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UAS specializes in the preparation of domestic and international adoption home studies, annual home study updates, and post placement supervision.

We offer professional casework and ongoing support to the families we serve. We cover the entire state of Utah! The Utah Adoption Specialists provide compassionate casework for families and individuals pursuing adoption throughout the state of Utah. Services include domestic and international home study summaries, annual home study updates, and post placement supervision. UAS was founded by a team of 4 social workers who have over 30 years of combined experience working with adoptive families. We have now grown to a team of 10 including our wonderful contractors, all with years of adoption experience! We are licensed and insured in the state of Utah. Fees:
Domestic Home Studies $750
International Home Studies $950+
Annual Home Study Updates $300+
Post Placement Supervision-
Domestic $200/visit
International $200/visit

Utah Adoption Specialists is not a child placing agency; we cannot provide child matching services, but we do provide services for birth parents, including counseling, expense management, and relinquishment services. The UAS website can be found at http://www.utahadoptionspecialists.com/ . Our twitter page is located at https://twitter.com/UtahAdoptions .

10/03/2026

As you prepare for your child, consider adding a few adoption-focused books to your nursery or family library. Books can be a simple way to begin conversations, celebrate your child’s story, and create space for adoption to be a natural part of your family’s everyday life.

These books also make thoughtful gifts for an expectant or waiting adoptive family—something they can enjoy now and continue reading together for years to come.

Swipe through for some of our favorite children’s books on adoption! 📖 Any favorites you would add? Comment them below!

Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis

Surrounded by Love by Allison Olsen Allison Olson

A Heart That Holds It All by Lauren Haas Lauren Haas | MCOUN, LSC, NCC

Written in The Stars by Alicia Hilsher Alicia Hilsher

Adoption Is Both by Elena S Hall ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴇʏᴇs

Tell Me My Story & The ABC’s of Adoption by Raquel McCloud adoption and kinship care education (formally McCloudLife)

When You Joined Our Family by Harriet Evans

A is For Always by Linda Katherine Cutting

I Wished For You by Marianne Richmond Marianne Richmond

Goldilocks The Third Bear by Tyler Smith Tyler Smith

What Makes A Family? By Hannah Bruner Hannah Bruner

My Family Trees by Lindsay Baker Lindsay Baker

I Color Myself Different by Colin Kaepernick colin kaepernick

10/02/2026

It’s a girl! 🎀

Celebrating two recent families on their placements of sweet baby girls! Join us in sending thoughts of celebration, love and healing.

The H Family, Private/Independent placement.
The M Family, Agency Placement.

09/30/2026

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November 13-14
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HERRIMAN, UT 84075

09/19/2026

📚 Learning while you wait.

The waiting season can be filled with so much uncertainty, but it can also be a meaningful time to prepare, learn, and grow.

If you’re waiting to adopt—or preparing for life as an adoptive parent—add these books to your reading or audiobook list. Each one offers an opportunity to better understand adoption, strengthen your parenting, and continue learning about what your child may need from you.

Because preparation doesn’t stop when placement happens. There is always more to learn. 🤍

There are so many more books out there. What titles would you add to the list? Drop them below. 👇

08/21/2026

Some common questions about open adoption contact after an adoption placement, and our best advice we give adoptive families.

💚 Keep the child at the center. — Make decisions based on what supports their well-being, safety, identity, and relationships.
💚 Choose connection over obligation. — When possible, let updates, photos, and communication be an expression of love and a way of honoring your child’s story.
💚 Honor the commitments you make. — Treat the PACA as an important promise to your child and their birth family. Following through on your commitments builds trust and strengthens relationships, while not following through can create hurt, disappointment, and distrust over time.
💚 Communicate clearly. — Establish clear expectations around frequency of updates, photos, letters, phone calls, video chats, visits, etc.
💚 Be open to changes over time. — As the relationship grows, the updates may naturally become more organic.
💚Sometimes you may not get a response. — Birth parents might need space to grieve, or go through seasons where they might not want as frequent of updates. Be patient, understanding, and save those updates and photos for when they are ready.
💚Hire the right professionals. — Make sure you are working with an attorney who specializes in adoption law with much experience with Post Adoption Contact Agreements.

Want a better understanding of post adoption contact agreement laws in Utah or other states? Contact an adoption attorney! Need help finding one? Reach out to your UAS case worker.

08/17/2026

Join us in celebrating The S Family’s 2nd placement and their unique matching story.

Mama “M” was considering adoption as an option for her pregnancy. She reached out to her best friend since childhood, “E” for advice. Mama “E” had just placed her baby for for adoption with the “S” Family. After reviewing other adoptive families, she elected to place her baby boy with the “S” Family as well!   These sweet brothers are just 10 months apart, and are surrounded by so much love! 💚

Pictured is Birth Mom “M” and Birth Dad “N” as well as Birth Mom “E” and Birth Dad “T”. (Photos shared with all parties permission)  Adoptive Mom, Alyssa, shares with hopeful adoptive families in the waiting: “Just know that God knows where your children are and how they’ll come to you. He sees you, He’ll send them to you, and it will be perfect for you. It’s difficult now but when it does happen it will become more than worth it!”

07/27/2026

Why Open Adoption?
Open adoption isn’t about replacing one family with another—it’s about surrounding a child with more love, honesty, and connection. When it’s safe and healthy for everyone involved, open adoption allows birth parents and adoptive parents to work together with one shared goal: helping a child grow up knowing they are deeply loved.

Benefits of open adoption include: 💚 Children grow up knowing their adoption story from the beginning.
💚 Adoptees maintain connections to their biological roots, family history, and cultural identity.
💚 Birth parents can have peace of mind knowing their child is safe, loved, and thriving.
💚 Adoptive parents gain valuable insight into their child’s background, medical history, and identity.
💚 Honest relationships reduce secrecy, fear, and unanswered questions.
💚 Children don’t have to choose between families because they get to embrace all the people who love them.

Every open adoption looks different. Boundaries, communication, and contact are unique to each family. But when everyone keeps the child’s best interests at the center, open adoption can create a lifetime of connection, understanding, and love.

Because adoption isn’t just about one day, it’s about a lifetime. 💚

07/17/2026

Get to know Team Wood! A UAS Home Study Approved family looking to adopt again!

Hello – we are the Wood family!
Spending time together as a family outdoors while making memories together, is what we truly love and enjoy doing! Our favorite outdoor activities include hiking, endless games of hide and seek, camping, picnics, visiting various National and State parks, bike rides, raising flower and vegetable gardens.

As a family, we love reading books together, spontaneous dance parties in the kitchen while preparing daily family meals.We are weekend adventure seekers! You can find us at the local rodeos, various county, craft and book fairs.

Our home is often filled with laughter and love. We encourage open communication, support, gospel learning, curiosity, trust, adventure, and fun. In our home we encourage unique talents, and interests. Family is what we treasure the very most! We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.We make an honest effort to instill positive communication with one another.

Tyler works as a Financial Analyst. Rachael is currently a stay-at-home mom and cherishes her time with their precious son, while keeping her teaching skills sharp in her homeschooling efforts.

We recognize we are very blessed to have adopted our precious son. He is such a joy and a blessing to our family! He loves the outdoors, tractors, bugs, creating various machines with Legos, trains, and animals.

Being adoptive parents, we place substantial value on the importance of open adoptions. The essential role birth parents and their family play in the adopted child’s life is extremely important. We have an open adoption with our son’s birth family. We will honor your own wishes for contact. We know that God has orchestrated this miracle and we feel that there is another precious miracle out there to join our forever family.

If you feel a connection, we would love to meet you!
Team Wood Adopts

07/02/2026

Congratulations to the T Family, who was placed with a baby girl through a private placement. Help us wish well for this new adoptive mom as well as the incredible birth mom in this baby girl’s story. 💚

For some families, the adoption process can be long and might not look like everyone else’s. We are thankful for the opportunity to walk alongside all kinds of families in their adoption journey.

Address

872 Heritage Park Boulevard #110
Layton, UT
84041

Telephone

+18019005770

Website

http://www.utahadoptionspecialists.com/

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