Whats involved in a homestudy?
After the application for adoption is complete a social worker interviews the prospective adoptive parent(s) individually and together, with at least one visit taking place in the home. The meetings can be held over a couple of weeks, and the entire homestudy process usually takes from one to three months to complete. If an adoptive family is expecting their birthmother to give birth very soon an “expedited” homestudy can be arranged on a case-by-case basis. The expedited service is for domestic homestudies only. Please call our International Program Coordinator for questions related to rushing an international homestudy.
After the application for adoption is complete a social worker interviews the prospective adoptive parent(s) individually and together, with at least one visit taking place in the home. The meetings can be held over a couple of weeks, and the entire homestudy process usually takes from one to three months to complete. If an adoptive family is expecting their birthmother to give birth very soon an “expedited” homestudy can be arranged on a case-by-case basis.