What all is considered when adopting?

Gabby_Gabby_Purrsalot

Depending on how you're planning to adopt, and if you're concerned about finances, you're probably going to want to go through social services because they pay most, if not all, of the adoption expenses and usually give you a few hundred a month for subsidy. They'll make you prove that you're paying mortgage/rent and your utility bills, run criminal background checks on you and your husband, have you write biographies, and have your friends and family fill out reference checks.

Cheryl

The mental and physical health of the parents. I applaud you for trying to adopt, I was adopted at the age of 15, no one wants to adopt an older child, they already have their personality and traits in order. You didn't say what State you reside in, I don't think that you need to own your home, and as far as finances go, as long as you can afford to take care of the child there shouldn't be a problem. Good Luck
You may want to check out the foster care program, but to me I would get attached and then they would move the child. Heart Breaking!!

Angela R

With most agencies you can rent your home rather then owning it. We adopted our children internationally, and were originally concerned that you had to be wealthy to adopt, However the yearly minimum income was only $30,000 total. We just had to show that we could financially care for the children, and had stable jobs.

Bouvier

Contact an agency in your area. Most base the cost on a "scale", meaning, even lower income families are eligible to adopt. You may find that the fees range from $5000-$30,000 and beyond depending on your state.

The work is the homestudy, can take up to 3 months for all results to come back...here is a list of some of the criteria in Maryland

FBI fingerprinting
Criminal Backround check
Full driving record
Full Physical, HIV TB testing
Family history, abuse, deseases, neglect, drugs, etc.
Financial history and assets
Fire Dept inspection of your home
Health and Human Svs inspection of your home
attending prelim meetings at adoption agency
Social worker visits/meetings 3 or more
4 letters of recommendation from non family members
Employment verification letter
the list goes on....

You can rent, but must show a history of responsibility, meaning, not jumping around from home to home, etc. They need to know that you are "stable", and can provide stability for a child.

Do your research. Adoption is an emotional rollercoaster. The wait is the most difficult part, but when you hold that baby for the first time, all of the frustrations, tears, etc., wash away. The right baby will come to you.

Imlovinmyhubby

Every state has different criteria, but you do not have to own a home and depending on whether you are trying to adopt through an agency or childrens services (I don't have experience with private agencies) your income doesn't really play a part in their decision either.(you could be on food stamps and qualify) You will have to go through their classes and have your homestudy which they will be looking for a room (depending on their age) with a bed etc.. and for a safe, clean home(apt., trailer etc) Your home doesn't have to be beautiful or have the latest and the greatest. They will also talk to each family member and ask questions about how they feel about fostering/adopting etc. It does take some time to go through everything background checks, physicals, classes etc., a few months to a yr, depending on your state but it can be very rewarding. Just a tip...if you are wanting to adopt an infant it can be very hard if not impossible to have one come available that does not have many physical difficulties. To increase your chances of being able to adopt, tell your caseworker you might be interested in fostering an infant that would likely come up for adoption. You could be taking a chance that the baby might not be up for adoption but you would greatly increase your chances of adopting a healthy baby, also tell them if you would be interested in adopting a baby of another race that also could increase your chances. Good luck!

neyveli_friends

its helping to those children,who doesn't have parents but adopting child is never can be like ur child,adopted if baaby girl she cant be a daughter to father if baby boy he can't be son of mother all need to think,make sure u can't give birth on any way then go to adoption pl contact further discuss ID neyveli_friends@yahoo.com E-mail neyveli_friends@yahoo.com yahoo groups neyvelifriends thx for asking quest

tonilynne

I believe the requirements are $30,000 a year if you have no kids living in the house, and for each kids you do have it's an exra $10,000, each program and state/country has different requirements, but that's the average that I found. The ywill check everything, they will need to know if you have ever so much as had a speeding ticket. You potential adopted kid needs to ahve a MINIMUM of 81 square feet to call their own (their room) which isn't that much like 9ft by 9ft, umm, well hopefully that helps you!!! They should give you some sort of packet for free that includes a lot of what they'll need to check.
Good luck!
Toni Lynne :)

Brenna

Adoption can be a LONG and VERY expensive process...my aunt and uncle ended up spending over $100,000 and waiting two years before getting their little girl.

Adoption procedures vary from each state, and even each county, and each adoption agency is allowed to create it's own criteria it wants to abide by....They WILL LIKELY consider your finances, age (they may consider you too young or too old), length of marriage and even if you've been married before, your health, your job, etc.

Do some research for the adoption laws where you live, and the adoption agencies that are nearby.

gotabedifferent

My adoptive parents just had alot of money at the time.And very influentual plus other kids.Willing to 'americanize' indians.Its expensive,alot of investigating to see if your 'fit' parents.

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