Hey Dopers,
As it seems that children-of-the-body aren’t an option for us, Husband and I are exploring the idea of fostering a child with an eye toward adoption.
One of the issues that concerns me is the background check - Husband had a few run-ins with the law when he was younger, though nothing within the last 12 years. Still, I’d like to know what will turn up in their search before we start, so that we can address it appropriately; also, I want to make sure that there isn’t any crossover between Husband’s record and his father’s (he’s a Jr.) I don’t anticipate any problems with my record, but again it would be good to confirm that.
There are 20,000 internet services that claim they’ll do a background check for $30-50, but I don’t really trust any of them out of the blue. In olden days one would hire a PI, but with the Internet and all it seems it’d be cheaper to do it oneself.
If you wanted to get a full background check done, how would you do it?
Thanks,
MtO