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Private Domestic Adoption Requirements

To complete a Family Profile, the following is required of the family:

  • Autobiographies on the parents

  • Pennsylvania Criminal History and Child Abuse clearances

  • FBI clearances

  • 5 personal references (not from family)

  • Last 3 years of federal tax returns (top page of 1040 form)

  • Current pay stubs

  • Medical clearances from a physician (parent is free of communicable disease and has no medical contraindication preventing adoption)

  • Well water results (if needed)

  • First Aid/CPR certification

  • Pet Vaccinations

  • On-site home review to ensure compliance with the adoption regulations