Adoption
Information
Deciding whether to parent, abort or make an adoption plan can be overwhelming to say the least. We're here to empower you with practical knowledge and a better understanding of how modern adoption works, so that you can make an informed decision regarding your unplanned pregnancy.
Many women and men don't even consider adoption, because they've heard a lot of outdated information or misconceptions on what modern adoption is like. But information is power! So here's some helpful information to get you started. Keep scrolling . . .
Important Things To Know About Modern Adoption:
A birth mother can pick the family to parent her child.
Making an adoption plan is free for birth parents.
Birth mothers can choose how open they want the relationship to be with their child and the adoptive family.
Birth parents can choose to work with a licensed adoption agency or an independent adoption attorney or facilitator.
A birth father's rights in adoption are the same as the birth mother's unless determined otherwise by the court.
Some adoption agencies provide assistance with prenatal support, housing and other living and medical expenses.
Agencies generally provide services before, during and after the adoption, such as counseling and even assistance on planning for the future.
Most state laws require the final decision to place a child for adoption be made after the baby is born.
Birth parents can stay connected throughout their child's life through pictures, letters, phone calls and even visits, if desired.
Choosing adoption is not giving up.
Three Types of Adoption
There are three main types of adoption today: Open, Semi-Open and Closed.
Adoption today looks very different than it has in the past. Birth parents get to CHOOSE the family that they want to raise their child and have so much support and control throughout the adoption process. In the United States, 90% of adoptions are open or semi-open.
Open Adoption: Typically, with an open adoption there's more direct contact and open communication between the birth parents and adoptive parents. They work together with an adoption agency to agree to terms they both feel comfortable with.
Semi-Open Adoption: With semi-open adoption, there's a liaison that helps facilitate communication and openness agreements between birth parents and the adoptive parents.
Closed Adoption: A closed adoption means that there's no contact or identifying information shared between birth parents and adoptive parents.
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