Domestic Adoption Services
Adopt is a private, non-profit agency licensed by the State of California
since 1983 and the State of Hawaii since 1993. We provide Home
Study services and facilitate domestic adoptions for families residing
in these two states. An agency adoption requires a
Home Study be completed prior to the relinquishment and placement. As
an educational agency, we conduct Home Studies with respect and openness,
and work with traditional and nontraditional families.
We assist you in finding a baby. Most of our families find
babies through our network, which include: doctors, nurses, clinics,
counselors, teen pregnancy programs, agencies and attorneys. Families
make picture books to introduce themselves to a birth parent(s)
considering adoption. Our program also involves families
completing a mass mailing of their outreach letters to 3,000 doctors
and clinics. In addition, we will guide you in using your
personal network.
Once you are matched we will coordinate with the doctor,
hospital, birth father, and other agency, if necessary. We
will also help you to establish and agreement about continuing
contact post adoption. We support open adoption and believe
that it is the right of every child to know about his or her history.
Birth parents sign a relinquishment, which, in general, is
legally binding within several days or weeks, depending on the state
in which she lives.
Domestic Adoption Services
Adoption Home Study - Teaching you how to make “Dear Birth Mom” letters
and books
- Birth Parent intake and assessment
- Gathering medical history and records
- Matching birth parents and adoptive families
- Counseling
- Network with Other Agencies and attorneys
- Hospital coordination and preparation
- Organizing and connecting you to an agency Out of State
- ICPC assistance and approval
- Post adoption contact agreements
- Relinquishment Services
- Supervision as Required by State Laws
- Post adoption support for both birth and adoptive families
Domestic adoption wait time and cost varies. We try to provide
families with averages, however many aspects of domestic adoption
are not predictable. As an agency that has been licensed since
1983, we are here to guide and assist you through the entire process. We
encourage you to call with questions or to come in and sit down with
us.
Post Adoption Services
- Supervision as Required by State Laws
- Seminars and Presentations on Adoption and Parenting-related
Issues
- Network with Other Adoptive Families
- Parties, picnics, and events with other adoptive families
Read Bud's Story
Bud is one of our very special adopted kids.
Click here to read his letter.
