About Post-Adoption

Every stage of the adoption process is important. Obviously one of the high points comes when you first get to hold your child. Nothing compares. Then coming home, settling in to a new life, and thankful that all the adoption paperwork is behind you. Right?

Well... almost. Actually, the post-adoption process is a critically important stage of your adoption. And Christian World Adoption is still here to help you. Post-adoption reports (PARs) are required by every adoptive sending country. Foreign governments can, and have, closed adoption to future and waiting families if PARs are not submitted. Previous adoptive families have paved the way for your adoption by providing their PARs. This is now your opportunity to pay-it-forward for future adoptive families. Post-adoption reports also demonstrate how well your child is adjusting to your family.

Below are some of the tasks you will face after you return home with your child. This list may vary depending upon the country you adopt from, and the type of visa your child is issued.

• Preserving Important Documents
  
• Preparing Post-Adoption Reports (PARs)
  
• Filing for the Adoption Tax Credit
  
• Securing Your Child's Certificate of U.S. Citizenship
  
• Applying for a Social Security Card
  
• Applying for a U.S. Passport
  
• Knowing the Re-adoption Process
  
• Return of Original Visa Packet (G-884)
  

We're pleased to say that Christian World Adoption's past adoptive parents have an excellent track record of submitting PARs on time and in order. And because CWA has a thorough knowledge of what each adoptive country requires, you can count on us to help walk you through the post-adoption stage with confidence.

What is Re-adoption?

Re-adoption is the legal process where a U.S. court of law reviews the foreign adoption and issues a new order of adoption. The family is then able to obtain a birth certificate from that state’s department of vital records.

The Joint Council on International Children’s Services (JCICS) recommends re-adoption for a few reasons: (1) U.S. adoption documents are much more easily replaced than foreign ones if they are lost or destroyed; (2) re-adoption documents are more readily accepted by schools and other organizations requiring very specific identification; (3) re-adoption may make it easier for families to change their children’s foreign names and to obtain state birth certificates for them. Moreover, some attorneys maintain that re-adoption could help to protect a child’s inheritance rights.

For further information, please contact CWA’s Re-adoption / Post-adoption Department. We can assist our families in preparing and completing the many documents required for re-adoption in North Carolina or Domestication of a Foreign Adoption in South Carolina. CWA parents who have used this service are very appreciative of the cost savings and the efficiency with which their court cases are processed.

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Christian World Adoption is a licensed, 501c3 non-profit international adoption agency. CWA is Hague accredited through the Council On Accreditation, which qualifies CWA to place adoptable children from other Hague Treaty adoptive countries. CWA offers free, monthly international adoption webinars and home study services. CWA's friendly and professional staff provide a full range of international adoption services. Contact our international adoption agency today for free adoption information online, which includes current adoption program expense estimates, fees, parent eligibility, travel requirements, and much more.

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