- Contact the Social Services secretary at AGAPE of North Alabama for informational packets and forms.
- Return the completed forms to our offices with an application fee of $125.00.
- You will be contacted by our staff to plan your home study when your forms have been reviewed and
approved by AGAPE and the State of Alabama.
- All states require home studies for adoptive families. A home study consists of family interviews
in the home and in AGAPE's offices, as well as verification of marriage, criminal background checks, verification
of financial stability, personal references and training on adoption and other issues. AGAPE's home studies - for both
domestic and international studies - are completed by licensed social workers.
- Birth parents may choose to meet prospective adoptive parents
in open domestic adoptions.
- Eventually, a court finalizes each adoption; the adoptive family selects its own attorney to help finalize
the legal process on its behalf.
- In addition to the $125.00 application fee, there are other fees charged by AGAPE. Based upon the
individual demands of each adoption, those fees will be shared with you during the adoption process.
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