Category: Adoption process

Matching is led by the child’s caseworker and decided on the needs of the child, not on who applied first. How photolistings and family profiles fit in.

Under ESSA a child stays at their school of origin by default, transport cost is not a valid reason to move them, and every district has a contact.

A screening visit within 72 hours, a comprehensive visit within 30 days. What the standards say, and the records checklist worth asking for in writing.

Around 18,500 young people leave US care each year without a family. The outcomes, the support available, and why extending care to 21 is not enough.

Adopting from US foster care is generally free or near free, with costs often reimbursable up to $2,000. What the figures actually are, and what is not covered.

Most children adopted from US foster care receive ongoing financial support. How adoption assistance works, who qualifies, and what Ontario pays.

For 2025 the credit was $17,280 per child, up to $5,000 refundable. Families adopting a child with a special needs determination may have spent nothing.

Interviews, home visits, references, medicals. What a home study actually involves, how long it takes, and why it is an assessment rather than an exam.

Training four to ten weeks, home study three to six months, approval six to twelve. Realistic ranges per stage, and why the totals disagree with each other.

In most US states adults of any age can adopt and there is typically no upper limit. What agencies consider instead when an applicant is older.