How to Impress an Adoption Agency?

Answer 1

Adoption agencies are tasked with finding safe homes for children that have been abandoned or in some way abused by their natural parent. This is a weighty responsibility and as such, adoption agencies are likely to go over the lives of prospective adoptive parents with a fine-toothed comb before approving any given adoption application. Three main guidelines aid adoption agencies in their selection process. First, they are looking for demonstrated stability in the lives of prospective adoptive parents. Second, they are looking for the presence of nurture in the characters of prospective parents. Third, they are looking for a track record of social responsibility before approving a couples’ application for adoption.

Stability

Above all else, adoption agencies want to see verifiable proof that a family is stable enough to receive an adoptive child into their home. Children that are up for adoption have experienced a deep disruption in their emotional lives and adoption agencies do not want to repeat this trauma by introducing them to yet another unstable family situation.

A steady income, steady employment and a demonstrated ability to keep the bills paid is an essential when it comes to having your application for adoption approved.

Nurture

Adoption agencies want to place children in homes where there is a proper balance of structure and nurture in place to receive them. You should have a strong support network in place (i.e. friends, family members, church/neighborhood ties) before submitting an application for adoption. In addition, you should consider taking early child education courses and the like before attempting to adopt. This proactive attempt to ready yourself to properly nurture your adoptive child will likely reflect positively on your in the eyes of adoption agencies, increasing your likelihood of winning full custody of your prospective adoptive child.

Positive Background

Expect a full background check to be conducted by adoption agencies after you submit an application for adoption. If you have bad credit, a police record or a bad reputation with the IRS, you will likely hear about it from the adoption agency and it may hinder you from winning custody. Check your own history before submitting an adoption application to adoption agencies, so that you can correct any errant information on your record.