Adoption Services | Hope Adoptions & Consulting

About my services

Your home study, handled with care.

With years of experience, I'm a certified adoption agency offering home study and post-placement services to families across Northern Wyoming. I strive to offer these services in a professional, affordable, and timely manner.

Beginning the adoption journey can be both exciting and scary, and I look forward to walking through this with you — answering your questions, meeting you where you are, and keeping the process moving.

What I offer

Two services, one steady guide.

01 Home Study

The home study is the formal written assessment your adoption will be built on. I'll meet with you (in your home and over a few conversations), walk through background checks and paperwork, and write a report that gives the court — and the birth family or agency — a clear, honest picture of the family you are.

It's less an inspection than a conversation. My job is to make sure the report is accurate, complete, and on time.

02 Post-Placement Services

After a child is placed with your family, Wyoming requires supervised post-placement visits before the adoption can be finalized — typically over a six-month window. I'll conduct the visits, write the reports the court needs, and be a steady presence through a sweet and tender season.

I can also provide post-placement services for families whose home studies were done elsewhere.

New to adoption?

A plain-English overview.

If you're just starting to explore adoption, the paperwork and terminology can feel overwhelming. Here's a short primer on how adoption works in Wyoming so you can take the next step with a little more confidence.

Who can adopt in Wyoming

To adopt in Wyoming, you must be at least 18 years old and have lived in the state for 60 days before filing a petition to adopt. The court must find you competent to adopt, and you must complete a home study. Wyoming allows single adults, married couples, and same-sex couples to adopt.

What a home study is — and isn't

A home study is a written assessment that a licensed adoption professional puts together to answer one question for the court: is this a safe, stable, loving home for a child? It typically includes:

Several interviews (individually and as a couple, if married)
A visit to your home
Background checks for every adult in the household
A look at medical history, finances, and insurance
Five references who have known you for at least two years
A written report submitted with your adoption petition

It's required for every adoption in Wyoming — agency, private, interstate, or international.

The adoption journey, in four stages

Every adoption is a little different, but most walk through these four stages:

Home study. Your written assessment is completed and approved.
Match & placement. You're matched with a child — through an agency, attorney, state foster system, or international program — and a child is placed in your home.
Post-placement supervision. Generally six months of required visits and reports to show the court the placement is going well.
Finalization. A hearing at your local courthouse where a judge reviews the file and issues the decree of adoption. You will typically work with an attorney for this step.

Kinds of adoption Wyoming recognizes

Families come to adoption through many different paths. Common types include:

Agency adoption — working through a licensed adoption agency.
Independent (private) adoption — arranged directly between adoptive and birth families, typically with an attorney.
Stepparent adoption — a spouse adopting their partner's child; often a streamlined process.
Relative (kinship) adoption — grandparents, aunts, uncles, or others adopting a family member.
Foster-to-adopt — adopting a child placed in your foster care.
Interstate adoption — when the child and adoptive family live in different states (requires ICPC approval).
International adoption — adopting a child from outside the U.S.; requires additional federal steps.

A quick note: I'm a certified home study provider, not an attorney. The information above is a general overview to help you get oriented — not legal advice.

Frequently asked

Adoption services FAQs.

Are you a certified agency?

Yes. Hope Adoptions & Consulting LLC is certified by the State of Wyoming as a home study adoption agency.

Will you travel to do a home study?

I'm based in Sheridan, WY, but I'll travel to areas outside of Sheridan to complete home studies and post-placement reports as my schedule allows.

What are the costs of home study / post-placement services?

Please reach out and I'll send you my current cost list.

Ready when you are

Have a question? Start the conversation.

Whether you're already in process or just exploring, reach out — I'll answer your questions personally, usually the same day.

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Walking with you, start to finish.