US Adoption
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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
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
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 ...
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Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on August 8, 2010
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My husband and I are done having kids of our own but have thought about adopting one. The only thing is we are kind of picky about what we would want (I know it sounds...
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- Your not selfish! Stick to what you want. My co-worker was an Occupational Therapist and they kept trying to give her disabled kids. She said the best advice someon...
- I recommend that you talk to your local child welfare agency about becoming foster parents. Most foster parents take in kids and often have the opportunity to adopt t...
- International adoption is very expensive, very long and most kids will have special needs(i have many friends who have done it). Domestic adoptions take A VERY LONG ...
Adoption
Asked by T.R. from Denver
on January 18, 2008
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I just posted. We are also looking into adoption. I spoke to someone on here a long time ago who knew a lot about public adoption... I can't find that conversation any...
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- I guess i have the same question. Private or CPS (state)? Ive just begun my process of adopting a sibling group of 5 through the state. If you have any questions, let ...
- are you looking into open adoption or private?
- T., I haven't posted about Adoption on this board before, but I am an adoptive mother of 2. Both of my experiences were amazing and, from start to finish 2 month p...
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...
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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...
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Asked by C.P. from Denver
on February 21, 2012
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Hello, all,
My DH and I are looking to move on to adoption. Does anyone know anything about Hope's Promise? Can you share your experience? If you used another CO...
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- I haven't personally dealt with an adoption, but my brother has adopted twice (through a different company). He is a writer and was recently invited to start sharing ...
- We used Hope's promise and I have absolutely nothing negative to say about them. All of our paperwork was in order, our deadlines were always met and we never once en...
- I got pregnant in high school, and decided adoption was the right choice for me. At the time, I was very confused and just wanted to be through with the whole process....
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Asked by K.B. from Washington DC
on October 13, 2010
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We have had the little guy since he was 9 weeks . He is going to be 3 . We have known his father since 2nd grade. The mothers rights have been terminated and the fathe...
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- We have "Gotcha Day" at our house. We celebrate on the day Judge Finifter signed the papers with family and VERY close friends (not a big shindig) to make it somethin...
- Your child is young as are those of other responders, and you seem to be saying you have just technically finalized the adoption process, so a small very close friends...
- i would simply tell him that sometimes the stork gets the wrong address the first time. i like the forever home theme. my mother was adopted K. h
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Asked by T.B. from New York
on April 3, 2010
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Have a wonderful family. . . a loving husband and an daughter who we adopted from birth. But, I am turning 40 this week and seeing some of my friends about 7 family m...
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- We started trying just before I turned 30. To make a very long story short we adopted our son through an agency at the age of 39. After a year or two I kept getting ...
- Dude, 40 is the new 30. If you want another baby/child then there is one out there for you waiting. :)
- You are a mom and you want another baby. If you can adopt, do it. I am now wishing I had done that as I waited and waited to have another baby and never did. So if you...
