Can CFS help with an international adoption?
Catholic Family Services is a licensed placement agency with the State of South Dakota and therefore recognized by International Adoption Agencies to provide specific adoption services for their international clients in the state of South Dakota. The potential adoptive couple works with the International Adoption Agency such as, Children of Various Nations (FCVN) of Colorado or Gift of Love out of Iowa or Dove to obtain the children. Catholic Family Services assists by providing the following needed services in order to complete the adoption: • Home Study… the specific requirements of each country can be met by Catholic Family Services and copies of the report sent to the agencies involved. • Adoption Education Training… Catholic Family Services has invested in a 10.5 hour curriculum for pre and post adoptive family education to prepare couples to deal with parenting, bonding and developmental issues related to international adoptions. • Post Placment Visits… The number of post p
