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The Importance of an Adoption Home Study By Lily Spertus The adoption process requires several steps for potential adoptive parents to ensure they can provide a supportive home for a child. One of these steps is a home study. The importance of an adoption home study is numerous. All states require that families applying to adopt complete a home study. A home study involves an adoption professional coming to your home to observe the environment a child would grow up in. This is not meant to “judge” adoptive families, but rather assess their preparedness to take in an adoptive child and give them the stable, loving home every child deserves. A home study can also provide you with insight into any areas that might need some improvement or attention to…