Delaware State Adoptions

Delaware adoption, foster care, and licensing specialists are experts who can answer your questions including:

getting started with adopting or fostering

your state laws

whether agencies are properly licensed

if there have been lawsuits against adoption professionals in the state

and others. These experts are the place to start in Delaware:

Foster Care Specialist
Department of CYF Services
Children Youth & Their Families
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DELAWARE 19805
302-633-2665

Adoption Specialist
Dept. of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Frank Perfinski
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805-1195
Phone: (302) 633-2655
Fax: (302) 633-2652
World Wide Web: http://www.state.de.us/kids/adoption.htm
E-mail:

Licensing Specialists
Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Office of Child Care Licensing
Barrett Building
821 Silver Lake Blvd, Suite 103
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 739-5487
Fax: (302) 739-6589
Toll-Free: (800) 822-2236
World Wide Web: http://www.state.de.us/kids/occlhome.htm
E-mail:

Cynthia Brown
Delaware Youth and Family Center
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 892-5800
Fax: (302) 633-5112
World Wide Web: http://www.state.de.us/kids/occlhome.htm
E-mail:

Maxine Travis
Barrett Building
821 Silver Lake Blvd, Suite 103
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 739-5487
Fax: (302) 739-6589
Toll-Free: (800) 822-2236
World Wide Web: http://www.state.de.us/kids/occlhome.htm
E-mail:


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