Here in Maryland, the average cost of adoption ranges from $20,000 to $50,000, which includes things like the home study, court and legal fees, birth mother medical expenses and legal expenses, and pre-adoption and post-adoption counseling for birth parents. And… Read More
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How Adoptive Parents Benefit from Working with a Local Adoption Agency in Maryland
In previous blogs over the years, we’ve outlined the many benefits birth parents receive from working with a local adoption agency in Maryland, like Adoption Makes Family. However, we haven’t spent much time discussing the benefits adoptive parents receive from… Read More
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Benefits of Open Adoption for Birth Parents
The decision to create an adoption plan is one of the toughest choices a mother will ever have to make. But the decisions do not end there. Do you want an open or closed adoption? Do you want to meet… Read More
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How to Prepare for an Adoption Home Study
As you probably already know, which is why you’re reading this article, an adoption home study is one of the first steps any hopeful family takes in the adoption process. A social worker will visit the family’s home, interview family… Read More
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Birth Mothers Coping After Adoption Placement
“With every adoption and every union, there is also loss, a biological parent being separated from their child,” explains Felicia Curcuru, Huffington Post. Coping with life after adoption can be difficult for many birth mothers. “It still isn’t easy for… Read More
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How to Tell Friends and Family about Your Adoption Plan
The decision to create an adoption plan is an incredibly difficult one. Telling your friends and family about your plan can be just as difficult. “Many expectant mothers are afraid of how others will respond to their adoption plan,” says… Read More
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Can I Create An Adoption Plan After Birth?
Creating an adoption plan is a difficult decision for any birth mother, especially one who is struggling to grapple with unplanned pregnancy. So, there are times when birth mothers continue to put the decision off for so long that the… Read More
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How to Find Adoptive Parents
After making the difficult decision to create an adoption plan, perhaps the biggest question left for most birth mothers is “How do I find adoptive parents?” But not just any adoptive parents – an “adoptive family that best matches the… Read More
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Birth Mothers Dealing With Rude Questions
One of the toughest things for birth mothers to deal with is rude questions, like “How can you give your baby up for adoption?” In reality, birth mothers who choose adoption are not giving up anything. They are, in fact,… Read More
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Now That My Adoption is Complete, I’m Struggling Emotionally
While adoption is a wonderful gift, some birth mothers find themselves struggling emotionally to cope with their decision. “With every adoption and every union, there is also loss, a biological parent being separated from their child,” explains Felicia Curcuru, Huffington… Read More