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Heart of Adoptions, Inc. looks forward to assisting you fulfill your dream of parenting. We successfully place over 100 children each year with loving adoptive families. We work with birth parents from all over the United States and the adoption situations vary.
We provide services to adoptive families, including but not limited to, domestic and international home studies, post-placement supervision, adoption subsidies, counseling, adoption training and education, Interstate Compact (ICPC), and foster care. Additionally, our experienced adoption team, along with the highly reputable legal staff of Jeanne T. Tate, P.A., work to ensure our adoptive families receive these services with care, concern and a personal touch every step of the way.
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| Traditional & Minority Adoption Program |
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Most of the children placed through our agency are either Caucasian, African-American or mixed race newborn infants. We also place many children of Hispanic ethnicity. We seek to help adoptive parents find the right child for their family.
The waiting period for placement of an infant is usually six months to two years. Adoptive families who are flexible regarding racial and ethnic background or health and legal risks generally have placements sooner.
To join our adoption program, we require that you complete the following:
• Application for Adoption
• Adoption Home Study
• Adoption Disclosure
• Family Profile
• Application Fee (waived for African-American & special needs
programs)
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Matched Adoption Program |
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If you are an adoptive family that has already identified a birth parent whom wishes to place their child with you for adoption, we can assist. Heart of Adoptions, Inc. can help you with home study and post placement services, birth parent interviews and counseling, relinquishment, and legal finalization. The agency's fees for assisting with a Matched Adoption vary depending on the extent of the services provided, but are generally much lower than our other programs. |
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| Home Studies and Post Placement Supervision |
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If you need an adoption home study, we can provide it. Adoptive families enjoy the following advantages of our home study: Our home study can be used virtually anywhere in the United States. In many states, only home studies from licensed adoption agencies are accepted. In addition, we are able to complete home studies more quickly than most agencies, and often, our home study is less expensive than many programs in Florida.
Post-placement supervision visits are required follow-ups to the home study after a child is placed in your home. Our agency can perform the required number of post-placement visits to insure completion in time for finalization.
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Family Profiles |
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The family profile or portfolio is a collection of pictures and written information about an adoptive family. The profiles are distributed to birth parents so that they may select the perfect family for their child.
We consider the profile to be your “adoptive resume”. This is your best chance to express your feelings about the birth parents’ decision in the form of a “dear birth parent” letter. You will also be constructing a picture collage that best describes your family, visually. You have the choices of producing your own profile or using a portfolio service (at additional cost to you).
If you are interested in having a profile completed by a professional, please visit our resource page to learn about profile services we recommend. |
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