Adoption Services
What is a Home Study?
A home study is the document which describes you and concludes that you meet all of the criteria of your state, federal and international laws, and therefore approves you to adopt a child.
This home study must be prepared by an authorized Adoption Service Provider in your state of residence unless you live outside of the United States.
For residents of Georgia, Illien Adoptions International, Inc., provides home study services and post-placement / post-adoption supervision and reporting. Illien's home study fees are $2,000 and fees for post-placement / post-adoption reporting are $300 per report.
For Residents of Other States:
If prospective adoptive parents are adopting through one of Illien's adoption programs, we can assist you to identify a Home Study Provider in your state of residence and will enter into a cooperative agreement with the authorized Adoption Service Provider who you select. Illien Adoptions International, Inc. will only accept home studies from licensed adoption agencies; not licensed individuals.
For US Citizens Living Abroad (Civilian and Military Families):
For Prospective Adoptive Parents where one or both are US Citizens living outside of the United States, Illien Adoptions International, Inc. can offer a full range of home study services, including adoptive parent education, adoption counseling, home study reports, and post-adoption and post-placement supervision and reports which meet the requirements of USCIS, the Hague Convention, the adopted child's country of origin and the US Citizens' country of residence. Please click here to learn more about this service
Located in Europe?
Home Study Services are a phone call away through our affiliation with USAdopt.
Christine Deering, owner and founder of USAdopt, is permanently based in England and travels widely to provide Adoption Social Work Services to US Civilian and Military families.
Christine is an International Adoption Social Worker who received her Master of Social Work degree from Arizona State University. She is licensed in the District of Columbia, USA and also holds the National Assocation of Social Workers (NASW) Advanced Diploma in Social Work. She also practices Social Work in England (GSCC Registered), and in Ireland (NSWQB Registered). Christine has specialized in Training and Assessment, for which she has additional qualifications, and has taught and supervised trainees in areas of Social Work, Medicine, Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Counseling.