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Become a Foster Care or Adoptive Parent
Adoption
ADOPTION FEE SERVICES
Application – Each time an application is submitted, a fee of $100 is charged for processing. All Adoptive Parents – either in our program or through another agency – must apply once. The fee is charged for any re-application.
Home Study – Every adoptive family in Montana is required to have a special evaluation of their family completed before they can be matched with a child. This evaluation is called a “Home Study”. Our staff is trained and equipped to provide professional Home Studies for all adoptive families.
*Dan Fox Foster Care & Adoption Program adoption - $500
Home Study Fee
*Other agency, National or International adoptions - $1,000
Home Study Fee
If adopting through another agency, we will need to contact your agency prior to beginning your Home Study. In this case, we do not consider ourselves the child placing agency and we do not provide legal services.
Parent Preparation – Our program’s professional adoptive training is mandatory for all our adoptive parents. This training is a 30-hour program presented in various formats.
Matching – We take the completed Home Study, along with a list of children who need to be adopted and work to make the best possible match between a child and the family. This process can take time but is essential in order for the adoption to be successful for both the child and the family. This service is only provided for adoptions through our agency.
Placement – Once a match has been made, we will place a child in your home, in Foster Care, for a period of time prior to the legal finalization of the adoption. During that time a trained social worker will work closely with your family, in your home, to help the process run as smoothly as possible. This service is only provided for adoptions through our agency.
Post-Adoptive Services – Once an adoption of a child is finalized, we will be available to help with any problems and difficulties as they arise. We will teach you how to recognize when you need help and how to find places in our community that provide the services you may need. Families who adopt a child outside our program may purchase postplacement reviews and reports for a fee of $100 per review/report. Your agency may require additional reports.
Other Adoption Services – We will make appropriate and authorized amendments to a Home Study written by our program for an additional fee of $20. We will also provide an annual update for a fee of $100. For families wishing to be considered for adoption of children outside of our program, there is an additional charge of $20 for every request to pursue consideration of a particular child.
Helena - (406) 443-4730 * Missoula - (406) 721-2754 * Polson - (406) 883-4370
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