Foster to Adoption
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Adoption
Asked by T.G. from Lima
on January 14, 2007
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Are there any other moms that are mothers to adopted children? My daughter is adopted and I am hoping to connect and network with some other adoptive mothers.
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- I am the mother of 4 adopted children ages 14, 12, 5 and 3.5 all of which share the same birth mother. We adopted the older two together when they were 8 and 5. The...
- Hi T.. I am the mother to a beautiful 4 year old little boy that was adopted at birth. I also have a 16 year old step daughter. SAHM from the Fairborn/Enon ar...
- I have a four year old son and a 20 month old daughter both adopted from Guatemala. I also have a 14 month old bio daughter----Big Surprise! I'm new to Ohio, in fact ...
Adoption
Asked by V.B. from Houston
on October 22, 2009
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My husband and I want to adopt, but don't want to go through an agency and don't know where to start... need help!!
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- Tell your doctor that you would like to adopt and they usually will call you when a mom to be is wanting to give up their baby for adoption. An OBGYN would be the bes...
- I just want to add to what the first poster said about adopting from a hospital...when I was going through infertility treatments, a friend of mine who had tried unsuc...
- If you don't use an agency...like other said, find an excellent not just a good or average attorney but an EXCELLENT one with a lot of experience in family/adoption la...
Infant Adoption Versus Foster Adoption
Asked by D.J. from Amarillo
on June 8, 2009
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After years of miscarriages and infertility, my husband and I have decided that we want to grow our family a different way. We have a five year old biological son, an...
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- Check out the foster child VERY good, as some have such emotinal problems that may not show on an initial visit, that you will have your hands full of the problems. I...
- The Foster Adoption is cheaper than the private adoption. I'm not sure if Foster adoption is quicker than infant adoption. We are foster parents and we've 8 fost...
- We did an infant adoption through a local agency in Dallas. The process takes some time. If you go through any agency,you must type a separate biography for each paren...
Adoption with Current Debt
Asked by A.T. from Dallas
on September 14, 2011
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My husband and I are thinking about adopting. We have two children already, but would like to extend our family to at least four kids by adoption. However, we do hav...
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- As far as the debt is concerned, I suggest talking to Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Dallas. They have offices all over the Metroplex. They are the only offic...
- My honest opinion, you should be in a sound financial position before bringing another child into your home. If you have debt like in the form of a mortgage then I wo...
- Adoption can be done with almost no cost (adopting a child from foster care in your county usually has no fees!) or minimal costs (adopting a special needs child inter...
Has Anyone Considered Adoption?
Asked by H.H. from Wilmington
on August 19, 2009
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Just wondering if anyone has considered adopting another child or if you have gone thru the adoption process? My husband "prefers" for us to adopt our second child (h...
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- That is an awesome thing. Infants are hard to get, but if you get a child any older, you need to know what the child has gone thru up to that point, and be prepared. ...
- I personally would love to but my husband is not ready yet. I have a friend who has 2 biological boys, 2 girls from China, and is in the process of adopting 2 more fro...
- We adopted our daughter at birth. Our situation was slightly different because she was legally our niece but the process is pretty much the same. Everything depends ...
Adoption
Asked by H.J. from Spokane
on March 11, 2011
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This question is for anyone who has adopted or knows anything about adoption.
I have always wanted to adopt but the cost to adopt is very expensive. We are miltary an...
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- Something to consider is that there is a $10K credit for adoption. It is still not cheap, but it may help. My cousin was adopted internationally. Something my aunt ...
- My very first question on here was about adoption, go to my profile and go waaaaay back, I got a tremendous amount of great advice!! Good luck! This is a wonderful ...
- Hi - our son joined our family through domestic infant adoption. We have an open adoption (we have a relationship w/the birthparents). As far as cost - no, it isn't 'c...
Adoption Information--we Don't Know Where to Start!!
Asked by C.R. from Dallas
on June 10, 2012
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Hello everyone,
My husband and I have two wonderful sons, but due to health reasons related to pregnancy and birth, I am unable to have any more biological children...
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- If you are willing you might just call your local child welfare office. They place children all the time in foster care and they do have children that are eligible for...
- Both of our children were adopted at birth here in Texas. We used Hope Cottage in Dallas for our daughter and Inheritance Adoptions in Wichita Falls for our son. Bot...
- more expensive to adopt initially in the states, more laws, more hassle, less wait. Other countries, your looking at about the same cost when you figure in travel ...
Input on Adoption Agency
Asked by A.G. from Chicago
on January 9, 2009
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Hi,
Friend of mine is looking to adopt. He started working with one agency and I just fell backwards seeing the fees that they drop on you to try to help a child out....
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- Is your friend married or single? I am single, currently going through donor egg fertility treatments, but have been researching adoption as my plan b. Here's what ...
- We adopted domestically through The Cradle in 2006 and were pleased with them. They tell you up front that the fees you pay don't even cover the total cost of adoptio...
- We adopted and would be glad to share our experiences. Please message me with any specific questions you may have. The fees are astronomical in most cases, but you ...
Adoption Grants or Monetary Help?
Asked by D.J. from Los Angeles
on May 4, 2012
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Hello Mamas,
my husband and I adopted 6 years ago and it was the best thing we've ever done. Now we'd like to do it again (actually wanted to several years ago but t...
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- I second the foster responce... so many children are in the foster program & a lot of them are foster-to-adopt. We are hoping to foster children later on, but current...
- There are some good ideas/links on these pages: http://costs.adoption.com/ http://www.theadoptionguide.com/cost/ Also, if you are involved in a faith community yo...
- Have you considered a foster-to adopt program? That is what my sisters are being trained for right now and they help you through the process.
Re: Adoption Options & Infertility
Asked by A.B. from Cleveland
on May 3, 2009
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Myself and my darling hubby have been struggling with infertility for quite some time. We have been through 3 In-Vitro's, plus 1 In-Vitro w/ an egg donor. All 4 were...
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- First let me say my heart goes out to you. My first daughter we conceived with just a little help. My second one we tried invitro and that failed then we had to go t...
- Have you considered private adoptions? My husband and I adopted our boys as newborns right from the hospital in 1998 and 1999. One birth mom found us through an attorn...
- Have you checked into Foster care? I know many people have done this and have ended up adopting the children placed w/ them for relatively little money (Just court cos...
