How are placing and adopting families matched?
if (!isNS4) {document.write(”);} The matching process includes the following steps: 1. Both donating and adopting parents provide the adoption agency or attorney with information about themselves and indicate the type of adopting/donating family they desire. 2. Donating parents indicate their preferences regarding the age, income, post-birth work plans, religion, prior marriages, existing children in the family, and race of the adopting families as well as their desire for future contact. 3. Assuming an adopting family matches these criteria, their introductory letter, biography, and photographs are sent to the donating parents for consideration and possible selection. 4. If the adopting family is selected, then the donating parents’ profile information (introductory letter, biography and photographs), and medical health history are sent to the adopting family for their consideration and possible selection. There are additional ways for donating and adopting parents to be matched with
