Hillary Clinton’s public career has included a long-standing focus on children, families, and child welfare. While adoption has not always been the central focus of her public platform, her record includes several connections to foster care, adoption policy, and efforts to support permanent homes for children. Here is what we know: Her Political…
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Many people don’t think of adoption as a “common” occurrence. While there are plenty of adopted children and adults throughout the United States, most people view adoption as a special circumstance in some families. This is mainly due to the likelihood that many people simply don’t have a lot of firsthand experience with adoption. They…
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Closed adoption vs. open adoption? Prospective adoptive parents and expectant parents considering placement generally have open adoption questions. Many wonder if open adoption is good or bad. While open adoption experiences vary, adoptee Jessenia Arias outlines the ways open adoption benefits all members of the adoption triad. Over the years many have argued if open…
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A few years ago, Britney Perez was a high school senior. She had just turned 18, was dating a boy from her neighborhood, and suddenly found herself pregnant. She had never had a job and did not have a driver’s license. She wondered how she could take care of a child when she did not…
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Unfortunately, Birth Parent scams and disruptions are a reality of adoption. Birth Parent scams involve those whose intent is to take money from desperate, hopeful Adopting Parents. Disruptions occur when a Birth Mother ultimately decides to keep her baby after having selected Adopting Parents or if there is an unforeseen health issue arising with the…
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The total fees for an adoption are comprised of multiple elements. Because every adoption is unique, the fees will vary. It is important to be aware of all the costs related to an adoption and you must make sure that the entities you compare are quoting all of the fees that are involved, not just…
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So you have decided to adopt! You are committing to provide a loving and nurturing home and the gift of a family to a child. You likely have many questions at this stage about the process of adoption. One of the number questions couples have is “Can we afford it?” Adoption can be expensive and…
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I am proud to be building my family through open adoption. As hopeful adoptive parents, Sean and I were thrilled to have the opportunity to meet our daughter’s birth mother, Paige, during her pregnancy. Just one week after we were matched, Sean and I flew to Paige’s small hometown and met her at a restaurant. …
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Holidays are hard. Especially when you’re not in the place you want to be. If you’re in the waiting phase of your adoption journey, the holidays can be extra hard. Children are everywhere, family is curious about your adoption status, stress is high and you just want a baby! Here are a few ways to…
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“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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By Jessa Speight, Birth Mother Outreach Associate, Adoption Network “Without change, there would be no butterflies” Last March I went on a trip. It was completely last minute and a fly-by-the-pants kind of thing. There is a beautiful woman, we will call her L. She was all alone with no support in her neck of…
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“We love our birth mother and aren’t threatened by Walter loving her too.”“We are so grateful to Adoption Network. 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…
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Toby and Stephanie Paschal are new parents after adopting their daughter in 2014 through Adoption Network’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 meant to…
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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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