What is a home study?
All states require adoptive parents to undergo an investigation to make sure that they are fit to raise a child. This investigation is called a home study. Typically, the study is conducted by a state agency or a licensed social worker who examines the adoptive parents’ home life and prepares a report that the court will review before allowing the adoption to take place. Some states do not require a report to be submitted to a court, however; these states allow the agency or social worker to decide whether the prospective parents are fit to adopt. Common areas of inquiry include: • financial stability • marital stability • lifestyles • other children • career obligations • physical and mental health, and • criminal history. In recent years, the home study has become more than just a method of investigating prospective parents: it serves to educate and inform them as well. The social worker helps to prepare the adoptive parents by discussing issues such as how and when to talk with the
A home study is required by the state of Texas for foster and adoptive parents to be considered for a child who is available for placement. The purpose of the home study is to gather information during personal contacts with the prospective foster/adoptive family to assess the family’s stability and their ability to effectively parent a child who has experienced abuse or neglect. The individual study process will include at interviews with each applicants, interview with the marital couple, individual interview with each family member of school age and an interview with the family group when all family members are present. Depending upon the size of your family and the issues to be addressed, the home study may be conducted in just one visit to your home. During these sessions we will discuss with you your family background and life experiences, education and career, quality of relationships, including marital relationship and support system, financial stability, problem solving techni
A. Adoption laws in every state require prospective adoptive parents to complete a pre-placement study usually called a home study. The home study consists of education and training for the adoptive parents, interviews, and various forms of paperwork, background checks and a home visit. We can do your home study if you live in the states of California, Indiana, Georgia, and North Carolina. << back to the top Q. How long does the home study take to complete? A. On average the home study process takes 2 to 3 months to complete. You can help the process by completing all required paperwork, fingerprinting, etc. on a timely basis to ensure your home study is completed as quickly as possible. We will provide you with all of the needed documentation for you to complete and assist you with any questions to help you in your home study process. Although the home study process is a source of anxiety for some prospective adoptive parents, there should be no reason to worry about not being "approv
Whether you plan to adopt domestically or internationally, your home study will be the first step you will take in the adoption process. A home study is required for every adoption. The home study is a document written by a licensed social worker after visits to the home to meet with you, and it provides a portrait of your family. Simply put, your home study is an overview of you and your family. It helps your adoption agency and all the administrative bodies involved in the adoption process ( the State Office of Adoptions, Immigration, the court systems, etc.) to determine if a stable environment exists for a child to received for adoptive placement into that particular home.
An adoption home study is a supportive and educational process where you begin to work toward becoming an adoptive parent. Typically included in the homestudy is parent preparation and training as required by The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. Through this process you will share information about yourself and the circumstances that have brought you to your adoption. In small group settings and through individual meetings, you and your social worker will discuss topics such as parenting philosophies, forming a family through adoption, transcultural and transracial concerns, talking about adoption with your child, educating friends and family, as well as medical and developmental issues for adopted children. This process results in an actual document — your adoption home study. For an international adoption, this document is then shared with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, the country from which you have decided to adopt; and for some country programs, with the court
