Answers for families hoping to adopt.

An assessment of your home and family, including background checks, interviews, a home inspection, and reports on finances and health. A licensed provider must complete it before a child is placed in your home. We complete home studies for Florida residents and help out-of-state families find a provider.

A photo book about your family and daily life that shows birth parents why you chose adoption, your home, your interests, and your hopes for a child. We'll help you create it.

We compare what an expectant or birth parent is looking for in a family with what adoptive families are comfortable with. We'll contact you first to confirm you're available and willing to share your profile book.

Openness varies by case. A typical arrangement includes picture and letter updates for birth parents, while an open adoption adds direct contact or visits. We match families based on mutual comfort with openness.

Fees vary across the state, so contact our office for current pricing. Financial help is available through adoption grants and fundraising.

Legal placement happens after the birth parent or parents sign the consent to adoption.

Finalization typically takes 4 to 6 months after legal placement, though some cases take longer. You'll get a tentative finalization schedule at placement.

Yes. Florida law requires agencies to provide all known medical history of the birth parents and the child's delivery. We gather self-reported histories, prenatal records when available, and birth and delivery records.

It depends on the child's age. For an infant under six months, consent is binding and irrevocable once signed. For a child over six months, the parent has three days to revoke it.

Florida law sets specific steps an unmarried biological father must take to protect his right to notice and consent. If he doesn't complete them, that can be grounds to terminate his rights. We'll share the details of each case at the time of match.