Florida's new abortion ban is now in effect. While we don't know the impact this ban will have on adoption, it's important to understand the law and the impact it will have on reproductive rights in Florida.
Read MoreIt's important to understand the laws governing Florida birth parent rights, especially in the complicated situation where the birth mother is married to a man who is not the child's presumed biological father.
Read MoreWe understand that the decision to place your child for adoption can be made at different times depending on your particular situation. Whether you are currently pregnant, at the hospital to deliver your baby, or already home struggling to parent an infant or toddler, adoption is always an option that’s open to you.
Read MoreWhen a woman calls our office inquiring about placing her child for adoption, it seems every story they share is different. Each woman seems to have a different idea about what kind of family they seek for their child, how much they want to be involved with the adoptive family and even how she sees the relationship developing in the future. Each birth mother approaches her plan to place her child for adoption in different ways. Our goal on the other end of the phone, is for a mom to feel listened to, validated and never judged. We are not here to judge, and we make that very clear to any mom we speak with. We do not know what is right for a birth mother and we would never pretend we do!
Read MoreI started looking for an adoption agency and all I knew was that I wanted someone to make me feel like I was an important part of this, I wasn’t just a statistic of teen pregnancy, that I was more than that... because that’s how I felt about myself, and I was not going to let a baby, one of the most beautiful parts of womanhood, to ruin that. I wanted to create an adoption my way, since after all this was my pregnancy.
Read MoreI have worked with so many birth moms that knew they wanted to make an open adoption plan but were unsure exactly what that would look like. I have seen birth mothers and adoptive parents unsure of how things would work out yet stepped into this thing called open adoption with the best and most sincere intentions.
Read MoreLike many of the adoptive parents we work with, I suffered infertility and failed pregnancies before looking to adoption as a way to become a parent. After working with so many birth moms and adoptive parents, it’s clear to me that both sides are walking a similar path, yet coming from a different direction.
Read MoreSo many women ask us about open adoption when they contact us. There really is so much to be said regarding openness in an adoption. I will share with you some of my experiences after working with hundreds of birth mothers and adoptive parents.
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