A Adoption Advocates of Georgia, Inc. is a licensed, non-profit Child Placing Agency in the state of Georgia. Our professional staff of adoption caseworkers has over 35 years of combined experience working in every aspect of adoptions. Our mission statement centers around providing affordable adoption services, combined with efficiency and invaluable knowledge and experience about international and domestic adoptive home studies and post-placement requirements. We also provide home study services for clients pursuing Embryo adoption.
We look forward to working with you to
realize your dream of becoming parents! For questions about our Agency
or the home study process, please contact either Whitney O'Connell,
Executive Director, (770) 853-9591, or Ashley A. Byers, Director of
Adoption Programs, (770) 778-2751.
In addition to working with adoptive families throughout metro-Atlanta, we have adoption caseworkers in North Georgia, Middle Georgia, South and Coastal Georgia.
Each of our social workers has extensive experience working with families who have adopted from:
The United States, Haiti, Jamaica, Nigeria, Ethiopia, The Congo, Uganda, Liberia, India, Nepal, Somalia, Ghana, Malawi, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea, China, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Guatemala, Brazil, and Mexico.
A Adoption Advocates of Georgia's fee for a domestic or international adoption home study is $900. We also work with Hague countries at no additional cost to our clients.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Three visits are required, with one visit in your home. Clients are required to complete paperwork and provide documentation for the home study process. (Please click on the Additional Forms tab) During the home study process, your caseworker will discuss
issues such as your personal history, education, marriage (if applicable), and
parenting skills. You will also be required to show that you are
physically and financially able to parent a child or children.
To begin the home study process, please go to the Home Study Application tab, complete the Home Study Application, and mail or fax to:
A Adoption Advocates of Georgia, Inc.
7199 Dunhill Terrace, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
FAX: (770) 783-1000
We will contact you within 24 hours of
receiving your application to begin the home study process.