Adoption Programs

Adoption & Beyond is a full service child placement agency providing comprehensive services to families during the adoption process and beyond. Listed you will find the various services that Adoption & Beyond provides to assist your family through the adoption process.

Consultations

Adoption & Beyond understands how difficult it can be to choose the right agency to guide you through your adoption process. It is for this reason Adoption & Beyond offers free consultations on an individual basis. During a consultation meeting, we will take an in-depth look at each of the adoption avenues available in order for you to determine which options(s) are right for your family and how Adoption & Beyond can assist you with each opportunity.

Home Study and Post Adoption Services 

Adoption & Beyond is available to perform domestic, embryo, private and international adoptive home study assessments as well as post-adoption services. An approved home study is required in order to adopt a child. A home study is a comprehensive evaluation of your family and home. In addition, Adoption & Beyond provides an adoption workshop for our families to prepare them for the adoption process and to provide skills
for parenting a child through adoption.

Home Study Service

At the first meeting, an adoption professional will meet informally with you to get to know you better with discussion centering on your desire to adopt and the paperwork required for the home study process. The paperwork involves sharing your personal background, financial and other relevant information required by your state of residence. Upon completion of the home study paperwork, a home visit is scheduled to verify that your home is a safe place for a child to reside. The home study report is written and prepared for the court’s review.

Post-Adoption Services

There are post-adoption visits required once a child is placed in your home. During the post-adoption process, we offer advice and guidance as you transition your child into your home. Each state and country has its own requirements regarding the number of post-adoption visits needed.

Domestic Adoption Services

Adoption & Beyond advertises and networks with area resources in an effort to provide services to birth parents who are considering an adoption plan for their child. We work with the birth parents and the adoptive family by providing adoption education, guidance and child placement services.

Embryo Adoption Service

Embryo adoption occurs when an individual has completed their family through in-vitro fertilization and has remaining embryos frozen they wish to place for adoption. Families may choose to adopt frozen embryos in hopes they will be able to carry and give birth to their “adopted” child. Adoption & Beyond works closely
with a family’s selected embryo placement program in order to serve as the local liaison to complete the domestic home study process.

International Adoption Service

Adoption & Beyond is able to assist families in selecting which international country will best match their family’s dynamics. We network with a number of international agencies who have international programs in many different countries. Adoption & Beyond works closely with a family’s selected international agency in order to serve as the local liaison to complete the international home study, to assist with the U.S. immigration documents, and to provide post adoption supervision.

Private and Referral Adoption Services

Private adoptions occur when a family locates a prospective birth parent through their own networking efforts either by word of mouth or a connection with an adoption attorney or referral service. Adoption & Beyond frequently assists families with their private adoptions by providing the prospective birth and adoptive families with adoption education and guidance.