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Experience with Open Adoption Process????
Asked by H.T. from Boston
on April 2, 2009
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Hello!
I have an interesting request/situation. I currently have a student who is pregnant and planning on giving her baby up for adoption, but is looking to have an...
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- Hi H., congrats first off! And second you need a LAWYER!! You need one with experience in open adoptions ect... I would do this as soon as possible, you want to have a...
- Call the Mass Bar Attorney Referral Service: Toll-free in Massachusetts: (866) MASS-LRS, or (866) 627-7577. In the Boston area: ###-###-####. TTY for hearing imp...
- Hi H., This is a legal process. You need to get a lawyer to guide you. The birth mother may also need a lawyer but maybe not. Everything needs to be in the agreeme...
Adoption
Asked by A.B. from Springfield
on October 8, 2010
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My husband and I are both military and are looking to adopt. We have both always wanted to adopt but we also want to have children. Does anyone know how we can start t...
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- I would say call your local child services office and ask about foster care, many times children in foster care are up for adoption and they really need good homes. O...
- First you need to make some decisions about what type of adoption you want. Do you want an infant or are you open to an older toddler/child. You also need to decide ...
- I do not know much about the adoption process, but I do know that there are a LOT of older children eligible for adoption. If you can, consider this route, they need ...
Adoption
Asked by J.D. from Minneapolis
on November 19, 2010
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My husband and I just started researching adoption and could use some help. If you adopted your child(ren) and would recomend the agency please let us know. We are i...
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- My sister and brother-in-law have adopted twice and both times they have used HOLT. As far as I know they had really good experiences with this agency. Both their bo...
- I adopted my gradduaghter thought the county as I have full custody.Just want to make it more offical.I have had dealings with Lutheran Social Services. They are very ...
- My sister and her husband adopted a son from Russia in 2007-08. They created a website www.russianmunchkin.com where they documented their entire journey - it's an am...
Adoption or Foster - Adopt
Asked by G.B. from San Diego
on February 26, 2011
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My husband and I have two wonderful bio girls ages 4 and 6. We would like to adopt a boy younger than 4 and are trying to figure out the best way to go about it. We ...
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- This is;not to put you off but, Are you aware that children who have been abused in someway and then rejected (including death of parents) often transfer the bad fe...
- Here foster care is maxed out. So you say you are interested in a boy, well, you may get a call of a brother and his sister because they will not separate the sibling...
- I have had two close friends adopt through the state. The first family stated exactly what they wanted and within two years had two healthy children given to them a ...
Adoption
Asked by C.W. from Las Vegas
on September 13, 2010
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Has any moms on here adopted babies? I've heard of actually being there when the baby is born for adoption. How does that work? I've also heard financially and waiting...
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- The laws vary by state. There are open and closed adoptions. The screening process can be long, as can be the wait. There is also always the heartbreak if the birth...
- i adopted a baby 3 years ago. there are so very many different options. it really depends on what you're looking for and what you want. you need to be a little more...
- C., Yes, you must be LDS to use LDS Family Services to adopt a baby, however, they will happily work with birthmothers from every background, without cost or obligati...
Fostering to Adopt
Asked by C.G. from Austin
on July 19, 2009
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Hi to all you wonderful moms, my husband & I are very interested in fostering to adopt and wondering if any of you have any experiences you would share with us. We hav...
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- We have adopted two children by fostering to adopt. We are in the process of adopting our third. If you have any questions feel free to message me. We have been inv...
- I have no advise for you though I did have friends who did this and it was a hard start but turned out to be a blessing. I just wanted to say thank you for having such...
- We also had one bio child, and couldn't have anymore, so we choose to adopted. We adopted the most beautiful little girl almost two years ago and had a great experien...
Adoption
Asked by T.M. from Detroit
on December 15, 2008
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My husband and I are looking to adopt, and wondering if anybody knows of a good adoption agency. We are planning on adopting through the state. From what I have read...
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- Hi T.. There is a very good adoption agency right here in Midland. The organization is called Adoption Option Inc. and you can read about the organization and get th...
- My friend, Amy Zauel, works for Family Adoption Consultants. Their website is http://www.facadopt.org/ Amy is super wonderful and their agency is very effective and ...
- My mother and my aunt were both adopted through wayne county catholic services. They both applied for passports recently and WCCS worked wonders with helping them get...
Adoption
Asked by R.W. from Portland
on August 11, 2008
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My husband and I are talking about adopting a child. We are open the the sex of the child and also the age of the child. I would love to hear any personal stories fr...
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- my daughter's best friend and sister were adopted from texas. their parents had looked into foreign adoption but were discouraged by the cost and red tape. after the...
- I was adopted as a baby and always knew that I would give other children that same gift as well. We have adopted two wonderful boys, one at birth through a private ad...
- I have two daughter (1 and 4) who we adopted at birth. They are perfect, healthy, caucasian little girls. We adopted through Antioch Adoptions. They are a Christain...
Waiting to Adopt!
Asked by M.C. from Denver
on March 5, 2009
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I would love to hear from any mom out there who is waiting to adopt a child or someone who has already adopted. Is there anything that helps you get through each day o...
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- Hi, well this may be the hardest one i have answered. About 15 years ago i lost my child to misscariage. it was the one and only time i was able to get pregnant. i hav...
- I'm not waiting to adopt, but my brother was adopted. He was adopted at birth after my mom had 3 miscarriages. She was told she would never carry a baby to term. A few...
- I am also in the process of adoption. At the moment I am waiting on a call from my caseworker. 2 weeks ago she gave my home study to a child's caseworker to review...
Seeking Information for Starting the Adoption Process
Asked by L.M. from Boca Raton
on November 16, 2008
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Hi
My husband and I are ready to adopt a child. We are in the beginning stages and could use any information/resources we can get. We are trying to decide betwee...
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- International adoptions can be quite costly. I know someone who adopted a little girl form Russia. The adoption process was completely legal from Russian standards, bu...
- I love this site- it's free but you may have to sign up to read the posts? if so, choose a screen-name that fits (not 'just' your name, like we have here on mamasource...
- Hello L. - From a personal standpoint - I can tell you that there are way too many homeless children here in the U.S. that are desparate for a family. I have been ...
