Home study visits primarily serve to ensure your home meets State licensing standards (e.g., working smoke alarms, safe storage of firearms, safe water, adequate space for each child, etc.). If you are using the Adoption through the State method, the State will perform the homestudy. The agency or State will generally require the worker to see all areas of the house or apartment, including where the children will sleep, the basement, and the back yard. He or she will be looking for how you plan to accommodate a new family member (or members, if you are planning to adopt a sibling group). Social workers are not typically inspecting your housekeeping standards so don’t worry about a white glove test.
If you are adopting through an agency, the homestudy was basically hired by you. Think about it, you are paying for their services. You are the customer. Typically they are there to advise you on your home and not to keep you from moving to the next step in your adoption. So rest easy that this is not a hurdle but a turn in the road. God Bless you.
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