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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\Prenuptual
Asked by K.W. from Spokane
on December 5, 2006
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I am engaged to be married in July and my fiancee wants to adopt my son. My sons real father is nowhere to be found. Does anybody know how long the adoption process ta...
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- I was adoped by my moms husband. The prosses took something like 3 years. I think it was easier for them once they got married. I only knew my adoptive dad as my da...
- K., I want to tell you a possitive story about adoption.... it's good when you and your soon to be husband do this and stay together... my step dad adopted my half ...
- Congrats on the upcoimiung wedding and finding a great guy that is willing to be a father to your son, they are hard to find.... I went through this exact same situati...
Adoption Advice
Asked by V.K. from Wichita Falls
on April 19, 2009
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Hello Moms! Let me start by saying that we have a beautiful almost 7 year old daughter that came to our family by the way of adoption so we are familiar with the whol...
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- Just be prepared to possibly have some problems for awhile. A toddler may of been in afoster home or several, had issues with real parents and then been taken away etc...
- V., You have gotten many replies with good advice. I just wanted to add that we, too, are in the process of adopting a toddler, who is part of a sibling group t...
- try www.pathway.org that is the agency we are using to foster to adopt. They are great!
Anyone Have Advice or Knowledge of Adoption?
Asked by A.B. from Kansas City
on March 28, 2009
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My husband and I have both felt called to adopt. I gave birth to a son 20 months ago, and I would like to become pregnant again...eventually:) However, lately I've r...
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- Good Morning A., what an awesome desire you have!! Wonderful information you have been given by the first two mom's also. CPC is one of the most caring places a fami...
- Good Morning A., There is a fabulous organization right there in Olathe called TLC for Children and Families. Their website is www.kidstlc.org. I can get you in t...
- In our extended circle of family & friends, we have several children adopted from all over the world...including here in the USA. The fees ranged from $2000 to almost...
Adoption Questions
Asked by S.S. from Seattle
on February 27, 2009
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So My Brother in law was talking to me the other day and is Ex-girlfriend is due with his baby any day now. She has just informed him that she is giving the baby up fo...
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- I believe in every state there is a time frame that the father can speak up and take custody of the child and refuse to allow the adoption. Have him check with a famil...
- in most states the father has rights too he should get ahold of child welfair or state adoption and contest it. as father he does have rights mom is not the only one s...
- He needs to get a family law attorney to start a legal action right away. Paternity testing can be done on the baby as soon as its born and then he will have a legal r...
Adoption Help
Asked by T.A. from Chicago
on June 28, 2008
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Hi, my husband and I would like to expand our family. We already have a 6 year old daughter, and was wondering if there are any agencies from which we could adopt a ch...
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- I have also heard great things about The Cradle. We have friends who adopted a couple years ago and had a great experience. Good Luck!
- Hello. Have you looked into The Baby Fold in Normal? Their website is www.thebabyfold.org I have heard all good things about this organization. Good luck!
- Try The Cradle: http://www.cradle.org or Lutheran Social Services: http://lssi.org/Service/AdoptionServices.aspx Both are excellent resources. Good Luck
Have You Adopted or Are You in the Process of Adoption?
Asked by B.R. from Washington DC
on June 8, 2007
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My husband and I have been married for over 12 years. We have a biological son that will be 5 in Aug. We have dealt with fertility issues for about 9-10 years. We have...
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- HI B.! Good Luck! I was adopted myself 31yrs ago, process has totally changed since then!! Birth Mother gets to decide who she wants the baby to go to, so could be a r...
- We just adopted our son in January from Florida (we live in MD), and are waiting for our court date for finalization. The "Dear Birthmother" or "profile" will probabl...
- my parents adopted me, here's a few things: when they were waiting for a baby (three years) they had many "teases", one instance in particular where they were told ...
