Two Services are offered
Pre-Placement
To complete the adoption home study, we meet with the adoptive parents to collect all the information necessary to satisfy Louisiana State regulations and those outlined by other regulatory bodies involved in your adoption, such as :
- Child Placing Adoption Agency
- Attorney
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services
We provide Hague compliant international home studies for families utilizing child placing agencies in the United States. We are familiar with the many considerations and will talk with you regarding decisions to start the home study process.
Post-Placement / Adoption
Adoption is rarely finalized before the child is brought into in the adoptive family's home. Because the adoption is not yet finalized, follow up visits by the social worker, commonly referred to as post placement reports are required as mandated by adoption laws. A progress report is then completed by the social worker to assure the courts that the child is thriving in their new home. In the case of international adoptions most countries finalize the adoption, prior to the child coming home with their new family. When the adoption is finalized in the foreign country, post adoption services are provided according to the requirements of your child placing agency and the foreign country. Typically, you will know and have agreed to the post adoption requirements of the foreign country and your placing agency, prior to completing your home study. It is a genuine privilege to meet the new addition to your family and celebrate the completion of the process with your family.
