What are the steps to adoption

Step 1: Paperwork – Background Checks, Health Checks, Credit Checks, etc.

Step 2: Home Study – Normally 3 visits. If a husband and wife are adopting, one visit with both parents, one visit with the husband and one visit with the wife.

Step 3: Go active – This is the waiting game. You either wait on the Biological Mother to choose you or you wait on the State to choose you as the parent.

Step 4: Matched with the child or perspective parent.

Step 5: Consent by the biological mother and father

Step 6: Follow-up visit typically by the Home Study provider.

Step 7: Finalization