FIngerprinting in IN

June 28, 2007

[FONT=Times New Roman]Im just doing a little preliminary research as hubby and I are considering adopting another child via a private, domestic agency. Fingerprinting was not required that first time we adopted 2 years ago, but I know it is now. Most of what IҒve read about this subject has been for international adoptions. For those of you who have gone through this, can you tell me:[/FONT]

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[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Is this something I can go ahead and have done now, so if/when we do decide to adopt and reapply to our agency, we wont have to wait on it?[/FONT]

[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Where can I get a form/instructions on the process?[/FONT]

[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Are there outside parties that handle express fingerprinting, or does it all go through one department of the state or FBI?[/FONT]

[*][FONT=Times New Roman]Any hints on speeding up the process or making sure things are lost?[/FONT][/LIST][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]Thanks in advance![/FONT]

Becki_in_IN

June 30, 2007

We got our fingerprints back in 48 hours. We went to a UPS Store that had the machine. I believe the name of the company was Pride Rock Holdings. We paid online. They sent us a UPC bar code which we took to the UPS store. You could look around at Pride rock's website, but I think you have to have an agency listed before you pay. It cost $53 a piece which was only $20 more than if we did it the slow way. For us since we want to get K home ASAP, it was worth it. If you're going to do it the slow way (6-8 weeks), go to your local State Police Post and they can do them there. Then save your cards to give to your adoption worker.