UTAH GUIDE TO ADOPTING CHILDREN
WHO LIVE IN FOSTER CARE
A Handbook for Prospective Adoptive Parents
This booklet provides the basic information a person would need to know about adopting a child from Utah's foster care system. This helpful guide walks you through the home study or family evaluation process, to the matching, preplacement activites to finalization and post placement support.

This required training is provided by Utah Foster Care. Please contact them at 877-505-5437 to learn about class schedules and locations. You can also find more information on the foundation at http://utahfostercare.org. There is no cost for this class.

The fees for this background check will be reimbursed by the state at the time of finalization.

The application for this process is provided by Utah Foster Care at the completion of your training and is completed through the Department of Licensing. There is no cost for a home study completed through the DOL. More information is provided here regarding the completion of a home study through the Children’s Service Society.

Once your home study is completed, it is taken to a committee at the Division of Child & Family Services to be reviewed and approved. Utah Foster Care will help guide you in this process.

Once your homestudy has been approved, you may make inquiries on the children listed with Raise the Future and be contacted by caseworkers who have more information regarding those children. If an inquiry is made prior to the previous steps, caseworkers are not able to provide further information on any child.

If your family is matched with a child, the placement process can begin. There is an initial transition period, which is different according to each case. This is followed by at least 6 months of the child living in the home before finalization can occur.

The legal fees incurred at the time of finalization will be reimbursed by the state for up to $2,000.00 per child.

UTAH GUIDE TO ADOPTING CHILDREN
WHO LIVE IN FOSTER CARE
A Handbook for Prospective Adoptive Parents
This booklet provides the basic information a person would need to know about adopting a child from Utah's foster care system. This helpful guide walks you through the home study or family evaluation process, to the matching, preplacement activites to finalization and post placement support.