Hi Village!

We have continued to plug away at our homestudy paperwork. A homestudy sounds like a very simple thing. It sounds like someone comes to your house, looks around, and decides whether or not you are worthy to foster or adopt. It's a very deceptive title due to the 30 steps, and obscene amount of paperwork that is involved. It has taken us just over a month to tick off a handful of paperwork items on our task list. #28 is the item that is the actual Homestudy. The items in bold have been completed. We must attend our application interview next to proceed to finish our task list. We have completed 18 of 30 steps.

1. Upload Photo
2. Pay Application Fee ($1,000)
3. Pay Technology Fee ($150)
4. Application Interview
5. Register for Adoptive Parent Preparation Class
6. Update Placement Preferences (after class)
7. Types of Adoption
8. Autobiography for Applicant 1
9. Autobiography for Applicant 2
10. Medical Assessment for Applicant 1
11. Medical Assessment for Applicant 2
12. Pediatric Medical Assessment
13. Home Safety Standards Checklist
14. Marriage Certificate
15. Divorce Decrees (if applicable)
16. Child Adoption Decree or Birth Certificate
17. Financial Disclosure
18. Income Verification
19. Fee Agreement
20. Print Background Check Instructions
21. Fingerprint Waiver
22. Print and Sign Fingerprint Release (Applicant 1)
23. Print and Sign Fingerprint Release (Applicant 2)
24. References
25. Directions to Home
26. Pay Homestudy Fee ($2,500)
27. Confirm All Homestudy Tasks and Documentation Submitted to Agency
28. Home Visit and Interviews
29. Review Sample Birthparent Letter
30. Upload Birthparent Letter.