In many cases, expectant mothers making an adoption plan will find that the adoptive family that best fits their plan for their child lives in another state. Out-of-state adoptions will look different that in-state adoptions for a variety of reasons, …
Designing an Adoptive Family Profile
Waiting for a match can be one of the most difficult and uncertain phases in the adoption process. No matter how long the wait is – it can feel like an eternity. In infant adoptions, the child’s biological mother has the unique experience of …
Social Media and Adoption: The Do’s and Don’ts of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
From perfect strangers to our closest friends and relatives, social media has changed the way we communicate with others — and birth parents and adoptive families are no exception. Individuals can now use social media to find prospective adoption …
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How to adopt a baby in Florida
This is a question we hear asked every single day. Simply put, it’s a process. If you are an upstanding citizen, with love to give, and the ability to provide a loving home you can adopt. Of course, like anything worth having, adoption does comes …
Safe Haven – Preventing Infantance
In the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have enacted laws to protect newborn infants from infanticide at the hands of their parents. The law recognizes, pregnant women in crisis need an alternative to disposing of their …
Ethical Adoption
We have all heard horror stories about babies being bought and sold to the highest bidder. Often, we imagine this occurs in third world countries, but the reality is, wherever economic inequality exists there is the possibility that parents may …
Substance use while pregnant – What is the solution?
No one can deny, the use of substances while pregnant is a hot topic issue, and one that we come across often in the area of Adoption. This week, Tennessee passed legislation criminalizing substance use during pregnancy, if it causes harm to the …
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Why Adoptions Disrupt
What is a disruption? Disruption, is a term used to refer to an adoption plan being disrupted. Commonly, birth parents will be matched with adoptive parents prior to the baby’s birth, and the expectation is the birth parents will follow through …