Adoption Home Studies of Colorado, began serving the adoption community in the spring of 2007, originally as A Love Beyond Borders. In 2023 we rebranded under Adoption Home Studies of Colorado.

Adoption Home Studies of Colorado (AHSCO) is a licensed child placement agency located in Denver, Colorado, providing home study and related adoption services in Colorado and for Expats living abroad. At AHSCO, family is everything! Ensuring healthy family dynamics requires purposeful planning, preparation, patience and adaptability -- much like the adoption process itself.  Because adoption is more than one single legal act and stretches over a lifetime, we work to inform and empower you, so you are prepared for the lifelong journey of adoption.  Our agency is comprised of experienced, dedicated and caring professionals, including adoptive parents and adoptees. 

Our Values: We bring our values to work with us each day, weaving them throughout the work we do on behalf of the children and clients we serve. We value, above all, integrity, compassion, inclusion, diversity, exceptional service, reliability, and knowledge, as we work to help children achieve the love, safety, and stability of a permanent family.

Our Philosophy is to provide the best family for the children in need throughout the US and the world and to provide the best adoption experience possible to our clients adopting these children.  We also believe in delivering the adoption services to our clients that they paid us to do on their behalf.

Our home study services are available for US citizens, both singles and married couples in Colorado and US citizens living abroad. We value family resources and respect diversity among families and children. We welcome individuals and couples without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or physical merits if the laws of the state, federal and international country are met. Adoption Home Studies of Colorado has a proud history of building families with couples and singles who are a part of the LGBTQ community.

Our commitment to transparency enables prospective adoptive clients to learn as much about our agency, our experience, adoption and much more -- information we believe is critical to making an educated, informed decision about your adoption agency before you make the decision to retain us for adoption services.

We know that prospective adoptive parents will have many questions about our agency, how to prepare themselves as an adoptive parent, requirements or the steps involved in adoption of a baby in the US or an older child from abroad. We are passionate about adoption and making the adoption journey a success for our families and the children, and as such are pleased to spend the time educating and guiding prospective parents through the complexities of adoption. Whether you are first-time adoptive parent or have experienced the joy of adoption in the past, Adoption Home Studies of Colorado pledges to provide excellent customer service, an ethical home study process, and the support and collaboration necessary to ensure your successful adoption of a child into your family.  Please don't hesitate to contact us at 303-333-1572 or info@bbinternationaladoption.com.

Confidentiality of Adoption Records

We retain adoption records in a safe, secure, and retrievable manner indefinitely. Case records are stored in locked facilities, secure in the cloud and archived according to Colorado regulations. We make readily available to the adoptee or the adoptive parent(s) upon request all non-identifying information in its custody about the adoptee’s health history or background. Personal data gathered or transmitted in connection with an adoption is used only for the purposes for which the information was gathered, and sensitive individual information is safeguarded on a confidential basis.

Fees

A detailed explanation of fees, refund policy, and estimated expenses is provided in email when we have our first engagement, and always provided upon inquiry from a prospective adoptive parent along with agency disclosure, and sample fee schedule and contract. We do not usually charge other fees beyond those disclosed to clients in the initial adoption contract except in extenuating circumstances which would be discussed first with the client. 

Grievance Procedure

Adoption Home Studies of Colorado encourages anyone with concerns about the services offered by our agency or specific staff to bring these concerns to the attention first of the applicable staff member, or to the executive director who can be contacted at kelly@bbinternationaladoption.com.  We strive to provide clear expectations of services and sincerely appreciate constructive feedback that enables us to resolve an individual issue or broader systemic issue.  We will work to resolve concerns informally as a first step. For individuals or organizations that feel their concerns have not been resolved informally, a formal complaint procedure is available. Birth parents, prospective adoptive parents, adoptive parents, or adoptees may file a complaint. The procedure for filing a complaint is set out in our Complaint Policy and Procedures provided at time of submission of contract.

We will not take any action to discourage a client or prospective client from filing a complaint. We will take no action to retaliate against a client or prospective client for making a complaint, expressing a grievance, providing information in writing or by interview to the accrediting body, or questioning the conduct of, or expressing an opinion about, the performance of Adoption Home Studies of Colorado.

Prohibition on Child Buying

Adoption Home Studies of Colorado prohibits its employees and contractors from giving money or other consideration directly or indirectly to a child’s parent(s) or other individual(s) or entity as payment for the child or as an inducement to release the child for adoption. We have strict policies in place to ensure compliance in this matter. 

Prohibition on Preferential Treatment

Adoption Home Studies of Colorado prohibits preferential treatment for its advisory members, contributors, volunteers, employees, agents, consultants, or independent contractors with respect to the placement of children for adoption. To avoid conflict of interest we do not provide home study or post-adoption services for advisory members, contributors, volunteers, employees, agents, consultants, or independent contractors.

Refund Policy

Refunds are issued per the fee agreement signed with the contract. AHSCO refunds to clients any funds to which they may be entitled within sixty days of the completion of the delivery of services.

Vendor Services

We may provide resources to clients to to adoption agencies outside of Colorado for domestic or international adoption, or to outside vendors  or providers for authentication of documents and visa processing, clearances, travel resources, therapeutic services, etc..  We do not have any corporate, financial or familial relationships with other agencies, or vendors of non-adoption services unless specifically noted in writing.