Home Study Requirement
A Home Study determines the suitability of the intended adoptive parents. It can be completed prior to identifying the adoptive child. It is valid for one year after the date of its completion.
Issues that may be explored during an adoption study:
- Ability to provide for a child’s physical and emotional needs.
- Feelings about parenting an adopted child and the ability to make a commitment to a child placed in the home.
- Type of child family seeks to adopt.
- Family’s child-rearing practices, experiences, and beliefs.
- Information concerning marital relationship, emotional, and financial status, etc.
- Description of the family’s home and community
A child cannot be placed in a prospective adoptive home without a preliminary favorable homestudy.
The Home Study must include:
- Interviews with the potential adoptive parents.
- Record checks of the central abuse registry and criminal records check.
- An assessment of the physical environment of the home.
- Determination of the financial security of the intended adoptive parents.
- Documentation of counseling and education on adoptive parenting.
- Documentation that information on support services are available and have been provided to the potential parents.
- Medical clearance of the prospective adoptive parents
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