My husband and I have been trying to have a baby, but have had no luck. We really want a baby and are considering adoption. What do you have to do to adopt a baby?
2007-01-19 03:54:57 · 6 answers · asked by Wolf G 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Support is essential.
Take some time to think carefully about the support you have from family and friends.
Consider the effect that a new son or daughter will have on every part of your life.
Consider too the possibility of taking on more than one new family member.
Talk to your partner, your friends and family about the reasons why you want to adopt.
If it helps, you may want to write your ideas down so that you can ask questions during the information session or home visit.
You may also want to contact one or more national organisations and see what advice and ideas they have to offer.
Visit your library or local bookshop and read some of the books written for people considering adoption.
If you are really serious about adopting....
Step 1 – Getting Started
Your first step is to contact the adoption and permanence team on 020 8379 8490. During this call we’ll ask you for some personal details and either invite you to attend an information session or consider arranging an initial home visit.
Step 2 – Information Session
Attending an information session will give you the chance to have your questions answered. You can also find out about children who need adoptive parents and the rest of the adoption process.
Step 3 – Initial Visit
Next, we will arrange a home visit to give you the privacy to ask us any questions and give us an opportunity to learn more about you and your family. We’ll ask about your personal history and, if you’re a couple, we’ll want to know something about your relationship. Discussing why you want to adopt and addressing any possible concerns about fertility will all be a part of this visit. Any information you give us at any point in the adoption process will be treated as strictly confidential.
Step 4 – Preparation Course
Following the initial visit, the next stage is an invitation to attend our adoption preparation course where you’ll find out more about both the legal aspects of the adoption process and the needs of the children themselves. This course is an important part of the assessment process and is designed to give you and the adoption and permanence team the opportunity to look at adoption realistically and consider whether it’s right for you at this time in your life.
Step 5 – Assessment
A social worker will make several visits to your home to talk with you and your family about the reasons behind your application. We will be looking in more detail at your personal and family history. At times, this may feel intrusive, but it helps us to identify any issues that might emerge when you’re caring for a child. When you become a parent, past emotions may come to light, so it helps everyone involved to have an idea of what these are.
As well as asking you to undergo a medical, we will also need to run checks with the Police, the Department of Health, the Local Authority and the Probation Service. Enquiries about your housing and employment situation will be made. In addition, we’ll ask for a number of referees, including family and friends. This will involve speaking to people who have known you throughout your lifetime.
Where relevant, we may consider further references from, for example, a teacher at your child’s school or a previous spouse. All this information will go into a report. You’ll have the opportunity to read it and discuss any changes you think should be made.
Step 6 – Adoption Panel
You’ll be invited to attend the presentation of your report to the Adoption Panel. The panel consists of professionals involved in caring for children, the medical advisor, elected councillors and lay members who all have experience of adoption. They’ll determine whether an application should be approved, with the final decision falling to the Assistant Director of Children Services.
2007-01-19 04:04:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That might rely at the birthparents. The adoptive dad and mom and them might have see eye to eye on alot of disorders to ensure that it to determine to be a pleasant courting. If that's the case then I believe an open adoption is a distinct factor. A youngster certainly not will have an excessive amount of love!
2016-09-07 22:02:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fastest and easiest way is to go to the Department of Children's Services and sign up there. They have lots of babies. They will also help with insurance, adoption assistance and resources to help you through the transition period. You don't have to worry about the Mother coming back and taking the child because they have already had their rights taken away.
2007-01-19 03:59:05 · answer #3 · answered by holeeycow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are agencies you can go to. I would recommend talking to your local Crisis Pregancy Center. They should be able to help you find a women who is carrying and knows she will not keep the child. That way you can get to know the biological mother of your child and participate is the pregnancy. Another option is finding a close friend/ relative to be your surrogate which means that it would be your egg and sperm and they would do the pregancy for you. Good Luck!
2007-01-19 04:00:01 · answer #4 · answered by Elizabeth B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends where from you want to adopt, best way is to contact NGOs and make sure that if you adopt from abroad then it should be legally covered beware of many cheats and illegal entities in 3rd world.
2007-01-19 04:06:24 · answer #5 · answered by Advisor online 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You first need to pray and stop taking things in your own hands
maybe the time is not now for you to have a family, ask God to guide,it's a big responsibility to have e and raise a family
2007-01-19 04:00:14 · answer #6 · answered by elizabeth_davis28 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋