For adoption by a stepparent, the state of Wisconsin requires an investigation by an agency that is licensed to
perform adoption home studies: we are licensed to do this.
Not exact matches
You have to have a
home study performed by a state - approved
adoption agency, which can impose any restriction it desires.
adoption service (s)(in intercountry
adoption) The six major services provided by
adoption service providers: (1) Identifying a child for
adoption and arranging an
adoption; (2) Securing the necessary consent to termination of parental rights and to
adoption; (3)
Performing a background
study on a child or a
home study on a prospective adoptive parent (s), and reporting on such a
study; (4) Making nonjudicial determinations of the best interests of a child and the appropriateness of an adoptive placement for the child; (5) Monitoring a case after a child has been placed with prospective adoptive parent (s) until final
adoption; or (6) When necessary because of a disruption before final
adoption, assuming custody and providing (including facilitating the provision of) child care or any other social service pending an alternative placement.
Family Connections, Inc.
performs both domestic and international
home studies throughout New York State and provides free consultations to help educate families about the
adoption options available to them.
Licensed social workers can
perform home study investigations only for prospective adoptive parents who can become pre-qualified as adoptive parents by their county's family court for kinship, step - parent, second parent, or private independent domestic
adoption.
Adopting families select a licensed
adoption service in the family's states of residence to
perform a
home study..
And, if you plan to adopt through an attorney, you'll still need an
adoption agency or independent social worker to
perform a
home study.
On a side note... in Florida,
home studies are only good for a year, so our
adoption attorney has suggested we wait till our profile has been looked at and possible matched before we go any further into that... at the moment I'm making an appointment with the foster care system to see if the
home study they
perform is transferable..