The Path to Adoption is an exciting experience. At every step of the process, you will have an opportunity to learn about adoption and become more informed about the child for whom you might be the best adoptive parent.
People come to the idea of adoption in different ways.
The majority of the children whom the Division of Youth and Family Services places for adoption come to the attention of the agency as a result of abuse and neglect. Although efforts are made to enable these youngsters to live safely with their birth families, sometimes this is not possible. In those situations, the agency tries to place children in adoptive homes, as soon as they have been legally freed for adoption by the courts. These children tend to be older and from all races and ethnic backgrounds. Some have disabilities and many are part of a sibling group, who want to remain together.