Yes. Most hospitals have a photography service, and you will be able to purchase those or take pictures with your camera. In addition, you may agree with the Adoptive Parents that they will send you updated photographs throughout your child’s life.
Our services are FREE to the Birth Parents, and as long as you are using our attorney for the legal process, there are no charges to you. If you decide you want your attorney to look over the paperwork, you may do this, and we can ask the Adoptive Parents to pay the attorney’s fees.
If you have an Open Adoption, your child will always know who you are and where to find you. In the case of a Closed Adoption, you will have to register with an Adoption Search Registry. Different states have different registries. In Florida, the Adoption Registry is Floridahttp://www.adoptflorida.org/reunionregistry.shtml Adoption Reunion Registry see below for more…
It is very rare for a Birth Parent to have to attend an Adoption Court hearing. You will be asked to sign paperwork so that you will not be required to attend the Termination of Parental Rights Hearing.
No. You do not have to agree to ongoing contact, but we suggest you think this through very carefully before deciding. You do not have to commit to a plan until you are Matched. We use your wishes to find an Adoptive Family to match you with, and once matched, you cannot change your mind…
We think we have covered the high points, but if there is anything you feel we have not covered in enough detail or have not covered at all. Please give us a call, or email your questions; you will find we are not scary!
Yes. You have the legal right to change your mind any time before you sign the Consent to the Adoption.
