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You have a variety of options available to you if you decide to adopt domestically (within the United States). We serve adoptive applicants on a nationwide basis and work with you to determine the type of placement that is right for you.

Any family wishing to adopt needs a current home study. Our staff can fulfill this state requirement in a thorough, but non-intrusive, manner completing the screening process and providing education about adoption issues. This service is provided for those beginning the adoption process with our agency and those needing a home study or update to complete a placement elsewhere. Our home study fee is one of the lowest in the state!

This is the traditional placement in which a birth mother working with the agency chooses a family from those waiting. We will guide you in preparing an attractive profile of your family to show to prospective birth parents highlighting your attributes and lifestyle.

We work with birth parents of all races. If you are interested in a trans-racial adoption, our staff will assist you in deciding what placement is right for you and will educate you about any special issues involved.

Often the quickest way to adopt is to "designate" or locate a birth mother yourself. We provide the networking instructions and seminars to help you make contact with a birth mother wanting to plan adoption and can then assist both you and the birth parents in completing the plan. (One advantage of a designated adoption is that our administrative fee is reduced.)
 

Our knowledge of Interstate Compact procedures and paperwork will assure that all formalities are met and speed the process of getting your child home. When a child is adopted by a family living outside of the state of Florida, the law requires that certain guidelines are followed.

Cooperative assistance is provided to attorneys who have clients wishing to complete an adoption. We can perform the needed home study, follow-up with required post-placement supervisions and birth parent counseling.

We provide complete assistance to birth parents planning adoption by traveling to their home communities to serve them. We handle all the legal work, can assist with medical and other pregnancy related expenses and, in most cases, place infants directly from the hospital. For more information on how we can assist birth parents, please visit our Adoption for Birth Parents web page.