6 Steps to Domestic Adoption
- First Stage
– Gathering information
– Sharing information
– Initial interview
- Second Stage
– Formal application
– References
– Medicals
– Preparation of workshops.
- Third Stage
– Home Study Assessment
– Interviews with Social Workers
– Completion and consideration by Adoption Panel
- Fourth Stage
– Identifying children
– Introductions
– Placement of children
- Fifth Stage
– Becoming parents
– Support
– Reviews
– Application
– Court hearing
- Sixth Stage (once adoption order has been made)
– Staying in touch
– Newsletters
– Social events
– Contact with birth relatives
– Post-adoption support