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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 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 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 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...
Looking to Adopt Again
Asked by E.I. from Dothan
on October 27, 2006
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Hello all!
I have known since the age of 16 that I would never be able to have children due to many health problems I had at a young age. When my husband and I w...
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- Can't give you an information about reputable agencies or progams, but I am an adoptee and think that it's wonderful that you are willing to adopt children. I was ado...
- Would you recommned the agency you worked with? How long did the process take?
- Hi Lee. Six and a half years ago, I placed my daughter for adoption. When I found out that I was pregnant, I was directed to Bethany Christian Services. Through the...
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 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...
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...
I Want to Adopt.
Asked by C.J. from New Orleans
on September 1, 2007
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Okay - I am taking the first step; research.
My husband and I have been married for ten years and have tried to have a baby all along. I have a child from my first ...
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- Hi, I have adopted a son who is now 2 and am in the process of adopting his brother who is now 6 months. We went the foster to adopt route. We registered for foster p...
- Hi. My sister is in the process of adopting. The question is, are you adopting a child from America or from a different country? If you are interested, I will give you...
- Good Morning. I am the mom of a beautful 16 month old boy. My husband and I adopted him pretty much at birth. You are doing hte right thing by doing research . I agree...
