Adopt a New York Waiting Child

Download the
"How To Adopt
A New York
Waiting Child" pdf.

• Is adoption the option for you?
• Who are New York's children awaiting adoption?
• Who are the families who adopt?
• The Adoption Process
• Foster parents as adoptive parents
• Maintaining connections
• Costs
• Adoption subsidies
• Additional Information
• International adoptions
• Interstate adoptive placements
  
• Medical records
• Regulations and fair hearings
• The Next Step
• Other Adoption Resources

For more information, contact the New York State Adoption Service at
1-800-345-KIDS (5437)

Or email us at: adopme@dfa.state.ny.us