| Whether you are considering doing an
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| | family. Illnesses that are controlled by
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| agency or independent adoption, one of
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| | medication and are not terminal or minor
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| the first things that you will have to do
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| | mental health issues that are controlled
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| is to work with an agency to complete a
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| | by medication and counseling typically do
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| Home Study. The Home Study is comprised
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| | not affect the Home Study process either.
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| of information that you give to the
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| | Terminal illnesses, current police
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| agency in the form of questionnaires,
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| | records, being on the sexual offender
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| interviews and forms. For many couples,
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| | registry or child abuse registry are all
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| this is the most nerve racking part of
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| | things that would more than likely keep
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| the whole adoption process.
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| | you have having an approved Home Study.
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| The first thing you should do is to
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| | Not being honest during the Home Study
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| choose an agency that you feel
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| | process can have a negative affect on
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| comfortable with. You have to share a lot
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| | approval as well. If you have a police
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| of information during the Home Study
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| | record and do not discuss it with your
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| process and you need to feel good about
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| | casework, it can cause more problems in
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| the agency that is getting all of this
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| | the long run, even if it was just a minor
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| information. Most agencies will hopefully
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| | incident. They will find any records,
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| try to make you feel as comfortable as
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| | arrests, charges you have had when they
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| possible during the process. They are not
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| | do the background check even if the
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| there to judge you or to give you a pass
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| | charges were dropped, so it is best to be
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| or fail grade. They are there to help you
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| | up front about everything.
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| become a family. They recognize that in
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| | Many agencies also have agency specific
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| many ways it is not fair that adoptive
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| | guidelines or items that they include in
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| families have to go through the Home
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| | the Home Study. Some agencies might
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| Study process to become parents when they
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| | include information about your religion,
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| would not have to have a Home Study if
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| | even including a statement of faith. They
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| they weren't building their family
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| | might ask you about your views on
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| through adoption.
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| | disciplining and have a special section
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| The purpose of the Adoption Home Study
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| | in the Home Study that discusses your
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| Process is two fold. As a legal document,
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| | discipline plans for your child. They
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| it lets the court know that families have
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| | might have you fill out a form that
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| met certain state and federal guidelines
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| | states what kind of placement you feel
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| surrounding adoptive families. It also
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| | comfortable with including Birthparent
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| lets Birthparents who are choosing
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| | medical and social background and
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| adoption to know that their child will be
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| | activity during pregnancy, such as a
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| with a loving family in a safe home and
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| | Birthmother who smokes during her entire
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| they will be well cared for. Typically in
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| | pregnancy or a Birthfather whose family
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| agency adoptions the written Home Study
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| | has a history of Schizophrenia. Many
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| that contains identifying information is
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| | agencies want a statement from you about
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| not shared with the Birthparents, but
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| | openness and adoption and how you feel
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| non-identifying information is shared if
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| | about continued contact with the
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| they have questions. Birthparents are
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| | Birthparents, sharing pictures and
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| given a copy of the Home Study in many
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| | letters and talking you to your child
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| independent adoptions.
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| | about adoption.
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| Although each state has its own specific
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| | When doing an agency adoption, you may
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| guidelines surrounding the Home Study,
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| | have to go through a Home Study group
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| most states agree on the same basic
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| | with other couples who are currently
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| information to be included in the Home
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| | going through the adoption Home Study
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| Study. This basic information includes a
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| | Process at the same time you are. The
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| local and nationwide police background
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| | groups are like the educational part of
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| check (sometimes done by fingerprints,
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| | the Home Study. They will include such
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| sometimes done by name and social
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| | topics as talking to your child about
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| security number), a child sexual abuse,
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| | adoption, openness in adoption, meeting
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| child abuse and sexual offender registry
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| | Birthparents, grief and loss surround
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| background check, a physical including
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| | infertility and how to put together a
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| blood work, a TB test and a drug screen,
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| | picture profile/resume to be shown to
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| reference letters from friends, family
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| | Birthparents. Sometimes Birthparents,
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| and other people and a financial form
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| | adoptive parents and adult adoptees come
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| that basically needs to show that there
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| | and speak to the group about their
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| is more money coming in that going out.
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| | adoption experiences so that you can get
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| There are forms or questionnaires that
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| | information from everyone's viewpoint.
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| cover such subjects as parenting,
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| | This is all the basic information that
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| marriage, views on adoption and your
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| | you can expect to be included in your
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| fertility process. You can expect to
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| | Home Study process. You may find that the
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| write a short autobiography and should
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| | agency you use has a few additional
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| receive a basic outline for the
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| | things that they will have you do. You
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| autobiography from your agency. You will
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| | should feel comfortable asking your
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| have individual interviews and interviews
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| | agency questions along the way and
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| conducted as a couple. At some point, the
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| | discussing what you need to have
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| agency will conduct a home visit. During
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| | completed when they do the Home Visit,
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| this visit you will need to have working
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| | such as child proofing, fire
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| fire alarms, a fire extinguisher and you
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| | extinguishers, etc. You need to remember
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| will need to show that any fire arms you
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| | that they are here to help you become a
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| own are locked and secured so that no
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| | family, not to judge you or stamp you
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| children can get to them.
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| | with a pass or fail grade. Work with your
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| Although the Home Study is quite
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| | agency and be open and honest during the
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| extensive, it takes a lot to not be
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| | process. By doing these things, it will
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| approved as an adoptive family. Minor
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| | help your Home Study process to go
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| offenses that happened 20 years ago or
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| | smoothly and it will be easier on you in
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| traffic violations typically do not
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| | the end.
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| affect being approved as an adoptive
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