Services Provided
At A Guardian Angel Adoptions, LLC, it is our dream to serve both adoptive families and birth mothers by providing them with a positive adoption experience. We will continually strive to do so through education, opportunity, information, service and compassion. Some of the services we provide for adoptive families are:
- Home Studies
- Educational Opportunities
- Interstate Compact Services
- Legal Services Counseling
- Profile Counseling and Creation
- Short Waiting Periods
- Transracial Education
- An Available Caring Staff
At A Guardian Angel Adoptions, LLC we understand that the process of adoption can be overwhelming and an emotionally challenging time. With our combined experience and committed staff, we will be there for you to walk you step by step through your adoption experience.
With A Guardian Angel Adoptions, LLC as soon as you are home study ready and approved as an adoptive family by our social work department, you will be eligible to be presented to birth mothers upon your approval. It is our goal to help you adopt in months not years.
In addition with A Guardian Angel Adoptions, LLC you will not be required to pay any kind of an application fee. This will enable you to network with other agencies. No money is required until you are matched with your birth mother.
Eligibility for Adoption
In order to be qualified to adopt with A Guardian Angel Adoptions, LLC, you must meet the following requirements as well as receive a favorable current home study evaluation by a licensed social worker in your state.
- Couples must be married for at least two years and have a stable marriage. Single parents are also welcome.
- Couples should exhibit high moral standards, be emotionally stable, and have good parenting skills.
- There is no age requirement, however, adoptive couples should be in good physical health and have a life expectancy long enough to raise their children.
- Couples should have sufficient income to care for their family, and also be able to provide medical insurance as well as life insurance for the child's protection.
- Couples must clear a criminal background and child abuse screening.
- Couples must have a favorable current adoptive home evaluation and be able to provide the agency with all other necessary documentation concerning their family circumstance.
- Additional items may be required by your state.
The Packet
In the packet you will receive from A Guardian Angel Adoptions, LLC, you will find the following items.
- Welcome Letter
- Adoption Process
- Adoptive Family Application
- Payment Agreement
- Release of Information
- Criminal Background and Child Abuse Screenings (same form)
- Creating your profile
- Adoptive Family Agreement
- Adoptive Family Information Sheet (to be given to the birth mother if she requests it)
- Clients Rights and Responsibilities
- Grief Fact Sheet
If A Guardian Angel Adoptions, LLC is completing your home study, you will need to complete these additional forms as well.
- Adoptive Parents Background Information
- Medical Information and Physician's Referral
- Adoptive Family Reference
- Supplemental home study information
We will also need certified copies of birth certificates, marriage Licenses, and divorce decrees. We have also included criminal background screening (BCI) and child abuse forms for each adult living in your home. Please fill them out, sign them and include a copy of the front and back of your driver's license. If you have questions on any of these forms, please do not hesitate to call.
As you prepare for your adoption, we hope that you will feel free to contact us if we can answer any questions or be of help to you in any way. We look forward to assisting you as you begin this new chapter of your lives.
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