Good question!
We didn't really know either!
Webster defines it as
: a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
So true!
This document (or
(minus the pictures of course (those come later) and would make it a more fun read!)
For those of you out there who are detailed orientated like I am, let me give you a quick thumbnail list of what is involved:
1.
Certificate of
Documentation (notarized)
– basically a cover letter!
2.
Assumption of
Responsibility
3.
Primary Agency
License
4.
Home Study
Agency License/Authority
5.
State Approval
Letter
6.
Agency Cover
Letter
7.
Adoption Home
Study
8.
Letters of
Reference (2)
9.
Financial
Statement (involved form! -
notarized)
10.
Federal Income
Tax Statement
11.
Statement from
your Financial Institution(s)
12.
Employment
Verification Letter(s)
13.
Certified
Copies of Birth Certificates
14.
Certified Copy
of Marriage Certificate
15.
Health
Statements (1 for each family member-which
require physicals)
16.
Photocopies of
Passports (which were current –
thankfully!)
17.
DSDW Application
for Child Adoption (involved
form)
-
to be added after Authentication –
18.
Passport Photos
19.
Child Opinion
Form
20.
Family Photos (6-10 in collage format)
21.
Agreement to
complete Adoption
22.
Photocopies of
Criminal Background Checks and Child Abuse Clearances
(which required running these checks!)
