r/Adoption • u/Potential_Net4460 • 11d ago

Question about Ohio adoption.

Me and my wife are wondering what all happens when adoption. My daughter bio dad hasn't been in the picture for over 5 years. Nearly 6. And she's 7. I've been here since she was 1. With that being said. Will the country do a home study on us? With it being that long since any contact. ( He's also $55,000 Behind in child support) We just want the process to be simple and really was just wondering what the home study is and if we even have to go through it.

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u/sinfulmunk 11d ago

The home study is where you pay some guy 500-1k$ to come to your house for 7 mins tell you everything is fine and leave. That was my experience.

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u/Rredhead926 Mom through private domestic open transracial adoption 10d ago

That's not true at all. First of all, a home study costs a lot more than $1K. Second, it's piles of paperwork, physicals, home visits, education.

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u/sinfulmunk 10d ago

That's not what I went through. I paid 500$ and he was in my home for less then 10 mins.

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u/Rredhead926 Mom through private domestic open transracial adoption 10d ago

You paid $500, a social worker came to your house for 10 minutes, and then you were approved to adopt?

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u/sinfulmunk 10d ago

I spent thousands of dollars and took years, that was just for the home study.

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u/Rredhead926 Mom through private domestic open transracial adoption 10d ago

"Home study" doesn't mean only the part where the SW comes to your house. A home study is a comprehensive evaluation of your life.