Adoption Services

Adoption Services

 

Phone:     504.885.1141

Toll-free: 1.866.566.1399

Fax:         504.885.1519

E-mail:     contactus@accesspregnancy.com

 

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Domestic Adoption

 

Our Services

 

Our adoption agency offers comprehensive adoption planning and maternity services to women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy including…

 

s Confidential counseling

s Financial and medical assistance

s Low cost maternity care through St. Vincent Clinic

s Open adoption services for birth and adoptive families

s Legal counsel through our attorney

s Support groups

s Certified Open Adoption Practitioners on staff

 

Planning an Adoption

 

We strongly advocate for and encourage birth parents to consider “open adoption”, but we respect the birth parents’ right to plan an adoption that meets their individual circumstance and comfort level. Below are the types of adoptions, with varying levels of contact, offered by our agency…

 

Confidential or Closed Adoption

In a confidential or closed adoption, no information is shared between birth and adoptive parents. All health and social information given to the adoptive parents for the benefit of the baby is “non-identifying”. This means that no one could use this information to figure out the identity of the birth parents, including names or addresses. There is no contact between birth and adoptive parents before or after the child is placed for adoption.

 

Semi-Confidential or Semi-Open Adoption

In a semi-confidential or semi-open adoption, information shared between birth and adoptive parents is limited. Birth and adoptive parents may share first names and general information (ages, religion, town in which they live) about themselves. The birth and adoptive parents may meet prior to placement. Contact after placement is limited to picture and letter exchanging, which is generally facilitated by the agency.

 

Disclosed or Open Adoption

In a disclosed or open adoption, information shared between birth and adoptive parents is generally fully identifiable; full names and contact information are shared. Birth and adoptive parents typically meet and develop a relationship during the birth mother’s pregnancy. This relationship continues after the child is born and placed for adoption. Most birth and adoptive parents in an open adoption visit on a regular basis -- every three, six, or twelve months, depending on the comfort level of the parties involved.

 

International Adoption

 

For families choosing to adopt a child outside of the U.S., we provide international adoption services for children from Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. The family chooses an international agency, with our agency providing home study and post placement services. In most instances, placement is 10-15 months after completion of the home study.

 

To adopt internationally, you must be at least 25 years of age, married at least two years (some countries will place with singles), open to transcultural and/or transracial placement, and know that medical and/or social history will be minimal. The specific requirements of the child’s country of origin are not uniform. Most (but not all) countries require that the family travel to the child’s country of origin as part of the adoption process.