The Adoption Planner (PDF); The Adoption Planner will help you to take the first steps toward building your family through adoption. While the journey ahead may seem complex, the Adoption Planner will help you navigate the way to your dream—your own beloved child. The worksheet pages that follow will help you develop an action plan to lead you to your child!

Questions You Should Ask Yourself:

• Age of child (newborn, baby, or older child)?
• Adoption agency or independent adoption?
• National adoption agency or local agency?
• Open vs. semi-open vs. closed adoption?
• Same race or transracial adoption?

References Online; www.adoptivefamilies.com/ - www.adoptionprograms.php - www.adoptivefamilies.com/ - www.openadoption.php - www.transracial-adoption.php

Other Decisions Ahead:

• Choose homestudy social worker
• Choose adoption attorney
• Prepare adoption budget

References Online; www.adoption_agencies - www.attorney_search.php - http://www.adoption-cost.php