What are the different types of adoption agencies?
There are two types of adoption agencies, either of which may participate in an agency adoption: • County Social Services Agencies. These municipal agencies seek to place children who are freed for adoption, usually after being placed into foster care. A child is freed for adoption once the county social services agency has obtained the termination of the parental rights of the biological parents through voluntary means or through contested legal proceedings (sometimes known as termination of parental rights proceedings, or TPRs). One of the advantages of working with a county social services agency is that the cost is minimal. In fact, the family may be entitled to receive a subsidy for raising a foster or adoptive child. However, for those looking to adopt an infant, an adoption through a county social services agency may not be suitable, since most children freed for adoption through the foster care system are toddlers or older. • Private Adoption Agencies. A private agency seeks to
