Starting Your Adoption Journey

Understanding the Adoption Process

We know from personal experience that it is difficult to wait patiently for the adoption process to occur. We know you just want to bring your child home! It is important for you to realize that adoption time frames can vary drastically depending on various programs.

Typically adoptive parents bring their child home 6-18 months from the time they initially apply. Please keep in mind that this is an AVERAGE time quote. Each adoption is an individual process and brings with it the possibility of unpredictable variables.

We feel it is crucial that prospective adoptive parents become educated in the adoption process. Understanding the steps involved prepares families for what lies ahead. With understanding comes patience. We'll take you step by step through the process which we have outlined below and do our best to help make your adoption progress as smoothly and quickly as possible.

1. 1.Complete and return our online application.
2. 2.Talk with our staff concerning your options
3. 3.Adoption Assistance will conduct a home study
4. 4.Adoptive Parent(s) gather and submit paperwork
5. 5.Adoptive Parent(s) receive referral (potential child match)
6. 6.Adoptive Parent(s) accepts or rejects referral
7. 7.Accepted referral paperwork is processed
8. 8.Your child comes home!