Adopting Through the Office of Children's Services Resource Center

HANDOUTS

PowerPoint - for notes

Handout 1 – Beginning Steps

Handout 2 – Difference Between Adoption and Guardianship

Handout 3 – Steps for Preparing a Child for Adoption

Handout 4 – Adoption Subsidies Information

Handout 5 - Frequently Asked Questions about Subsidies

Handout 6 - Final Steps as You Move Toward Finalization

Additional Resources

• Call your local ACRF office for a list of adoption attorneys in your region and to find out who your ACRF Adoption Support Specialist is.
• Consider listening to the ACRF teleconference viewing The Legal Details of Finalization.