Placing a child for adoption is one of the hardest decisions that a birth mother can make. It is a selfless decision and the birth mother only wants what is best for them and for their child. In most cases, the birth mother wants someone who can assist them towards creating their adoption plan and …Read More about Why Birth Mothers Choose Adoption Planners
As a birth mother who placed a baby through Adoption Planners. Choosing adoption is a difficult decision and everyone deals with it differently. There are quite a few things I did before I gave birth that helped me make the transition from giving birth to life after birth a little easier. Here are a few …Read More about Birth Mother Question: I am currently matched with…
The good news is that the vast majority of states permit a birth mother to receive no-cost housing set up through our program. We can work with any landlord or management company across the country so you are not limited specific housing arrangements or any particular city or state. You can select the apartment that …Read More about I am in need of housing for the…
Answer: No. In domestic adoption, a birth parent’s adoption-related expenses are almost always 100% covered. This includes the costs of being represented by your own attorney, counseling, adoption agency fees, medical expenses, prescriptions, travel to and from the doctor and any other pregnancy-related or adoption-related expenses. In addition, in a majority of states, birth mothers …Read More about Birth Mother Question: Will I have to cover…
In a majority of states, the answer is yes. Most states allow for an adoptive parent to pay for a birth mother’s basic living expenses for the last trimester of the pregnancy and two to eight weeks after the birth of the baby. Living expenses have to be necessary and reasonable and usually cover rent, …Read More about Birth Mother Question: Can I receive financial assistance?
If you go into labor and have not yet selected a family, don’t worry. Together we can create an adoption plan in a matter of hours. We have wonderful families that are ready to go on a moment’s notice. The key thing to know is that you can still chose a great family and the …Read More about Birth Mother Question: I am about to go…
Yes. You can see a counselor of your choice or we can refer a counselor to you. Counseling is available to you both before and after placement. Also, your case worker is always available to help you through this process. Feel free to be open and candid with her as she is able to provide …Read More about Am I able to receive counseling before and/or…
Yes. A birth mother can see a counselor of her choice or we can refer a counselor to her. Also, her case worker is working very closely with her and is able to provide her advice and support both before and after the placement.
As an adoption attorney, I have had the fortune of witnessing the miracles of domestic adoption on a daily basis. In domestic adoption, a birth mother chooses the perfect parent(s) she wants to adopt her child. She may have had a wonderful childhood that she feels she cannot replicate for her child or she may …Read More about In Their Own Words: Birth Mothers Describe Their…
It was four years ago that I ended my nine-month journey towards adoption and headed into the land full of women called birthmothers. Before that time, I did not fully understand the journey of adoption or what I was getting into as a “birthmother.” Through my journey, I learned that when the circumstances are right, …Read More about A New Look on Adoption: A Birthmother’s View…