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Document Requirements
The following documents are required to complete the home study (preplacement assessment). You do not have to gather these
documents before the first meeting, but your social worker must have them all in order to write your final home study.
During the interviews, the social worker will review this list with you. Please keep your originals, all documents submitted must be photocopies.
- Copies of Birth Certificates for each member of the household, including children, as well as those who do not
live in the household.
- A copy of your Marriage Certificate issued by the state.
- A copy of divorce decrees for ALL previous marriages of both spouses.
- A copy of the first two pages of your most recent 1040 tax form. In addition, we need either a pay stub or a
letter from your employer(s) verifying employment.
- Criminal Record Checks from all counties in which you have resided for the past three years.
- Medical Clearances for all members of the household (including children).
- Three letters of reference - notarized. Please select references
who are not family members and know both prospective adoptive parents.
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After two long years of waiting and working with another North Carolina agency for the adoption of our second child, we found ourselves in the terrible situation of having our home study revoked weeks before she was due to be born.
After a glowing recommendation from another client, we contacted Nathanson Adoption Services with our dilemma. Nathanson Adoption Services was more than accommodating, coming to our home that same afternoon to begin the home study process again. With a lot of scrambling on both our parts, Nathanson Adoption Services was able to get our home study completed by the time our daughter was born!
Without your belief in us and your perseverance we would not have the lovely 10-month-old girl in our home today! We are indebted to you and will never forget the extra effort you were willing to make for us. We would and have recommended you and your agency to anyone wishing to pursue adoption. You are a genuine, caring group of people that are in this business for one reason only, creating families through adoption.
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Helene and her staff are wonderful. I feel as though we have new friends for life...and we do. 100% efficient and professional with a heart. Not only did she do our homestudy perfectly, Helene gave us some wonderful personal advice for bonding and attachment that we utilize today. Our angel from China is happy, healthy and thriving. We highly recommend Nathanson Adoption Services to anyone considering adoption.
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