Example Letter of Intent for Adoption

When adopting, prospective parents write and send a letter to officials expressing their intent to adopt. Within the letter, waiting adoptive parents are required to address several items such as desired ages and acceptable medical conditions of the child/children they may be matched with. Adoption agencies instruct families on what to include in the letter.

Below is an example letter of intent for a sought-after international adoption.

It is not a template or a professional recommendation, nor an official document of any kind.

It does represent our family’s true feelings towards adoption. 💗

To Whom It May Concern: 

Adoption is a long-standing conviction of our hearts. Early in our marriage, we looked toward a future involving a large family with several children. Jessica knew from early on that she would be an adoptive mother. We have always felt willing and tied to the children that would come to us in this way. Jessica comes from a multiracial family and has experienced firsthand the multiplicity of blessings and challenges adoption can bring. Miles has approached fatherhood thoughtfully with a genuine interest in caring for, protecting, and training his children. Adopting children at this time is an application of our love for each of our children, both those with us currently and any who will join our family in the future. We are grateful to count ourselves among the growing number of families, agencies, and countries who are working to provide a secure and abundant life for vulnerable children, and in solidarity we express a willingness to honor, love, and serve our little ones.

We are hoping to adopt 3 young children up to ten years of age, with one preferred to be a male. The children may be siblings or not. We are willing to consider a range of medical conditions. If the birth parents are known and are comfortable, we would be privileged to meet them. 

We are curious about the children’s homeland culture and look forward to celebrating more of it in our lives. Both Miles and Jessica love multicultural food so this is one of the areas we are excited to explore. Miles is interested in history and has the family looking forward to learning about some of the country’s important figures and what we can learn from them. Jessica is a classically-trained singer and has turned the whole family toward singing and dancing to songs of various genres and cultures. This is an activity we anticipate enjoying with our new children along with many others. 

Culturally our family is high-energy, outgoing, and genuine. We enjoy church services and activities, extended-family dinners, get-togethers with friends, crafting, learning and playing at home, and family vacations including camping. As a family we hope to experience many places around the world in future travels and service. We also love animals and gardening and hope to provide a home space with the comfort of outdoor spaces and pets. We are looking forward to getting to know our adopted children and spending quality time together. As parents, we are also committed to ongoing learning and development to offer the best support possible. 

We understand that it is a big ask of our children to navigate being a person of color in a largely white community. We hope to instill in them a strong sense of self-worth and confidence. We are grateful that some of the extended family members our children will interact with will share racial commonality, thus making their community a more comfortable place to be. Important to how we proceed as a multiracial family is our belief that we are all members of one great earthly family, that we are children of a loving Heavenly Father, that we have more in common than that which divides us, and that we are all given unique traits and gifts. We feel we are prepared for racial challenges that may arise and we will celebrate our children’s individuality and beauty. 

Most sincerely, 

Miles and Jessica