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Process and what's involved in your home study

• Contact Utah Home Study to schedule a home study appointment
• To start with, the following information must be gathered and documentation provided as applicable
• Personal and family background-including upbringing, siblings, key events, and what was learned from them
• Significant people in the lives of the applicants
• Marriage and family relationships
• Motivation to adopt (see article)
• Expectations for the child
• Feelings about infertility (if this is an issue) (see article)
• Parenting and integration of the child into the family (see article)
• Family environment
• Physical and health history and recent physical exams of the applicants
• Education and employment 
• Finances including insurance coverage and child care plans if needed
• Religious affiliation 
• Criminal Background investigation for each applicant 
• Child abuse and neglect investigation for each applicant (form)
• References
• Summary and social worker's recommendation.
• Following the visits your Home Study report will be completed, notarized and two copies will be sent to you
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