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Adoptive Family Requirements
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• At least 21 years old

• Financially self-sustaining

• Single, married, divorced or widowed

• Own or rent your own home

• Willing to attend training sessions with other prospective parents to learn about children’s needs and background

• Consent to a criminal history and child abuse/neglect background check

• Willingness to participate in a home study


Adoptive Family Responsibilities

• Provide a permanent home and life-long commitment to the child(ren)

• Meet the short-term and long-term needs of the child(ren) through adulthood

• Meet the child(ren)’s emotional, mental, physical, social, educational and cultural needs according to each child’s developmental age and growth


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