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I know there was a post somewhere around her about doing a sort of independent adoption by advertising etc, even when that is not allowed in your state. I had a couple questions and I can't for the life of me recall who had the info on it.

We live in an agency only state. It makes adoption very expensive. As I understood the process it worked like this.

I can find a local social worker to do our home study. As long as the home study complies with whatever state we adopt from, we are fine.

Then I can advertise etc in whatever states allow that. Work with a referral or attny...whatever...as long as the state the situation is in allows it.

Match etc. Find an attny (if I advertise) in that state, and complete the rest of the adoption.

have our local social worker provide updates and post placement to whatever state the adoption all took place in.

Never involve my own state by also finalizing in the state the situation was in.


Does this sound right? Has anyone done this? Advertised or worked with an attny to find situations even though they are from a state that doesn't allow it?

Thanks!