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International Adoption Net
Domestic (USA) Adoption Program
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Children Available |
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ADOPTION PROCESS |
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Complete Application |
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Begin homestudy |
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Compile family profile to present to
potential birth parents |
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Complete homestudy |
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Birth parent(s) review profiles of adoptive
families meeting their requirements |
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If selected by the birth parent(s) a
facilitated match meeting will occur |
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Child is born and adoptive parents travel
for birth of child or to receive child from the hospital |
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Upon receipt of ICPC the child returns home
with adoptive family. This is called a legal risk placement. |
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Birthmother relinquishes child |
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Six months of post placement supervision in
Colorado or according to your state requirements. |
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Court date set and adoption finalized! |
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Age:
The majority of children
placed through our domestic adoption program are placed immediately at
birth. Typically adoptive parents are present for labor, delivery and birth
of the child. Sometimes a child is relinquished at a later age, but less
frequently. The ethnicity of the children available is typically Caucasian,
Hispanic, African American, Asian or Bi-Racial (a combination of any of two
ethnicities). |
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Adoptive Parents Requirements |
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Marriage:
Single men and women, and married couples may apply. Couples should be
married at least two years. Previously divorced individuals may also adopt.
Individual considerations can be discussed with your agency representative. |
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Age:
Minimum age 25, upper limit 50. Individual
considerations can be discussed with your agency representative. |
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Children:
There is no limitation regarding the children already
in your home, although the wait is frequently longer for families with more
than one child already in the home or single adoptive parents. |
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Travel: If you
adopt a child from outside of your home state, you will be subject to ICPC
approval. This requires you remain in that state with the child until
approval is received, typically within 7-10 days. |
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Time Frame:
Due to the personal nature of domestic adoptions, and the fact that the
birth parent(s) choose the adoptive parents, timeframes are uncertain.
However, the majority of matches and/or placements occur within 12-18 months
after completion of your adoption documents. |
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Referral and Match: Birth parents have
the option of selecting the adoptive parents for their child. You will
create non-identifying Personal Family Profiles (three duplicate copies are
needed) to present to birth parents. In matching birth parents with
prospective adoptive parents, the professional staff of the Agency will
select profiles to present to birth parents which best meet the criteria of
the birth parents. The staff will make a collective decision based upon
ethnic and cultural background, social and medical history of birth parents,
geographic location, degree of openness, and birth parent and adoptive
parent preferences.
The adoptive parents will be notified when they have been selected by the
birth parents for a preliminary meeting to further discuss the possibility
of a match. Most birth parents wish to meet the adoptive couple prior to
placement. This meeting occurs with Agency representatives present and
in a casual atmosphere. |
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For more detailed information on the program, process or fee schedule,
please contact International Adoption Net
or at 303.691.0808.
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