US Adoption
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Has Anyone Been Through a Home Study?
Asked by T.R. from Dallas
on April 11, 2007
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Has anyone been through a home study for adoption or foster parenting? What should I expect?
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- sorry hit wrong area.
- I would be glad to chat with you-- it might be easier if you had specific questions. The social worker will want to see your home, talk with both you and your husband...
- My husband and I went through a home study back in 2003 prior to adopting our daughter. We were very nervous about it and it turned out to be so simple. We found a l...
Just Wondering If There Are Other Adoptive Families Out There
Asked by J.B. from Tucson
on November 9, 2006
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Hi, Im new to mamasource, and just wanted to check if there are other families here within the adoption triad. My two beautiful children are both in our home through ...
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- It is so good to find all of you. My husband and I have been down a long road to adoption and we are finally completing the classes and hoping to meet our children in ...
- We have a 2yr old adopted daughter but she is internationally adopted from China. We have had her for almost a year. L.
- Hello J., I am the single adoptive mother of a beautiful little girl who turned 6 this week. I adopted through Denver County, and although the birth mother is deceas...
Giving Support to Birth Mother
Asked by R.M. from Colorado Springs
on February 7, 2010
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A friend of mine has decided to give her baby up for adoption. She isn't married and the father is unsupportive. What can I do to comfort her in this very difficult ti...
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- We adopted our daughter almost 7 years ago. L's birthmother didn't want open adoption but we gave her the option and shared all of our information with her. In the f...
- You are a great friend. I was say to be sure she finds a reputable organization to donate her child to. A friend of mine, who has been waiting for a baby for more than...
- She's doing an amazing thing. As a family who is waiting to adopt, rest assured what she is doing will be such an amazing gift for the family she chooses. We wait, not...
Thinking of Adopting
Asked by E.J. from Dallas
on January 8, 2007
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My husband and I are thinking about adopting a child. I was wondering if there are any good agencies we should go through and how long does the process take? What requ...
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- I interned at Gladney a few years ago, and it is a wonderful, loving, not-for-profit organization. I will say, though that they do not accept applicants for domestic i...
- Hope Cottage in Dallas and Adoption Service Associates in San Antonio are both good agencies. One thing that you might want to keep in mind is that a lot of times ado...
- I have 4 close friends who have adopted. It took anywhere from about 1 to 3 years for them. You can go through an agency, but since you already have children, you're...
How Do We Adopt a Family Member's Baby?
Asked by S.O. from Wausau
on January 6, 2009
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My cousin recently told us she was expecting, but thinking about giving the baby up for adoption. She asked us if we would adopt her baby. I said of course. What is th...
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- You can contact a lawyer to help you through the process and, more importantly, to make sure that your rights are protected. My understanding of the adoption process ...
- Make sure she gets counseling before any decisions are made to make sure this will be the best decision for her. Having to watch you raise her baby may be harder than ...
- I'm an adoptive mom of two babies and an attorney. :-)You can do it without an agency but you do need to get an attorney for yourself and one for your potential birth...
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...
Hoping to Adopt
Asked by K.W. from Dallas
on February 9, 2008
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If anyone knows of a possible adoption situation...please help my husband and me out. We have been attempting to adopt for over six years through agencies and foster c...
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- Hello! My name is K.. I have some friends that are tring to adopt also. They have been waiting for quiet sometime. Another friend in Florida, adopted from the church o...
- Well, I was going to suggest the foster care system, but you said you have tried that. My husband and I were relicensed less than three years ago (we've done foster c...
- Hi K., My husband and I have adopted two of our sons through Gladney in Fort Worth. They were domestic adoptions. Sounds like you need to find a good adoption agency...
Has Anyone Adopted from Latin America?
Asked by K.O. from Pittsburgh
on June 10, 2008
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If so, is there an adoption agency that you could recommend--here in Pittsburgh or elsewhere in the US? We would like to specifically adopt from Latin America since my...
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- We adopted from Guatemala through Commonwealth Adoptions International, which has an office in Cranberry Township: <www.commonwealthadoption.org>. However, at present ...
- Hi You can try Adoptions From the Heart located in Greensburgh my girlfriend Katie works there and has adopted over 13 children herself,I know they do overseas but y...
- Contact Three Rivers Adoption Council at ###-###-#### or www.3riversadopt.org. They have information on all types of adoption and referrals to agencies that do the typ...
Fost to Adopt
Asked by S.G. from Pittsburgh
on June 26, 2008
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Has anyone ever done the fost to adopt program. If you have I would like to know about your experiance and what agency you went with. Any other information anyone else...
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- I am currently in the adoption stage of the foster to adopt program with Luzerne County Children and Youth. As with any state agency they have their good and bad side...
- Foster to adopt is one of the greatest needs in Pennsylvania. The program costs you ZERO dollars to do. You get support $ to help you pay for the additional cost of ha...
- I briefly looked into foster to adopt a couple of years ago, but as mentioned earlier there is no guarantee that you will be able to adopt the child. I know there are...
Waiting to Adopt and Struggling. Anyone Else?
Asked by B.W. from Minneapolis
on March 5, 2010
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We began an international adoption 2yrs ago, and the country put a moratorium on adoptions right as we got our paperwork/dossier submitted. It was devastating. We chos...
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- Dear B., I am so, so sorry for your struggles. I just said a prayer that God will bless you with your intended child. We went through two years of an adoption rol...
- Six years ago my husband and I went through the adoption process and tried to adopt a baby domestically. Due to the fact that he's older and I'm blind, no birth mom e...
- My Aunt and Uncle are adopting also.. I don't know much details, but I do know that they have gone through Gladney (sp)... When they finally got to where they were acc...
