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Continuing to learn about the process of adoption and what goes into helping those that are seeking an adoption is what this series is about. The second step of the adoption process begins right around 4 to 6 months into the process. After you’ve learned everything there is to know about adoption and made sure this is the right step for you and your family, it is time to move on to the second step of the adoption process.
This step is more about making a decision on what type of adoption is right for you and your family structure. There are numerous types of adoptions out there from open adoption, semi open adoption, closed adoption and even foreign adoption. Each adoption is different and comes with different types of problems and situations that can arise during it.
During this step you will learn about the different types, assess what is best for you and make a choice from there. Meanwhile, you will start to look at the financial side of adoption and see what is involved. You will be handed a spreadsheet of various fees, document fees, processing fees and other things that will need to be paid along the way of an adoption. This is the time to assess if you are really ready financially and emotionally for adoption.
One of the activities that occur during this time is that you sit down with a decision helper who helps aid with the decision on the type of adoption. Everything will be dissected during this time from age, finances and other issues such as health and various abilities to travel. All of these items will play a decision on whether foreign, infant or foster care adoptions are right for you.
You will also learn about the time that it takes to adopt. Each area has a different time and when the decision is made on what type of adoption you will know what timeframe you are looking at.
