Adoption and moving out of state at the same time

sarahtoledo

It's a long shot that anyone will have advice for me on this, but we live in Ohio, a mile from the Michigan border, and have been hoping to move to MI for years.  If we start the adoption process in OH, will that cause major problems if we move?  I also wonder if we should just move to MI and then start the process...  but all of my research has been about Ohio...

Is adoption very different between the states?  Is there someplace I can learn more about the different laws, etc.? 

TIA for your help.

Bosanquet

We are going through this right now! We started working with an agency in AZ and we are now certified to adopt. Right when that happened, DH got a new job in NM so we're moving. Our agency is pulling some strings and allowing us to continue working with them. But, if that hadn't worked, I talked with a NM agency and they said that they could use our AZ homestudy and tweek it some so that we did not  have to re-do everything that we have already completed.

So, you can probably start, but I would talk to a few agencies in both locations and make sure you know what you're getting into. You might find a MI agency that you can work with now, and then they'll just have to update your home study if you move....

MayDayGirl

you would def need to check with the agency but we adopted from il and a month later moved to wi. we had to pay an extra grand to a new agency in wi to handle our post placement visits, but we will finalize in il and it hasnt been a problem.

bhead81

The only part that I would think could change was your homestudy.  I know there are differences in safety inspections by state so you may run into something there.  I would recommend talking to your agency to see what they think.