Adopting Outside Your Home State
What is ICPC? How Do I Legally Cross State Lines With My Adopted Baby? Nothing compares to the joy of holding a child you’re about to adopt. It’s a moment…
What is ICPC? How Do I Legally Cross State Lines With My Adopted Baby? Nothing compares to the joy of holding a child you’re about to adopt. It’s a moment…
Brianna called Heart to Heart Adoptions' 24-hour line. When Wendy answered, Brianna hung up. She called again—then hung up again. The third time, she finally had the courage to speak.“Wendy…
Delanie feels confident about her decision to place her baby for adoption. What concerns her and keeps her awake at night, besides the fact she’s 38 weeks pregnant, is her…
Garrett was placed in a closed adoption. His birth mother was 14 years old and not mature enough or comfortable with making connections with adoptive parents.When Garrett was 18 years…
Sharice didn’t want an open adoption. The pregnant woman seemed resolute about placing her baby. Just not an open adoption.“But I don’t want to, like, see him or visit with…
Open adoption may sound intimidating or possibly confusing to both birth families and potential adoptive families. What exactly is open adoption?Many of you may be asking.What does an open adoption…
A Post-Adoption Contact Agreement (PACA) is basically a plan that allows for communication and contact between a child’s adoptive family and birth family after the adoption is finalized. The post-adoption…