Adoptive Parents
Process
Home Study
Type of Adoption
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Process
Prospective adoptive parents go through several general stages in the adoption process and we've outlined them briefly here, with links to more detailed information.
If you already have a current home study or are in the process of a direct placement, please contact us to discuss your unique situation.Information on fees
Application package
1. Contact us
We will be happy to mail you more information, meet with you in person, or set up a phone appointment so that you have a chance to ask all of your questions.
2. Register
When you are feeling confident about your decision to start, you may print and fill in the registration package and send it to us. Alternatively, you may request that we send you a copy of the forms in the mail.
3. Home study
Once we've received all your information we assign a social worker to begin your home study, which takes an average of 3 months to complete.
4. Domestic program profile or Inter-country package
By the time you've finished the home study, you will likely have decided which adoption path you intend to pursue: domestic program (newborns in BC) or inter-country (children from other countries).
5. Matching
In a domestic adoption, you will be matched when a birth parent selects your profile. In most inter-country adoptions you will receive a proposal for a specific child.
6. Placement
The child is placed with you or you travel to the country to pick him or her up.
7. Legal adoption paperwork
Adoption is made legal through the court system. Follow up reports are required.
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