| LUTHERAN
SOCIAL SERVICES OF MINNESOTA 2414 Park Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55404 phone: 612-879-5230 fax: 612-871-0354 adoption@lssmn.org | |
| Adoption study criteria | 1 to 3 months until approval |
| $1000-$4000 (sliding scale) adoption study | |
| Will provide adoption study for MN resident adopting out-of-state | |
| Will review adoption study from another agency/fee | |
| Adoptive parent is entitled to keep adoption study(summary) | |
| Fees | $50 registration, $800 application (sliding scale), $1000-4000 AS (sliding scale), $1000 post-placement (sliding scale), $2300 program, $4000 BP counseling |
| Restrictions | Adoptive parents under 45/50 |
| Foster care–fees | Most placements directly from hospital, if foster care used, $500 fee. |
| Degree of openness | Up to birth parents and adoptive parents, pictures, letters, and occasional meetings |
| Programs available | Birth parent, International, Special Needs. |
| Reclaims | 2 |
| Religion | No preference |
| Placement detail | 19 designated, 23 from book |
| Adoptive parent profile review with birth parent | Yes-birth parents can choose from all profiles |
| Out-of-state adoption | If designated by birth parents, International |
| Program procedure | Information meeting, registration, application, education/training group, AS, Profile, BP meeting, placement |
| Length of wait | 1 - 36 months, average of 12 months |
