Adoption? How do you do it? Please help!!!!?

Question

how do you go about adopting a baby or kid?

Answer 1

google

Answer 2

Contact an adoption agency or an adoption lawyer they will walk you through the steps...I have only given a child up for adoption and found a sister that was given up for adoption I imagine the steps are almost the same.....

If you go for an open adoption make sure your letter comes from the heart and that should help you and your better half be chosen to raise a wonderful gift from God!

Answer 3

Go to Craig's list...

Seriously, you need an attorney first, then contact a legitimate agency.

Answer 4

I'm assuming you are wanting to adopt yourself.  If so, you can go quite a few ways.  Private, agency, cps(child protective services), foster-adopt.....

Decide what type of child you are first wanting-age, ethnicity, special needs, etc and then make a list of things that would not work with your family.  Have this before you start looking.

There are countless websites to look at children and get a feel of who you are looking for. Some just act on faith and get the perfect fit.  Others go a more detailed route and it either works or doesnt.  Adoption usually does not happen overnight so be prepared to wait.

There are countless agencies out there that will do both domestic adoption and international adoption.  you will know what is right for your situation.  They pretty much all cost the same.  Foster-adopt or through the state has only nominal charges and the children usually come with some sort of medical and school(college) allowances-but varies per state.  It is a lot easier to adopt within your own state.

adoptuskids has a website but I cant remember if it is .org or .com.  I can also give you some good names, and a not so good one for international adoption.  Regardless of how, you will need a homestudy.  there is an 800 number and website for those if you get one done privately.  But once again if you go through the state, its no cost to you.

Best of luck...Sheri

Answer 5

First, you shouldn't call the baby a kid.  I know that it is somewhat acceptable in everyday speech, but it is frowned upon during homestudies and interviews.

Contact an attorney.  www.adoptionattorneys.org is a great place to start.

Answer 6

http://www.adopt.org/

http://www.adopting.org/

The most important thing to do though is to call someone that works at these centers and find out if they know of any where else you can look...

Also call 1-800-adoption

But like the other guys answered you really do need to look into getting an attorny but it won't hurt to call and ask questions.

Answer 7

You have several options & the steps would be different depending on which option you choose.

You could adopt from foster care.  To do this, contact your state office of child welfare (go to http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/reslist... to find the contact info).  They'll guide you through the steps.  You will likely go through foster/adoptive parent training classes, a criminal and child abuse background check, home visits, etc.  

If you choose to adopt domestically privately, you can contact an attorney or adoption agency to help you.  You will need to go through the home visits, etc. for the approval process and then your profile will be made available for a birth mother to choose from.  Your attorney or agency will guide you through the process.

If you choose to adopt internationally, I highly recommend that you choose an agency to work with.  You can go to http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/... to research which country you might like to adopt from.  From there, Google "international adoption" and the country name to find agencies with programs in that country.  I'll describe how we chose our agency below -- you can use this info for private/domestic or international.

You can make a spreadsheet of the agencies that you can use to adopt.  Compare things like typical wait time, travel time, travel expenses that are projected, post adoption support, costs, etc.  From there come up with the top five agencies (or attorneys) you'd like to consider.  Call them and interview them, asking them questions that are important to you, getting a feel for their level of "customer service".  Ask for and call their references.  Ask tough questions like if they'd change anything about their experience, what the positives and negatives were about working with the agency and whether or not they'd use them again.  After that, research & find other families who've used them, too, (online) and contact them to ask the same questions.  Check the Better Business Bureau and see if they have complaints and how they were or were not resolved.

I hope this helps!

Answer 8

I want to adopt too, i'm only 15 at the momentt, but i plan to in the future, i don't have a clue where to start either! We should stay in touch and keep each other updated x

Answer 9

Get an attorney and be ready to wait a very long time. Much easier to get a child from another country....