Clarksville Adoption & Foster Care Resources

As a prospective birth parent or adoptive family in Clarksville, you may have several questions about placing a baby for adoption or adopting a child in Tennessee. There are many adoption professionals in the area who can assist you through the process and answer your questions. Read on to learn more about adoption in Clarksville, and find additional resources and information on our How to Adopt in Tennessee page.

Clarksville Adoption Agencies and Adoption Professionals

One of the first steps in the adoption process, both for adoptive parents and birth mothers, is to choose an adoption professional to work with. Your adoption professional will provide the services and support you need to successfully complete your adoption. The following adoption agencies are based in the Clarksville area and have experience completing local adoptions:

• Caring Choices
• Heaven Sent Children Adoption

How to Become a Foster Parent in Clarksville

To become a foster parent or to adopt from the foster care system in Tennessee, you will need to meet certain state qualifications and complete the Tennessee home study process. Information about these requirements is available on our Tennessee adoption page. In addition, the following Clarksville foster care agencies and resources can provide additional information:

• Youth Villages
• Omni Visions
• Oak Plains Academy

Home Study Providers in Clarksville

For adoptive and foster parents in Clarksville, the home study is one of the most important parts of the process. It is important to choose the right professional to complete your home study and ensure it complies with all Tennessee laws and requirements. To get started, contact a home study provider serving Clarksville:

• Options 4 Adoption, Inc. 770-928-1871 Options 4 Adoption is licensed in the state of Tennessee as a nonprofit child-placing agency that offers home studies for domestic and international adoptions, post-placement supervision and home study updates.

• Adoption Promises 731-415-7503 Adoption Promises has served all of Tennessee for over 12 years, offering domestic and international home studies, post-placement supervision and home study updates.

• Adoption Assistance 859-236-2761 Adoption Assistance is a Kentucky and Tennessee licensed nonprofit adoption agency providing home studies for domestic and international adoptions, adoption training, post-placement services and home investigations for independent adoptions.

• New Beginnings International Children’s & Family Services 855-862-4784 New Beginnings provides quality, professional domestic and international home study services for adoptive parents in Tennessee.

Visit 1800HomeStudy.com to learn more about Tennessee home study providers.

Hospitals in Clarksville

For birth parents and adoptive families, one of the most emotional parts of the adoption process is the time spent in the hospital when the baby is born. If you are making an adoption plan for your baby as a prospective birth mother, it will be entirely up to you to decide how you would like your hospital stay to go. This is known as your hospital plan, and you can work with your adoption professional and delivery hospital to ensure everything happens as you want it to. When you are ready to begin creating your hospital plan, here are some Clarksville hospitals that may be able to assist you:

• Tenova Healthcare 651 Dunlop Lane Clarksville, TN 37040 931-502-3300

• Vanderbilt Health – Clarksville 647 Dunlop Lane, Suite 206 Clarksville, TN 37040 615-343-5700

Adoption Laws and Qualifications

Birth parents and adoptive families in Clarksville often have questions about local adoption laws. Adoption laws and regulations are determined by the state and are no different in Clarksville than in Nashville, Memphis, or anywhere else in the state. The following section provides an overview of the types of laws and regulations in place in Tennessee. Adoption Laws for Birth Parents For prospective birth parents, some of the most important adoption laws are those regarding consent and relinquishment. Tennessee adoption statutes regulate who must consent to an adoption, when and how consent can be executed, when consent becomes irrevocable, and more. This information, along with information about birth father rights, is included in our Tennessee adoption information. Laws for Adoptive Families Many hopeful adoptive parents wonder whether they are eligible to adopt, what adoption expenses they are permitted to pay, and the types of adoption professionals who may advertise or facilitate an adoption. An outline of these and other Tennessee adoption laws is available on our Tennessee adoption page. County Courts At the end of the adoption process, every adoption must be finalized in court. If you are adopting in Clarksville, Tennessee, find information about finalizing your adoption in your county:

• Montgomery County
• Stewart County

Things to do in Clarksville

If you are adopting a child from Clarksville, you may find yourself spending some time in the city, either visiting prospective birth parents or waiting for ICPC paperwork to be processed. Here are some fun ways to spend your time if you are looking for things to do in Clarksville:

• Dunbar Cave State Park
• McGregor Park Riverwalk
• Fort Defiance Civil War Park
• Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum
• Customs House Museum