Common use of Home Study Clause in Contracts

Home Study. Small World agrees to provide an adoption home study assessment and post placement supervision and/or post adoption reporting as outlined in the information packet and in full accordance with the laws of the state or country in which family resides provided that it is a state or country in which Small World is licensed or permitted to perform such services or has contractual agreements with licensed home study providers, in accordance with licensing regulations, USCIS and or Small World’s policy and procedure manual. If Small World conducts the home study assessment, 2 signed, notarized originals will be sent to family at the address they provide. One is for family’s submission to USCIS with their application to adopt a child from a foreign country and bring that child to the USA as a US citizen, and one is for family’s personal file. Additional signed, notarized originals of the home study assessment may be purchased from Small World at a nominal fee as listed on the Fee schedule current at the time requested. During the course of the home study, it is required that the family have proof of no negative reports on child abuse registries from any country or state/ province where family has lived since their 18th birthday in Hague Adoptions and for the previous 5 years in non-Hague adoptions. Family will be responsible to pay the government fees and costs associated with such child abuse clearances. Family acknowledges that they have been made aware states, provinces, and countries charge vastly different amounts for the clearance reports required and it is their responsibility to provide Small World with the required documentation to process their adoption home study, dossier and all documents required by adoption authorities to process their adoption. Contacts during the adoption journey Small World will not routinely contact family until we receive some information pertinent to your adoption process. Contact may be sporadic due to the nature of the adoption process. However, we request that family contact our office if concerns develop to determine the status of your process. Small World considers family as a partner in our mission to rescue orphans and make them orphans no more. Adoption Services Fee Structure Family agrees to pay Small World for adoption services in accordance with Small World’s fee payment schedule and published fees as of the date of this contract which is in the Fee and Payment Schedule. Family understands that when their file is closed for any reason any subsequent services will be billed at the new rate current at that time. Family agrees to pay all fees for adoption services in full at the time or times that the same become due and payable as set out in the Fee and Payment Schedule. Small World will have no obligation to provide any services that are not paid for in accordance with the fee schedule. Small World does not charge family in advance to cover fees or expenses. All fees are invoiced at the time they are earned and therefore not refundable.

Home Study. Small World agrees to provide an adoption home study assessment and post placement supervision and/or post adoption reporting as outlined in the information packet and in full accordance with the laws of the state or country in which family resides provided that it is a state or country in which Small World is licensed or permitted to perform such services or has contractual agreements with licensed home study providers, in accordance with licensing regulations, USCIS and or Small World’s policy and procedure manual. If Small World conducts the home study assessment, 2 signed, notarized originals will be sent to family at the address they provide. One is for family’s submission to USCIS with their application to adopt a child from a foreign country and bring that child to the USA as a US citizen, and one is for family’s personal file. Additional signed, notarized originals of the home study assessment may be purchased from Small World at a nominal fee as listed on the Fee schedule current at the time requested. During the course of the home study, it is required that the family have proof of no negative reports on child abuse registries from any country or state/ province where family has lived since their 18th birthday in Hague Adoptions and for the previous 5 years in non-Hague adoptions. Family will be responsible to pay the government fees and costs associated with such child abuse clearances. Family acknowledges that they have been made aware states, provinces, and countries charge vastly different amounts for the clearance reports required and it is their responsibility to provide Small World with the required documentation to process their adoption home study, dossier and all documents required by adoption authorities to process their adoption. Contacts during the adoption journey Small World will not routinely contact family until we receive some information pertinent to your adoption process. Contact may be sporadic due to the nature of the adoption process. However, we request that family contact our office if concerns develop to determine the status of your process. Small World considers family as a partner in our mission to rescue orphans and make them orphans no more. Adoption Services Fee Structure Family agrees to pay Small World for adoption services in accordance with Small World’s fee payment schedule and published fees as of the date of this contract which is in the Fee and Payment Schedule. ATTACHMENT “A.” Family understands that when their file is closed for any reason any subsequent services will be billed at the new rate current at that time. Family agrees to pay all fees for adoption services in full at the time or times that the same become due and payable as set out in the Fee fee and Payment Schedulepayment schedule ATTACHMENT “A”. Small World will have no obligation to provide any services that are not paid for in accordance with the fee schedule. Small World does not charge family in advance to cover fees or expenses. All fees are invoiced at the time they are earned and therefore not refundable.

Home Study. Small World agrees to provide an adoption home study assessment and post placement supervision and/or post adoption reporting as outlined in the information packet and in full accordance with the laws of the state or country in which family resides provided that it is a state or country in which Small World is licensed or permitted to perform such services or has contractual agreements with licensed home study providers, in accordance with licensing regulations, USCIS and or Small World’s policy and procedure manual. If Small World conducts the home study assessment, 2 signed, notarized originals will be sent to family at the address they provide. One is for family’s submission to USCIS with their application to adopt a child from a foreign country and bring that child to the USA as a US citizen, and one is for family’s personal file. Additional signed, notarized originals of the home study assessment may be purchased from Small World at a nominal fee as listed on the Fee schedule current at the time requested. During the course of the home study, it is required that the family have proof of no negative reports on child abuse registries from any country or state/ province where family has lived since their 18th birthday in Hague Adoptions and for the previous 5 years in non-Hague adoptions. Family will be responsible to pay the government fees and costs associated with such child abuse clearances. Family acknowledges that they have been made aware states, provinces, and countries charge vastly different amounts for the clearance reports required and it is their responsibility to provide Small World with the required documentation to process their adoption home study, dossier and all documents required by adoption authorities to process their adoption. Contacts during the adoption journey Small World will not routinely contact family until we receive some information pertinent to your adoption process. Contact may be sporadic due to the nature of the adoption process. However, we request that family contact our office if concerns develop to determine the status of your process. Small World considers family as a partner in our mission to rescue orphans and make them orphans no more. Adoption Services Fee Structure Family agrees to pay Small World for adoption services in accordance with Small World’s fee payment schedule and published fees as of the date of this contract which is in the Fee and Payment Schedule. ATTACHMENT “A.” Family understands that when their file is closed for any reason any subsequent services will be billed at the new rate current at that time. Family agrees to pay all fees for adoption services in full at the time or times that the same become due and payable as set out in the Fee fee and Payment Schedulepayment schedule ATTACHMENT “A”. Small World will have no obligation to provide any services that are not paid for in accordance with the fee schedule. Small World does not charge family in advance to cover fees or expenses. All fees are invoiced at the time they are earned and therefore not refundable.