Additional Information

Description of JFS Adoption Services

Types of adoptions in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Adoption Regulations

For Birth Parents

JFS information for birth parents

JFS birth parents’ rights

For Prospective Adoptive Parents

JFS criterial for selection of adoptive parents

JFS policy on updated, limited and full home studies

JFS adoptive parents’ rights

JFS application for adoption services

JFS fee structure for adoptions

Useful Web Links

ODS Adoption Community of NE, for anyone touched by adoption

American Academy of Adoption Attorneys

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC), comprehensive information on domestic and international adoption

Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange www.mareinc.org

North American Council on Adoptable Children, the umbrella organization for foster and adoption professionals and families in North America

Mass Department of Early Education and Care