Documents Needed to Complete Application (Domestic Only)

The following documents listed below are needed to complete your application with our office. Many of these documents will have already been obtained by your home study professional. You may need to contact them and request that they attach those documents to your home study, or provide you, or us, with copies. Your home study, medical exam, three letters of reference, and background checks must have been completed within one year of your pending adoption. Otherwise, you must also provide our agency with a home study update, and updated documents listed above. Please note that Colorado law requires that you have a face-to-face meeting for your updated home study, and that your reference letters, medical exam, and criminal background checks also be updated at that time.

We do not need originals of any documents
EXCEPT the home study and update. If you
have any questions, please email us at info@adoptionchoices.org if you have
any questions about the requested documents.

1. Birth Certificates
2. Financial Statement
3. Divorce Decree from previous marriages (if applicable)
4. Home Study (and update if applicable) (two copies with original signatures from your home study professional)
5. HIV, Hep B and Hep C test results
6. Income tax returns for the last three years (first page only)
7. Verification of Employment (letter from employer) and current employment history (where and for how long)
8. Copy of Native American Heritage enrollment (if applicable)
9. Marriage license
10. Verification of medical insurance under which the child will be covered
11. Military discharge if necessary (if applicable)
12. Updated physician reports
13. Three reference letters, with phone numbers for purposes of verifying
14. Copy of Social Security Cards
15. State Bureau of Investigation report, fingerprint check, Sex Offender and Child Abuse Registry, where available
16. Picture profile and “Dear Birthmother Letter” ( three copies)

Useful Documents
Health History Form
Medical Statement 1
Medical Statement 2
Parents Profile at a Glance
Prospective Parent Questionniare
Questions for Birthmothers
Statement Net Worth

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