Adoptive Parent requirements Applicants must be at least 21 years of age, in good health, and if married, married for one year. While it is not mandatory, prospective adoptive parents will preferably be practicing a faith. Single men and women are encouraged to apply, realizing that birth parents choosing open adoption will generally choose a two-parent home for their child. Search and Reunion Information and assistance is provided to adult adoptees and birth parents of Holy Family Services who seek medical and general information about their adoption experience. These cover adoption and parenting issues prior to the home study.
Workshops feature birth and adoptive parents who share emotions and personal experiences.
Placement of a child can occur within six months of a completed home study. The wait depends on the children available and adoptive parents' openness to birth parents' requests. Special needs children are those classified by the State as older, of mixed race, medically or psychologically disabled, or part of a sibling group. They may be affected by parental drug or alcohol dependency. We educate prospective adoptive parents to the realities of children with special needs.