Adoption is a big undertaking… just the paperwork alone is overwhelming! Because of all the paperwork, approval, education and cooperation that is involved with adoption, it is quite a long process with a lot of steps. We’ll be keeping this page up to date so that people know where we’re at in the process. If you have any questions about steps on this timeline, let us know. We’d be happy to share more!
- Preliminary Application Sent – 4/8/17
- Preliminary Application Approved – 4/19/17
- Informational Meeting – 6/7/17
- Formal Application Sent – 6/7/17
- Formal Application Resent – 7/21/17
- Formal Application Approved – 7/28/17
- Openness Seminar – 10/14/17
- Transracial Parenting Seminar – 10/14/17
- Agency Contract Received – 12/22/17
- Agency Contract Sent – 12/30/17
- Disclosure Statement Sent – 12/30/17
- Rights and Responsibilities Form Sent – 12/30/17
- Adoption Study Meeting #1
- Adoption Study Meeting #2
- Adoption Study Meeting #3
- Adoption Study Meeting #4
- Adoption Study Meeting #5
- In-Hope Adoption Study Meeting
- Physician’s Report Complete
- Adoption Study Approval
- Profile Books Complete
- Matched With Birth Parent(s)
- Our Baby is Born!
- Placement
- Entrustment Ceremony
- Adoption Consent Signed
- Adoption Finalization