What kinds of factors are considered by an adoption agency?

What kinds of factors are considered by an adoption agency?

There are no fixed requirements from an adoption agency for adoptive parents, but in general, the agencies will look at your marital status, if it's relevant. Sometimes it's important to an agency to know how long you've been married. Some agencies will look at tobacco and/or alcohol abuse, a prospective adoptive may have a history of that, because of the impact it may have on an adoptive child. Some agencies will look at why you're adopting. For instance, they'll want to know whether it is because of fertility issues, or what your other desires are. Some agencies will give preference to couples who have had fertility problems, some will not. Again, it just depends on the agency itself. All agencies will want to determine that you are financially stable, and have the economic wherewithal to take care of a child. All adoption agencies look at your overall health to make sure that you're able to care for and meet the demands of the child that they'll be placing in your home. And all agencies will conduct a criminal background check, primarily to make sure that there's not a history of child abuse and felonies.