The purpose is to gather information about you and share information to help you confirm the decision to adopt. These meetings will give you an opportunity to gain better insight into the challenges of adopting and examine how your family may respond. Your family must be approved by an adoption agency before the matching process may begin. The approved Family Profile is used by the agency to share information about your family with agencies responsible for the waiting children. PAE routinely reviews the characteristics of families and children to notify their agencies when a match is identified.
Agencies also try to match children and families in their recruitment efforts.
When you have been tentatively selected to adopt a child, you will get a chance to meet the child and spend time together to determine if the match is a good one for both your family and the child. Placement This is the point when the child moves into an adoptive family s home. Placement Supervision Agencies normally plan a 6-12 month period after placement for the child and family to begin to build a stable relationship before finalizing the adoption. During that time, an adoption worker will regularly visit with the family to offer support and assistance. Adoption finalization When the placement continues to be positive, a request is submitted to the court for a hearing.