Check out our new unplanned pregnancy community website. Find support and informative articles about unplanned pregnancy.
Selecting an Adoption Professional
- Get referrals from former clients and other adoption professionals.
- Ask for literature.
- Compile a list of the adoption professionals who appear to meet your basic requirements (type of adoption, location, cost etc.).
- What are the adoptive parent requirements of this professional concerning marital status, age, income, health, etc.?
- How long on average do adoptive parents wait to adopt when using this adoption professional?
- What pre-adoption and post-adoption services are provided to adoptive parents and birthparents?
- Does the adoption professional offer a free consultation or orientation?
- How long has the adoption professional been in business and how many adoptions have they completed? How many have failed?
- What is the average wait time?
- Get an itemized list of costs and fees, including all expenses and make sure you clearly understand exactly what is included and what is not. Which birthmother expenses are included?
- Does the adoption professional involve the birthparent's parents? Adoption results are generally better if they are involved.
- How does the adoption professional receive medical information on the children?
- What is their policy in dealing with birthfathers?
- How does the adoption professional work with open adoptions and what are the recommended guidelines?
- If you are interested in international adoption, has someone in the adoption professional's office traveled to visit the orphanages where the children reside?
- Ask to see the contract.
- Has the adoption professional had any adoptions overturned, and if so, why?
- Who does the counseling for the adoption professional and what are their qualifications?
- Ask if there is anything else you haven't asked that the adoption professional feels would be important for you to know.
- Getting Started with Adoption
- How Many People Choose Adoption?
- Is Adoption Right for You?
- Adoption Self-Assessment Quiz
- Which Children Are Available for Adoption?
- Sibling Groups
- Who Can Adopt?
- Qualification Requirements for Adopting Parents
- Your Adoption Options
- Agency Adoption
- Private (or Independent) Adoption
- Options in Independent Adoption
- Adoption Facilitators
- International Adoption
- Foster Adoption
- Stepparent Adoption
- Transracial Adoption
- Special Needs Adoption
- Military Adoption
- Making an Adoption Plan
- Selecting an Adoption Professional
- Getting an Adoption Homestudy
- Adoption Costs
- Why Do Costs Seem So High?
- Help Handling the Costs of Adoption
- The Adoption Tax Credit
- Adoption Subsidies
- Employer Adoption Benefits
- Networking & Networking Tools
- Legal Issues in Adoption
- Evaluating Adoption Risks
- Open Adoption
- Breastfeeding the Adopted Child
- Coping With the Wait
- Glossary of Terms
- Recommended Reading
- Conclusion
advertisement
Change
Change Location
Specifying your location helps us to provide resources and information specific to your area. To specify your location, use the 'Settings' tab at the bottom right of the page.
advertisement
Sponsored Links
Find an adoption social worker or agency who can help. Start today!
Home-Study.Adoption.com
Parent Profiles
MJ & Colleen (MD)
We're so grateful that you're considering adoption and considering us. We want to help you make a confident choice. Please read on and call! (888) 475-4395 [more]
Adopting Tips
Unless you know the gender of your potential adopted child, you may consider buying some basic nessessities to have in the event that you get a call that requires you to act fast.
Adoption Photolisting
Adopting E-Magazine