Adoption Home Study. Homestudy Papers.

I distinctly recall the smell of burnt coffee and Lysol in the air. It was about 8 a.m. the morning of our home study, and I had not yet been to sl

I’m a researcher and an organizer, so what wasn’t daunting to me in the adoption process was getting paperwork completed, checking things off a

We began the adoption process quite by accident. I had been on board for adoption for quite a few years, my husband, not as much. (He is always a b

“Are there any other questions you might have?” It was our third and final visit with our social worker, Jen. She had been with us for the past

I’ll never forget that long distance Skype call my boyfriend and I had; it was when I knew he could definitely be my husband. During this particu

While there are many similarities between most of the state adoption laws and practices in the United States, it’s important to know what the pro

Home study. For some, the term may conjure up worries about being scrutinized and judged. However, a home study is not as scary or intimidating as

I’m not a social worker, though I count several of them among my friends. And I believe that whatever role we each play in the foster care system

Let’s face it – completing your home study can be a daunting task. It’s easy to feel nervous and overwhelmed at the thought of a social worke

The home study can be an overwhelming process. There are numerous background checks, visits with a social worker, and a lot of paperwork, but it is

“What motivated you to adopt?” You will hear various responses to this question; two examples would be wanting to help a child in an orphanage

So, you’ve decided to take the plunge and start foster parenting? Great! What do you need to have on hand before you get your first placement? Di

The home study process is time consuming and stressful, no matter how you go about it, but if you have chosen to pursue an international adoption,

Rehoming has such an ugly connotation, doesn’t it? Just thinking about it has always left me feeling down and sad and just plain old yucky. U

You know when you hear about some new start-up company or a new invention, and you wonder Why didn’t someone think of this before? Well, that

In order to officially become a family “hoping to adopt,” you have to pass a state mandated home study. What these home studies entail is diffe