[Stephanie4444]

Hello there, I'm a single woman adopting for the first time. I've never been through a home study and I'm really nervous.

I have a boyfirend (for about 1.5 yrs) but he doesn't live with me. We care about each other very much but are not making plans for a life together. I've wanted to adopt for awhile and feel that now is the time to begin the process. I want to do this as a single person and hav not asked him (and we're not at a place where either of us would consider) to adopt as a couple.

I'm nervous that the home study person will either bring him into the picture and have him go through the same review process with me. We're not doing this as a couple but I'm not sure how to answer questions about him. I want to be honest but I really don't want to bring him into the picture more than is necessary.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Or know the rules on this type of thing?

Thanks for your help.