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Adoption describes what happens when you open your heart, family, and home to a child or children who don’t have any of those things. It isn’t about adding a child to your family, it’s about giving a child a family forever.

Adoption is a lot of things. It’s beautiful. It’s scary. It’s difficult. It’s sacrificing your own comfort and normalcy in order to help a child have those things. It’s a beautiful representation of what God did for us when He brought us into His family. Ultimately, it’s about stepping into the hard places that someone else is in and being there with them.

We believe it is crucial to consider adoption through much prayer and counsel. We are here to help! If you think God may be calling your family into adoption, we would love to help you learn about the process so you can make that decision and take the next step in your journey.

 
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GETTING STARTED

The adoption process looks slightly different for each different type of adoption. This overview will give you a good general idea of how what the steps are in the process and how they work.

Step 1: Pray

Seriously this is the most important step. It’s incredibly valuable to know exactly what it is that God is calling you into. Do not move forward in this process without clear direction from the Lord.

Step 2: Get to know the different types of adoption.

There are three major categories of adoption: Domestic infant, international, and adopting through foster care. There are even more types of adoption within each of those categories. It’s important to have an idea of which one fits your family best so that you can take the next step in choosing an agency.

Check out the resource section to learn more about the adoption process and the different types of adoption.

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 FAQ’S

1. Isn’t adoption really expensive?!

Adopting through foster care in Texas is free in most cases. On top of that, the state often provides a stipend for you to help offset living costs. That would be enough if it stopped there, BUT WAIT!! THERE’S MORE!

When adopting through foster care the child or children will receive full free medical care AND free college tuition at state schools. The State of Texas has done an amazing job at taking away some of the biggest hurdles of adoption for kids in foster care.

However, if you are interested in adopting an infant or internationally there is some cost involved. Domestic infant adoption programs can cost between $35,000 and $100,000 and International adoptions can cost between $30,000 and $100,000.

2. What about birth parents? Do they get to see the kids? Can they ever take them back from me?

This varies based on the program you choose. However, it’s most common for birth parents to not be in the picture and once their rights have been terminated (which has to happen before you can adopt) they can never take them from you.

3. Do I have to be married to adopt?

Every agency has different requirements, but most do not require you to be married.

4. Do I have to own a home?

No. You just have to have a stable living environment.

5. How long does the process to adopt take?

This varies depending on which program you choose. The licensing process usually takes 6-12 months.

6. Won’t bringing troubled kids into our home have a negative effect on our biological kids?

Bringing a new child into your home will impact everyone in the home, but it doesn’t have to be negatively. You get to control the environment in your home and can put any safeguards that are necessary to keep everyone safe.

 
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 RESOURCES

 
 
 
 

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HighRidge Orphan Care would love to partner with you throughout your foster care or adoption process. It can often be challenging and we want to help! If you are going through the process (or plan to start the process soon) and would like for us to partner with you in your journey let us know here: