Post-Placement Services

For domestic adoptions, once the child is placed in the prospective adoptive parents’ home, the State of Michigan requires that the child be supervised (or visited) once per month until the adoption is finalized.

Post-placement visits are an important part of the post-placement legal process. They exist to confirm the safety and well-being of both the child and the prospective adoptive parents. Adoption is a major and important change, and it takes time to adjust to the new reality of raising an adopted child. Post-placement adoption visits ensure all parties are comfortable and happy during this time.

This process is much like the home study process, except the emphasis will be placed on the development of the child and on the family dynamics now that the child is placed. CFS’ adoption worker will observe the child and the parents to see how they are adjusting to their new roles. The worker will ask questions about a variety of topics including the child’s milestones and pediatrician visits.

Information gathered from the home visit is used to create a report presented to the judge at finalization to support the adoption placement.

  Post-Adoption Services

For international adoptions where adoptions are finalized in the child’s country of origin, adoption officials in the country require supervision (or visits) of their adoptive placement. Most countries require adoptive parents or adoption service providers to report on the child’s progress and welfare after an adoption has concluded, sometimes for several years after the adoption is finalized. These reports generally cover the child's development and progress adjusting to his or her new family and life in a new country.

Post-adoption reports also provide assurance to authorities in the child's country of origin that children who are placed with permanent families in the United States are receiving appropriate care and protection.

Post-adoption visits are an important part of the international adoption process. They exist to confirm the safety and well-being of both the adopted child and the adoptive parents. They are also critical to your international adoption agency’s ongoing adoption program in the foreign country.

Each country has its own post-adoption report requirements. Reports may be required at various frequencies such as one month, three months, six months or yearly.