The Adoption Process Through Open Arms
GROWING YOUR FAMILY THROUGH ADOPTION IS A BEAUTIFUL CHOICE. AT OPEN ARMS ADOPTION AGENCY, WE FACILITATE PRIVATE, DOMESTIC INFANT ADOPTIONS. OUR PRIORITY IS MAKING SURE THAT THE BEST INTEREST OF EVERY CHILD IS AT THE HEART OF ALL DECISION-MAKING, AND WE WORK HARD TO FIND ADOPTING FAMILIES WHO VALUE THIS PRIORITY.
Open Arms Adoption Agency provides Adopting Families with:
Support & education
Consideration of your unique needs
Transparency throughout the process
Home studies and post-placement reports
Assistance with building your “family profile”
Facilitation of communication with birth parents
Community resource referrals
Legal referrals
Adoption plan assistance
The General Process:
Contact us for further information or if you have any questions to get you started
Submit an application
Upon application approval, meet with Open Arms staff to discuss next steps
Complete a home study
Upon home study approval, build a family profile that will be shared with birth parent(s)
Await a match
Once a match has been made, you may have the opportunity to meet and/or communicate with the birth parent(s); a plan will be developed for the remainder of the pregnancy and birth, adoption plan formulation, and legal aspects of the adoption may be started at this time
Birth & placement
Finalization of adoption