This guidance addresses New Yorkers seeking to adopt a child in New York or the placement of a child for adoption by either a local department of social services (LDSS) (for children in foster care) or a New York-approved voluntary authorized adoption agency (VA) (for a child who may or may not be in foster care).
http://ocfs.ny.gov/adopt/default.asp
Take a look at The Adoption Album — Our Children, Our Families to learn about New York State children awaiting. adoption.. It is available on our website at http://ocfs.ny.gov/adopt.
http://ocfs.ny.gov/adopt/adopt_faq.asp
There are many required steps in the adoption process, and many of these steps can take several months. Here are the basic steps to adopt a child in New York State. Staff at the agency will help you with these steps: 1. Attend an orientation session and choose an adoption agency. 2.
http://ocfs.ny.gov/adopt/adopt_faq.asp
If you are considering adoption and wish to learn about available children in New York State, the adoption process, subsidies, and resources, please visit the New York State Adoption Service to learn How to Adopt a New York Waiting Child.
http://ocfs.ny.gov/adopt/adopt_faq.asp
Private placement adoptions are where the child has not been placed for adoption by a LDSS or a VA (so, the child being adopted is not in foster care). The placements are arranged between the birth parent(s) and the adoptive parent(s). There are pre-placement certification requirements for the adoptive parent(s). Except for involvement of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) does not oversee private adoptions.
http://ocfs.ny.gov/adopt/default.asp
1 Non-identifying Information: If you are adopted or if you are the biological sibling of an adopted person, you can get non-identifying information about your birth parents even if they do not register with the Adoption Registry or consent to sharing.
http://ocfs.ny.gov/adopt/adopt_faq.asp
Children of all ages are waiting to be adopted. New York State Adoption Service (NYSAS) welcomes responsible, caring adults who are ready to share their time, their hearts, and their lives with our waiting children.
http://ocfs.ny.gov/adopt/default.asp
We encourage you to use our website to learn more about the process of adoption in New York State. We trust you will find it an informative and useful guide as you make this most important decision to parent a child. Below, you will find questions about the different types of adoption in New York State.
http://ocfs.ny.gov/adopt/default.asp
Ideally, it is best to request your non-identifying information from the agency that handled your adoption. If you don’t know the adoption agency, it’s possible to obtain your non identifying information from state and county entities. Our OmniTrace blog is brand new.
http://www.omnitrace.com/non-identifying-information/
For now, we are providing you a VERY SPECIAL FREE OFFER — Provide us details about your adoption in a comment to this post and we will post back instructions on how you can obtain your non-id. We’ll likely need, at the very least, the following information: 1  Name of Adoption Agency. 2  Date of Birth.
http://www.omnitrace.com/non-identifying-information/
what is non identifying information adoption in nys
In New York State, If you are adopted or if you are the biological sibling of an adopted person, you can get non-identifying information about your birth parents even if they do not register with the Adoption Registry or consent to sharing.