Information Packet

Information

• How To Adopt
• Adoption Information
Packet
• Foster Care/Foster to
Adopt
• Definitions
• FAQ's
• Agencies/Counties
• Adoption Assistance
• Fact Sheets
• Adoption Legislation
• Media

Download Adoption Information: The following documents are provided by the Minnesota Department of Human Services and are in Adobe PDF format, which requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Answers To Your Questions About Adoption
Completing An Adoption in Minnesota
Paths to Permanency: Information for Minnesota’s Foster Families

Other helpful links:

Adoption Process

Orientation & Trainings Schedule

FAQ's

Will a Criminal Record Disqualify me from adopting?

Minnesota Adoption Fact Sheets

Adoption: Finding families for Minnesota's waiting children (PDF) (October 2012)

Adoption information, support, training and referral for families (PDF) (October 2012)

Public Private Adoption Initiative: Working together to help families (PDF)

Concurrent Permanency Planning: Reducing time in foster care (PDF) (October 2012)

Agency Listings
County Agencies
Private Agencies

updated January 2013