At this time we are not accepting new applications into our Congo program due to a high volume of applicants. We will keep the website updated as to when the program will once again be open for new applicants.
Lifeline Children’s Services is a full service agency providing international legal guardianship/adoption services for the Congo to families across the U.S. Our agency is licensed in the state of Alabama but we still provide our services to families in all 50 states (if you live in a state outside of Alabama you will simply have to locate a licensed non-profit (501 c 3) agency in your state of residence to perform the home study portion of your Dossier). Our program exists to both place children in need of love and a family into a safe and loving home. We provide services to Christian families desiring to adopt one of these precious children.
Lifeline provides the following professional services:
Licensed Agency:
Alabama-licensed since 1981, Lifeline offers a full-range of adoptive and counseling services; including home study preparation and post-placement adoptive services for domestic and international adoptions (these home study services are available for Alabama state residents). For those families residing outside of Alabama, help with obtaining these services is given.
Document Package Facilitation:
One aspect of DRC adoption process is the preparation of numerous documents the DRC government uses to process an adoption. To aid our clients in this area, we provide a detailed definition of all the documents required in this package and a description of what is required in terms of Notarization. We also supply the necessary forms. After the document package is completed by the client, it is reviewed by the DRC program social worker and our attorney/facilitator in the DRC.
Information:
We spend a great deal of time monitoring what is happening in country with all of our programs, including the DRC. We will also be communicating with our DRC facilitator/lawyer on a regular basis. This information can save countless hours of effort, money and frustration associated with vague and often unnecessary actions. We provide a detailed list of all expenses that our clients are likely to incur so that there should be no unexpected or hidden costs. Keep in mind that many of these fees are set by other authorities and are out of our control.
The Congo Representative:
A key component in a successful adoption from DRC is to have an effective representative in DRC. We are very excited about our representative and his experience in bringing families together. His goal is to assist more children in finding loving families who will provide a better future and loving families to connect with children to love. He works directly with the DRC government to ensure that everything is in order for families to adopt from the Congo.
We hope that we may be of service to you if you choose to adopt from the DRC. Please feel free to contact us at 205.967.0811 if you have any other inquiries. If you do choose to use our services, please sign and return the Doctrinal Statement & Christian Questionnaire located here. We will respond by sending you the application. A fee of $250.00 will be due when you return the application to us.
