“We would have never made it without all the help and support we got from other adoptive families and birth families who had gone through it (and survived).” Every family’s adoption journey is different with unique circumstances and challenges along the way. And every family needs a different level of support at every stage of…
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“We love our birth mother and aren’t threatened by Walter loving her too.”“We are so grateful to ANLC. We feel like the luckiest family alive.” What led you to adoption? We spent 5 years trying to have a baby, but struggled with fertility issues and unsuccessful pregnancies. We thought about adoption, but struggled with the…
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Toby and Stephanie Paschal are new parents after adopting their daughter in 2014 through Adoption Network Law Center’s 2nd annual pro bono services in honor of National Adoption Month. After years of trying to have a child, they suffered through three rounds of failed fertility treatments before deciding that adoption was the journey they were…
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“The struggle is a part of the story.” This rings true for so many families like the Willmarths, whose adoption story is one of heartbreak and then magnificent healing. David and Melissa Willmarth were the lucky winners of our first annual, 2012 Pro Bono Services in honor of National Adoption Month. “We tried to have…
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This is a story about three families. They don’t know each other, and they are all quite unique. In fact, until recently, they really didn’t have much in common at all. The only obvious similarity was their shared experiences of infertility and their heart-wrenching desire to hold their own child. Now they have much in…
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Adoption can be a beautiful, and at the same time, difficult time for Birth Mothers. No matter her circumstances, she has a forever connection and love for her child. Placing is difficult. It is the ultimate sacrifice a mother can make, and the connection between Birth Mother and Adoptive Parents will always be. Whether you…
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Credit: www.flickr.com/photos/justin/2142821117 Open Adoption is a confusing term. Does it mean that you share identifying details with your Birth Mother so she knows where you live? Does it mean that you periodically send a few photos and an update through a third party? Or does it mean that you invite your Birth Mother for Thanksgiving…
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In August a woman gave birth to a beautiful baby boy that we’ll call Baby G. When he was four months old, Child Protective Services removed him from his mother’s care due to her drug problem and placed him with his grandparents. When he was 8 months old, his grandparents decided that they could no…
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The road to adoption is a rocky one, even when it goes “smoothly.” There are so many things to consider and do long before you get “the call.” Once the call comes, the stress, questions and fears just multiply. Who is the woman who chose us? Why is she choosing adoption? Is she telling the…
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“How does the youngest of 8 from a small, pristine town on Long Island, New York become owner of Adoption Network Law Center? Funny story, because I never set out on a path to be a lawyer. Let me give you a little history: I knew I wanted to get out of the small town…
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