As part of your initial adoption application and review process, you will receive a home inspection and must provide letters of recommendation from people close to you. The number of letters you need will vary depending on the agency, but the fundamentals of those letters will not. Understanding the basics of adoption recommendation letters is an important place to start as you begin your journey.
What Is The Purpose Of Recommendation Letters?
The letters supplied by those close to you provide the adoption agency and the home evaluator with some insight into who you are as people, as a couple, and potentially as parents. The letters will help the agency decide if you are the ideal candidates to adopt based on their criteria and the perspectives of your friends and loved ones.
Who Do You Ask For Recommendation Letters?
When you are ready to request letters of recommendation, choose your sources carefully. Select people in your life who are established, responsible, and trustworthy, as well as those who have known you long enough and close enough to provide acceptable information.
Opt for people who have been friends with you for at least five years, clergy or church congregation members who know you personally, neighbors, colleagues, and anyone else in your life that you have known for years and can attest to your character and ability to raise a child.
Depending on the agency you work with, you might be asked to provide recommendations only from those you are not related to. Other agencies want at least one letter from a relative as well as other letters from friends, colleagues, and others.
What Should Your Recommendation Letter Include?
Any time you request recommendation letters for your adoption application, take time to discuss the content that you need so that the individuals preparing those letters know what to expect. The letter should detail how you know them and when you met them. A general guideline of the year is usually enough, but narrow it down more whenever possible. The letter should also discuss how well you know each other, what their perception is of you, and any information they can offer for insight into your character.
In addition, the letter should include information about why the individual believes that you would be a good choice to raise an adopted child with any additional insight as to why they feel that way. The more information provided, the easier it is for the agency to make a decision. Not only that but stress the importance that they should avoid any false statements or exaggerations because those could reflect poorly during the review.
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