Adoption

There are many reasons why individuals decide to pursue adoption. They may do so because they haven't yet found the right person to settle down and start a family with or are unable to have children on their own. Others pursue adoption because they want to make a...

Those hoping to adopt often have to think carefully about how they hope to connect with a child or multiple children to add to their family. Some aspiring adoptive parents will place ads in community publications or on social media to attract the attention of...

Surrogacy is a too-often overlooked system for helping people grow their families when they are not able to do so biologically. There is a lot of information out there about surrogacy for both prospective parents and women who might want to help another family by...

Without a doubt, people consider adoption for reasons that are unique and personal to them. Maybe someone was adopted as a child, for instance, and they love that their adoptive parents worked so hard to create a wonderful life for them. Now they want to adopt a child...

Once you decide to find a loving home for your unborn child, you have taken the first important step in the adoption process. Most birth parents feel relieved after making this decision, but they still have a long way to go before the process is complete. In our time...

Sometimes, finding a child to adopt can be difficult.  You may find that you are matched with a birth parent in another state which means you will be adopting from a state other than where you live.  If you want to adopt a child from another state, this is commonly...

Adoption is becoming a common choice for many people who want to enlarge their family, as well as those who feel unable to parent. Placing a child in a stable, loving home can relieve stress and bring joy to those involved, despite the difficulties that bring a...

Unplanned pregnancies are extremely common. Yet, no matter your confusion or surprise of a positive pregnancy test result, you neither label your baby as a “mistake” nor “accident.” Expecting when you don’t feel ready to become a mother or have no interest in adding...

In the past, adoption usually meant that the birth parent placed the child for adoption and never saw him or her again. The adoptive parents typically did not have any specific information about who the birth parents were or how to get in contact with them. This is...

You want to bring a child into your family, but the traditional route isn’t working. You’ve decided to use adoption to find a child who you can love as your own. One option for adoption is called a private adoption (domestic independent adoption). A private adoption...