Questions to Ask a Potential Adoption Agency

If Agency A says there fee is $10,000 and Agency B says their fee is $15,000, there is probably a good reason. Find out why... Here are some questions that the answers vary place to place....

 
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What does your International Fee / Agency Fee / In-Country Fee include?
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How many successful adoptions has your agency completed in Haiti?
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How long have you been placing children from Haiti?
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Which orphanage(s) does your agency use in Haiti?
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Can you provide contact details of families you have worked with who would be willing to speak to me about their adoption experience?
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Are there religious requirements through your agency? through the orphanage in Haiti?
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How do you deal with complaints? What kind of complaints have you gotten in the last 6 months and how were they resolved?
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Do you offer any pre-adoption or post-adoption training or support groups?
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May we see a fee structure, and a complete financial report, from both your agency and child care facility, including a breakdown of the percentage of money that goes directly to child care? (If either the agency or the orphanage is "non-profit," they are required to able to do so.)
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Can I have a copy of your adoption contract to review it before committing?
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Why should I choose you as my agency verses adopting independent through a Haitian orphanage?
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How long will it take from homestudy or dossier approval to the referral of a child? How much time do I have to decide on a referral? What happens if I don't accept the referral?
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What information do we receive about our child/referral before we travel? How thorough and accurate is the medical information?
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14. Am I allowed to visit the orphanage/my child prior to finalization?
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15. Do they offer homestudies in your state? Ask if the agency will accept a homestudy from another agency. Ask how much their homestudy review fee is (if there is one).
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