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There are a few things you can do in order to get your self up off the couch and headed toward your goal of Adoption.
Here they are:
1.) Get on the inter net or grab a telephone book.
Check out the adoption agencies in your area or state.
2.) Do not settle for just any agency. Find one that feels right with your personal desires for Adoption. That you feel comfortable with.
3.) Call them today and make an appointment for an interview.
4.) Do not wait and put it off for another day.
5.) Ask questions. How the process works. What benefits they offer your adopted child and family during the adoption and after the adoption is over.
6.) Do not feel like they are observing you. This is your time to observe them and see if they run things well and are a good agency for you to work with.
7.) Ask for information on the laws of adoption and if they have any other reading material that will help you learn more about their agency.
8.) Do not let them scare you at orientation. For everything worthy in life there is a line to stand in, a list to be on or paper work to do. Adoption is no different. It is work.
9.) When you file all the paper work, dot all the i’s, cross all the t’s and sign with your legal name. It just makes paper work faster in the future.
10.) Do not just take any child. There are millions out there who need good families. Make sure it is a good fit with you and your family.
Do weekend visits and Do not entertain the child
every time they are there. Let them know what a lazy weekend at your house is like.
These are just a few of the many tips that can be offered to you in the beginning of your search for
your new child.
I bet there are tons of other comments out there that can help a new person out too. If you have a few please feel free to share them with us. All comments are welcomed.
Do you generally go through an adoption agency when adopting from the foster care system? What is the cost of this? I thought one would work through the state’s child services and that costs would be minimal. I ask because if it costs as much through an agency to adopt older children as it does to adopt an infant (more than 20k for us), it is little wonder few are doing it. It frightens me that I may need to deplete what’s left of my savings, then have little resource for the possibly great needs of older adopted children.