a child.
Q. What does an adoption caseworker do?
A.
Your caseworker will:
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Help you become matched with a suitable birth mother.
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Introduce you to prospective birth mother and arrange meetings
between you and the birth mother.
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Provide you with social and genetic background information in
regards to the birth mother, birth father and their families.
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Visit with you a minimum of five times after placement of the new
born child in your home and prior to the adoption finalization.
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