All the choices in adoption can feel confusing and overwhelming. Should we adopt in the US or abroad? CAC can simplify the adoption process, providing valuable insight, and resources. Concerned about cost? We can explain common adoption fees and help provide creative financing options for your adoption. We are here to guide you each step of the way.
International Adoption
Christian Adoption Consultants International Adoption Consulting Program for adoptions abroad offers all-inclusive consulting and adoption support services for hopeful adoptive parents. Your personal CAC Adoption Consultant will advise you through the international adoption process and paperwork.
Our International Adoption Consulting Program for adoptions outside the U.S. offers adoption support services such as:
- Adoption Education, Support and Guidance: You will be assigned a CAC Adoption Consultant to advise and support you through your international adoption.
- Choosing a Country and International Agency: The first step in international adoption is to choose a country program where your family fits the foreign country’s requirements. Once that is done, we can help guide you on choosing an ethical and experienced agency.
- Cultural Connections and Considerations: We help you consider long-term cultural integration and how your child’s heritage will become part of your home and community.
- Home Study Guidance and Agency Referral: We will educate you about the home study process and the paperwork needed so you know what to expect.
- Dossier Guidance and Review: Most countries require families to submit a set of legal documents about their family, called a dossier. We help you understand the process so you can gather your required documents for your agency.
- USCIS Guidance and Review: Each family must obtain permission from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to bring a child into the U.S. from another country. We help you understand and navigate the requirements.
- Referral Guidance: We will guide you on questions to ask and getting the child’s information reviewed by a doctor familiar with international adoption. We provide resources and help you understand some of the issues common to children from an orphanage setting, including development delays, bonding, and attachment.
- Adoption Costs and Financial Assistance: We explain typical agency fee breakdowns and average adoption costs. Our financial packet includes information on the Federal Tax Credit, Dependency Exemption, Pending Adoption Tax ID Number, Grants, Adoption Fundraisers & Creative Financing, Adoption Support Organizations, Employer Benefits, and Adoption Loans.
- Travel Tips: Our travel advice and tips include information on preparing for an international trip, traveling with your child, questions to ask your child’s caregivers, and a packing list for you and your child.
- Finalization and Post-Placement Advice: We inform you on the tremendous importance of finalization/re-finalization, finalization fees, and attorney referrals. We also provide tips and information for when you return home with your child, guidance on post placement, and information regarding citizenship for your child.
