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This general 20 step porcedure, basic to all adoptions, allows for time and money management. Each step will have a time and finacial cost. Mission of T.E.A.R.S. divides the 20 steps into 4 phases each containing 5 steps. This simple overview allows a quick and efficient summarization of where you are in your adoption. It also helps to organize the begining of an adoption.
Phase I: File and Family Preparation (first 5 steps) 1. Application and Interview 2. Homestudy (Find Adoption Practitioner) 3. Community & Social Services (Provincial Approval) 4. Immigration (CIC Sponsorship file) 5. Document Accumulation (see Document Checklist) Phase II: File Preparation pre-forwarding (second 5 steps) 6. Ensure Your Travel Documents (i.e. Passport) are in order 7. Lawyer -- Notarization (Visit Lawyer) 8. External Affairs (Ottawa) 9. Authentication at Consulate 10. Review of File 11. File Forwarding 13. Travel to Country (timing of this step differs for each country - Some require 2 trips) 14. Child Proposal 15. Immigration Medical for Child Phase IV: Court Adoption Proceeding Finalized and return home (last 5 steps) 16. Official Adoption 18. Post-Adoption Support Service through Social Worker 19. Post Adoptive Requirements (comfort or post adoptive reports) |
