Apply by mail

1. To Appeal for Adoption Home Studies, the applicant has to approach the United States Court link

   NOTE: Search by address, city, state, or ZIP Code and click the “Location” button.

2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned office mailing address.
7. The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
8. In addition to qualifying to adopt under U.S. law, the applicant must also meet the home state's requirements for prospective adoptive parents.
9. The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request. (if required)
10. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
11. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
12. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
13. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
14. With the officer, the applicant has to visit the court to complete the appeal process.
15. This entire process can be completed within 3 to 6 months or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Application form
• Identity proof (citizenship card, driving license, passport)
• Passport size photographs
• Social security card
• Adoption legal document
• Any other documents (if required)

Department of Health and Human Services
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Mailing address:
Children's Bureau/ACYF
330 C Street S.W.
Washington, DC 20201
Contact link

United States Court
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
One Columbus Circle, NE
Washington, D.C. 20544
Contact link
Federal court finder link

NOTE: Search by address, city, state, or ZIP Code and click the “Location” button.

U.S State court details link

• Any adopted person who intends to Appeal for Adoption Home Studies is eligible to make this application.

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request. (if required)

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• This entire process can be completed within 3 to 6 months or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name
• Address
• Spouse name
• Contact number
• ZIP code
• City
• Email
• Fax
• Date
• Signature
• Fingerprint

• Birth parents can ask the court to revoke a Placement Order in certain circumstances and can also ask the court for leave to appeal against an Adoption Order. If leave is granted to appeal, then in some situations an Adoption Order may be overturned.

For more information link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link

• The home study is a mutual process of assessment and the applicant will work together to make decisions about the type of adoption that is the best fit for the applicant and his/her family. This may include decisions about the age of the child the applicant would like to adopt, the number of children, and special needs.