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Myth- It takes years to complete a domestic adoption.Reality- The average time frame to complete a Domestic Adoption is 1-2 years. Myth- Women who place children for adoption, have abandoned their child, and do so, due to selfish reasons.  Reality-Most Birthmother’s choose adoption because they want, what they believe, is the best thing for there […]

Chances are that if you have started discussing adoption with friends and family, you’ve already been told many tale tales, myths and lifetime movie plots.  The most common misconception about Domestic Adoption is the wait time.  Lay people often mistakenly believe that it takes years to adopt domestically.  Most are surprised to learn that most families […]

The degree of openness in a semi-open adoption is pre-determined and agreed upon by both the birthparents and adoptive parents. There are a number of advantages to semi-open adoption for Birthparents. Birthparents may have some degree of control, during the matching process. Birthparents are able to review a ProfileBook, and possibly interview prospective adoptive parents. […]

With semi-open adoption there are a number of advantages for all members of the adoption tirade: birth parents, adoptive parents, and the adopted child.  For the adoptive parents, benefits may include access to background information on the child’s birth parents: social, educational, and health history. In semi-open adoption it may also be possible to maintain contact […]

Each child’s experience with semi open adoption will vary.  These variables include the degree of openness, the ability to maintain communication, and the willingness of the adult parties to honor their commitments, to name a few. Advantages that a semi-open adoption may provide to an adopted child may include:   Communication with birth families No […]

A Semi-Open Adoption is a type of adoption that is not totally open or totally closed.  It occurs when birth-parents and adoptive families share non-identifying information or have non- identifying interaction with one another. This interaction is usually facilitated by the adoption agency or adoption attorney. The identity of all parties involved is kept confidential. The degree […]

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If you’re considering a Domestic Adoption, here are a few things to think about.  PROS: • Adoptive families can adopt an infant  Background information on the child’s birth parents that may include social, educational and health history  You are updated regularly on the health of the Birth Mother and baby, throughout the pregnancy  Varying degrees of openness, it may […]

   To tell or not to tell?  “How much information do I need to share? Am I being overly sensitive or is my child’s teacher being insensitive?  Will my concerns be taken into consideration?”   These are all questions adoptive families struggle with when trying to  educate teachers and administrators on adoption related issues.  Parents have […]