DOMESTIC PROGRAM (INTER-STATE)

The Domestic Program (Inter-state) offers couples and individuals a sound option to open a few more doors regarding adoption. The Maine Children's Home provides all of the same services as in the Infant Program (In State) except another agency out of state serves as the child-placing agency. In other words, the infant or child is from another state in which that out of state agency provides counseling for the birth parents as well as manages the placement of the child with the prospective adoptive couple. Following placement, the Maine Children's Home continues to provide post placement supervision, finalization services, and post adoption services.

We will only work with licensed adoption agencies from other states and we help adopitve applicant with Interstate Compact guidelines necessary for any adoption between two states.

The majority of the babies and young children adopted through this program are of mixed cultural and racial heritage. Applicants are required to participate in educational sessions on transracial parenting and are encouraged to communicate with other transracial families.

The Domestic Program (Inter-state) adoption process through the Maine Children's Home consists of the following steps:

• Orientation to the agency's services
• Pre-Application Interview
  
• Application to the adoption program
  
• Educational Study Group participation
  
• Written Home Study and Home Study Updates as needed
  
• Pre-Placement Coordination/Networking with out of state agencies
  
• Interstate Compact Services
  
• Post-Placement Supervision
  
• Finalization of the adoption is generally six months after placement
  
• Post Adoption Services
  

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