Adoptive Parents: The Process

Your process begins when you return the Pre-Application with the non-refundable application fee of $250 and a current family photograph. The Pre-Application is reviewed and upon approval, you will receive a formal Adoption Application.  You will then complete and return the Application with any requested forms or documents and the program fee $4000.

For Colorado residents the Family Assessment is included in the fee. For out of state residents, you are responsible for contracting with a licensed agency to complete your Family Assessment. The Family Assessment is designed to evaluate the suitability of the applicants as adoptive parents, to provide information about the adoption process and adoptive parenting, and to answer any questions you may have.

The Agency reserves the right to approve or deny any application. All applicants will be notified in writing whether or not they have been approved.  

Adoptive parents are required to attend training classes provided by the Agency. Training classes are on-going.  Please contact our office for the current schedule.

Birth parents have the option of selecting the adoptive parents for their child.  You will create non-identifying Personal Family Profiles (three duplicate copies are needed) to present to birth parents. In matching birth parents with prospective adoptive parents, the professional staff of the Agency will select profiles to present to birth parents. The staff will make a collective decision based upon ethnic and cultural background, social and medical history of birth parents, geographic location, degree of openness, and birth parent and adoptive parent preferences.

The adoptive parents will be notified when they have been selected by the birth parents The Pre-Adoption Placement Fee of $4,000 will be due at the time of match acceptance. Most birth parents wish to meet the adoptive couple prior to placement.  This meeting occurs with Agency representatives present and in a casual atmosphere.

At placement, you will be advised concerning which items to bring to the hospital, such as a car seat, clothing, blankets, etc.  The Placement Fee and the Post-Placement Fee in the total amount of $5,000 is due upon placement in the form of a Cashier’s Check.  No personal checks will be accepted.

The Agency will conduct six monthly post-placement supervision contacts before adoption finalization.