Adoption Requirements

To become an adoptive parent there are a few basic requirements that you need to meet:

• The requirements to adopt a child are the same as a resource parent.
• You do not have to be married to adopt. Applicants may be single, married, partnered, divorced, widowed or legally separated.
• Home ownership is not necessary.
• There are no set income requirements – adoptive applicants need to show they can meet their family’s basic needs.
  • The adoptive applicant and the child/youth  do not have to be the same race, color or of the same national origin.
• Your home must be safe, clean and have sufficient space to accommodate children and youth’s needs.
• You must attend an orientation meeting and all training sessions.
• You must satisfactorily complete a Family Home Study (SAFE).
• You must comply with all adoption  Title XXII State of California, Los Angeles County and NALCS regulations.
• All members of the household, as well as those caring for the child or children, must pass a criminal record clearance.
• Nuevo Amanecer Latino does not discriminate in the basis of sex, age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity.