Criminal Clearance Reports
"In the state of Indiana, a comprehensive home-study assessment is required for individuals planning to adopt. However, a home study assessment may be waived by the court in grandparent and stepparent adoption cases. If the home study assessment is waived, the adoptive applicants are still required to submit to criminal clearance checks to be completed by a licensed child-placing agency (LCPA) in accordance with Indiana Code 31-9-2-22.5.
Childplace provides this service to families throughout the state of Indiana. Adoptive applicants must submit to the following criminal checks: FBI Fingerprinting, State Police, Local Law Enforcement, Child Abuse/Neglect Registry, and National Sex Offender Registry checks. These criminal checks must be completed for every state of residence in the past five years. Upon completion of each criminal check, Childplace will submit a report summarizing the results to the attorney representing the adoptive applicants.
Private Adoption Home Study Assessments
Childplace, Inc. is a licensed child-placing agency (LCPA) in the states of Indiana and Kentucky. We provide home study assessments to families in the Southern Indiana and Metro-Louisville area who are seeking placement services through another adoption agency. We also provide home study assessments to those pursuing an independent adoption through the assistance of an attorney.
Childplace utilizes the Structured Analysis Family Evaluation model (SAFE). This process typically includes 3-5 visits to the home over the course of 3-4 months. A home safety inspection, as well as the following criminal checks will be completed: FBI Fingerprinting, State Police, Local Law Enforcement, Child Abuse/Neglect Registry, and National Sex Offender Registry checks. Our staff is specifically trained to provide adoption-specific education to prospective parents and to ensure that their home and family would provide a safe and nurturing environment for a child.