A home study is a pre-placement report that evaluates your ability to parent. This report is required for adoption domestically, internationally, foster care, and foster to adopt.
The process can take between three to six months to complete depending on type of home study and how quickly we receive documentation. The process concludes with a written report that your caseworker creates about your family.
In order for an adoption agency to do international adoption services abroad, it must be licensed and accredited in the US as well as the country in which it provides services. There are two US accrediting entities: IAAME and CEAS. International adoption agencies go through stringent re-accreditation every 4 years. IAN is accredited by IAAME. To find a Hague Accredited International home study provider in your state, speak to a coordinator at IAN or visit the IAAME or CEAS website.
There are multiple licensed adoption agencies across the United States that are not Hague-accredited but may do a home study for international adoption under the supervision of a Hague-Accredited agency like IAN. These agencies' services can include domestic adoption and home study and post adoption only while IAN provides the international adoption service. When looking for a home study agency it must be in your state of residence and licensed. The fee to review a home study conducted by a non-Hague agency will be $500 since IAN is acting as the accredited supervising agency.
Address
5600 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Suite #250,
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Phone
303-691-0808
Fax
303-703-8250
Email
info@internationaladoptionnet.org
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