An organization which places children for adoption. Can be a county agency or private agency licenced by the state. Some agencies may place only children born in the United States, or others may also place children from other countries. Domestic Adoption A family chooses to locate a child within in the United States to adopt, either through a county program or through a private adoption agency or adoption attorney. A person or organization not necessarily licenced by the state in which they reside who arranges domestic or international adoptions.
Many lawyers are facilitators.
A child temporarily placed with a family because of problems in the birth family or while waiting for an adoption to be completed. This provides more in-depth information about the international adoption process and helps prepare you for parenting a child from another country or with special needs. It is a way for the social worker to assess your readiness to adopt and a means for you to learn more about what will be required. It is also a process to help you clarify your own thinking. Therefore, the homestudy can be viewed as a mutual assessment of all aspects of the adoption process and preparation for adoptive parenthood.