The following describes the adoption process for the traditional “stranger” adoption process; either done privately or with the assistance of the Iowa Department of Human Services. Step-parent and relative adoption is discussed elsewhere.
1. The preplacement home study is completed.
2. A suitable child is located
3. The parental rights are terminated and the appeals period has passed.
Steps [...]
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The “traditional” adoption process
Overview of the adoption process
As we go through this section, I refer to “parents” and “child”. This is only done for ease of usage. A single person can adopt. More than one child can be adopted at a time (my record is four (4) children adopted at once!). Parents can be one or both birth parents or one or [...]