Lurker question - moving

Flamingo86

Hi, you might remember me. I post here and there but mostly lurk. We are still unsure of whether or not we are going to pursue adoption (will probably have a better idea in the next few months), but I have a question that has been on my mind.

We are currently renting an apartment that we have lived in for just over 2 years while saving for a house. We are now hoping to purchase a home in the next year or so. If we do move forward with adoption how will moving affect it? If we were to get a homestudy approved at our current place, what would we have to do once we moved into the new house? I'm assuming that we would have to have it inspected, etc. but not sure what that would look like. We are stable in our jobs, finances, etc. and are not planning any other changes besides purchasing a home.

Maybe I am getting ahead of myself, but these are the things I wonder about. Has anyone else had experience with this? Thanks in advance for helping with the newbie questions!

 

Dr.Loretta

When you move, you'll need to get your homestudy updated. The details likely vary from agency to agency. But it will basically be a walk through of the new place to make sure it's still safe and workable for a child.

GL!

fledgegrl1

Dr.Loretta:

When you move, you'll need to get your homestudy updated. The details likely vary from agency to agency. But it will basically be a walk through of the new place to make sure it's still safe and workable for a child.

GL!

This exactly what we were told by our home study social worker. Assuming you aren't moving to a different state, you'll likely just need a walk through of the new place. GL!

 

Flamingo86

fledgegrl1:

Dr.Loretta:

When you move, you'll need to get your homestudy updated. The details likely vary from agency to agency. But it will basically be a walk through of the new place to make sure it's still safe and workable for a child.

GL!

This exactly what we were told by our home study social worker. Assuming you aren't moving to a different state, you'll likely just need a walk through of the new place. GL!

 Thank you! We aren't moving to a different state. Most likely just 20-30 minutes from where we currently live.

lizlemon2

Yes, they will just need to "see" the new place.  They won't have to do the whole homestudy over.

MagickalNarwhal

We had to make a profile book, and ours included lots of pics of our home and neighborhood. If we had planned a move, I might have been mindful that our book was easy to update as well. But yeah, as PPs said, it should be pretty easy. Good luck!

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Panderp

I think you got the answers you're looking for, but I just wanted to say- Good luck, Flamingo!