For Home Study
Local background check for each parent..........notarized
Medical reports for each parent.....................notarized
Employement letters for each parent..............notarized
Financial statement.....................................notarized
Birth and Marriage certificates of parents........notarized
Divorce Decree (if applicable)........................notarized
State Background Check
Guardianship letter
Most recent tax return
Three letters of reference (one can be family member)
*For Florida, we also have to attach a Notary Statement if one was not present on our documents.
This is just a statement from the Notary which of course is notarized too.
For Adoption Agency
Birth Cerificates................notarized, certified, authenticated
Home Study.....................notarized, certified, authenticated
Marriage Certificate..........n, c, a
Medical Reports...............n, c, a
Employment Letters..........n, c, a
Financial Statement..........n, c, a
Police Reports..................n, c, a
Application Letter.............n, c, a
I-171H (BCIS approval)......n, c, a