Eligibility Requirements for Colorado Home Studies
Nightlight® Christian Adoptions Colorado adoption home study services is licensed by the Colorado Department of Human Services to select suitable families for children needing adoption. The selection of adoptive parents is based on their eligibility to meet state and agency requirements, their capacity for adoptive parenthood, and the availability of children whose needs they can meet.
RESIDENCE
RELIGION
HEALTH
AGE
MARRIAGE
SINGLE
Singles may adopt, depending on the adoption program, but single males can adopt only child of the same gender.
FINANCES
HOME STUDY SERVICES GETTING STARTED CHECKLIST
We would love to see you at one of our free information seminars! These seminars are an excellent way to have your preliminary questions answered, get to know the Nightlight staff and meet other families beginning the adoption process. Seminars are held every 2-3 months. Visit our Adoption Seminars Page or call the office for more information and to RSVP for an upcoming seminar. You can also call to speak with one of our experienced staff members to get more information about any of our adoption programs or about our home study process.
How do we get started?
- Complete the online application Home Study Application.
- After we review and accept the application, we will send you the list of initial application documents. The $1,000 Home Study Phase I payment is due with these documents. Please note that the approval of an application does not guarantee final approval of the home study.
- Once the initial application documents and the Home Study Phase I payment are received, the home study checklist, which contains the necessary paperwork for completing the required home study documents, will be sent to you.
- Once we receive all of the home study paperwork and the $1,500 Home Study Phase II payment, we will assign you a home study social worker. The social worker will conduct a minimum of three interviews with you and write the home study report. The average time frame for a family to complete the home study documents is two to four months. Adoption education training must also be completed during this time. After the social worker is assigned, the average time frame for completing the interviews and written home study report is six to eight weeks.
If you have any questions, please contact Hilary Embrey, Home Study Coordinator, by phone at (970) 663-6799 or by email at [email protected].