When you're a pregnant woman considering adoption — or a hopeful adoptive parent — it’s likely that you have some questions about adoption in Sioux City. The internet has no shortage of adoption information, but it can be hard to find information and services specific to your area. With this in mind, then, we’ve compiled a guide to all of the resources you’ll need to complete a Sioux City adoption.

If you're ready to talk to an adoption specialist about adoption in Iowa, reach out to us through our free online form.

Sioux City Adoption Agencies

As a national, full-service adoption agency, American Adoptions is qualified to meet all of your Sioux City adoption needs — from counseling pregnant women to finding adoption opportunities to providing post-placement support. We're a licensed agency, which means our services and staff are reviewed annually by government officials. For more than 25 years, we've guided adoptive parents and birth parents through the Iowa adoption process — and we'd be happy to do the same for you.

But why work with American Adoptions? Because we can provide these invaluable services:

• 24/7 counseling and support for expectant mothers considering adoption
• Financial support for prospective birth parents
• Financial protection for adoptive parents in case of an adoption disruption
• Open adoption education and support
• Post-placement counseling and support, including a birth parent scholarship
• And more

Want to learn more about our agency? Call our specialists at 1-800-ADOPTION or request free information online about our agency's Sioux City adoption process.

Sioux City Home Study Providers

Before a family can adopt a child in Iowa, they must undergo an adoption home study. This is essentially an overview of a family’s readiness to adopt and includes three stages: background checks, a home inspection, and interviews with each family member living in the home.

As a licensed home study provider in Iowa, American Adoptions has streamlined the home study process so that you can complete your home study with us faster and more efficiently than any other agency. Follow this link to begin your home study and to learn more about the services we offer.

Sioux City Adoption Attorneys

Everyone in an adoption situation needs an adoption attorney to ensure that everyone’s legal interests are represented. If you work with American Adoptions, you’ll be provided with a trusted adoption attorney. If not, you can begin by contacting:

• Vriezelaar, Tiggs, Edgington, Bottaro, Boden and Ross

• Hope Law Firm

• Brian E. Buckmeier

• Hughes Law Office

Sioux City Foster Care Professionals

American Adoptions is a private adoption agency and, as such, isn’t involved with foster care in Iowa. However, if you think you might be interested in foster parenting or adopting an older child from foster care in Sioux City, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the following professionals:

• Lutheran Services in Iowa

• Children’s Square USA

Sioux City International Adoption Agencies

American Adoptions is a domestic adoption agency that works only within the United States, but if you’re a Sioux City citizen interested in adopting from another country, either of the following agencies can help you do so:

• Bethany Christian Services

• Holt International

Sioux City Hospitals

When you're a pregnant woman thinking about adoption, your birthing plan will be a little more detailed than most. Your adoption specialist will help you to consider additional details about your hospital stay: Who do you want to be in the room with you? Who should hold the baby first? Do you want time alone with your child?

You'll also get to decide where you receive prenatal care and deliver your child. Consider these local hospitals for your labor and delivery (and for when the adoptive parents meet you in the hospital):

• Mercy Sioux City Family Birth Center

• The Birth Center at UnityPoint Health

Sioux City Courts

Before an adoption is complete, a judge must issue a final decree of adoption, which verifies that an adoption has been legally and ethically performed and is in the child’s best interests. In Sioux City, this will take place in either the Woodbury County or the Plymouth County courthouse.

Sioux City Tourist Attractions

If you travel from outside of Iowa to adopt in Sioux City, you may be required to stick around for a few days as interstate regulations are met. If this is the case, don’t hesitate to get out and enjoy some of Sioux City’s attractions!

• Sioux City Public Museum

• The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center

• Launch Pad Children’s Museum

• The Railroad Museum

For more information about adoption in Sioux City with our agency, please contact American Adoptions at 1-800-ADOPTION.

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