https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 21:07:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-possible-to-move-while-you-are-in-the-middle-of-the-adoption-process#post-509298 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:45:17 +0000 Mrs. Train 509298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just talk to the agency about your home study too because your home has to be approved, so if you move you might have to redo your homestudy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-possible-to-move-while-you-are-in-the-middle-of-the-adoption-process#post-508486 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:00:40 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 508486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Foster to adopt would be out because you won't be allowed to leave your county if you are fostering.</p> <p>In my state, many people come here just for the adoption process. They fly in for the birth and then stay until ICPC is complete. If the baby was from the state you are moving from and not born until after you move, you would have to go through ICPC and stay back in the PNW until you were cleared to go home. I would tell the agencies you are interviewing that this may be a possibility and have them tell you their particular policies around moves. For example, if we moved during the adoption, we would have had to find a different case worker in our new state for our follow-up visits and the agency would have dictated who that case worker could be. </p> <p>I will say that I think domestic infant adoption might be a little easier for you in the state you want to be in versus the state that you are in (in wait times and hoops to jump through).</p> <p>Another alternative is to look at a large national agency like American Adoptions where you could be matched with a baby from anywhere.</p> <p>If you are interested in my state, I am happy to give you some recommendations. My wait time was really quite short! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-possible-to-move-while-you-are-in-the-middle-of-the-adoption-process#post-508477 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:57:37 +0000 littlek 508477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know someone who was going through the adoption process and had to stop because they were being relocated for work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-possible-to-move-while-you-are-in-the-middle-of-the-adoption-process#post-508461 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:50:11 +0000 Honeybee 508461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think part of this might depend on the type of adoption? Like a public adoption might be impossible since I think you have to reside in the state you're adopting from but maybe internationally it might work out? Maybe Mrs. Jacks can weigh in with her experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-possible-to-move-while-you-are-in-the-middle-of-the-adoption-process#post-507979 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:47:39 +0000 BSB 507979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We want to eventually move back to the east coast. If we could get pregnant, we would simply wait a couple months after the baby was born to move, but now that we have the idea of adopting, I wonder if I should move up my timeline on moving (or maybe I shouldn't).</p> <p>Or does the adoption process depend on stability and moving doesn't exact make things stable. </p> <p>So is it possible to move (out of state) in the middle of the adoption process? Or should we just hang tight and move after the adoption is finalized. </p>