If you are a DHR-approved adoptive family residing in Alabama, DHR does require 6 months to determine whether or not you may be a good resource for waiting Alabama child/children prior to releasing your home study to an out of state agency. This is because adopting through DHR is essentially of no cost to you and they have invested a lot in your family in hopes that you may be the forever family that an Alabama child has been waiting for.
If you do locate a child in the custody of another state’s child welfare agency, you should ask that state to send a written request to the state office of adoption, for a courtesy copy of the approved home study. The office of adoption will also need written permission from the potential adoptive family to release the study. There is a $300 fee for each request to send a study to an out of state private agency. There is no fee for studies sent to other state child welfare agencies.
Credit: State of Alabama Adoption Info Packet FAQ
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