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Written by Nancy S
on October 31, 2014

   adoptionUnderstanding the adoption process and your rights as a birth mother can be daunting.  Family Connections, Inc. has many resources to help you learn more about adoption and what to expect.  We are glad to help birth mothers make an adoption plan that helps spell out the steps that will take place when the child is born.  As a birth mother the choices are yours, choosing a family for your child, meeting the prospective adoptive parents, and planning post adoption contact are all ways you can make an adoption plan for your child.  Family Connections, Inc. offers an Adoption Booklet ("The Adoption Option") and also our Family Connections magazine to help you understand the terms used in adoption, your legal rights and the adoption process.  To download the booklet or magazine you can click on the links below.

 

Download A Free Adoption Guide  for Birth Mothers

 

Pregnant? Download Free  Adoption Magazine

 

 

There are many questions birth parents have about adoption and their birth child, here are a few frequently asked questions:

                                                               

 

Will my child know that I made a loving choice?  Yes!  Adoptive parents have tremendous respect and admiration for birth parent(s) and their decision to entrust their birth child to them.  They will honor their child’s birth parents and speak with great reverence and love regarding the birth parents to their child.

 

Will my privacy be respected?  Yes! Birth parent(s) privacy is ensured. Confidentiality is maintained at all times.

 

Will the adoption cost me anything?  No!  Birth parent(s) will have no costs.  All expenses are supported by the adoption agency and adoptive parents.  If the birth parent needs resources to support their pregnancy and adoption plan, the adoption agency will help the birth parent secure the needed resources (e.g. legal counsel, maternity clothes, housing, food, transportation, medical services) and may be able to provide financial assistance for pregnancy related expenses.

 

Will I receive counseling services?  Yes!  Every birth parent will be provided with adoption options counseling by their agency.  This counseling provides the birth parent with information regarding her/his/their adoption choices and helps the birth parent(s) formulate an adoption plan that is right for them.  In addition, if the birth parent chooses,  the agency will provide therapeutic counseling services prior to and after the adoption. 

 

Will my right to post adoption contact be protected?  Yes!  In a New York State agency adoption, if the birth parent(s) wish for post adoption contact with the adoptive family (e.g. exchange of pictures and letters, annual visitation with the child) the birth parent and adoptive parents will sign a legally binding and court enforceable Post Adoption Contact Agreement that obligates the family to comply with all agreed upon post-adoption contact until the child becomes an adult (age 18). 

 

Will I and my birth child be able to contact each other once the child is an adult?  Yes, if both the birth parent and birth child agree to the contact.  Please know that each State has very difficult laws regarding adult reunification of birth children and birth parents.  In New York State, the Department of Health maintains an Adoption Information Registry. If both the birth parent and birth child voluntarily registry with the service, the Department of Health will release the birth parent’s name and address to the birth child upon the birth child’s request after the child’s 18th birthday.  In open adoption relationships the birth parent and birth child maintain a relationship from infancy into adulthood.

 

Family Connections, Inc. would be honored to help you understand the adoption process as you consider making an adoption plan for your unborn child.  If you would like more information about adoption you can contact Renee or Anita at 607-756-6574 or 1-800-535-5556.  You can also contact us at info@adoptfamilyconnections.org . Family Connections, Inc. provides adoption services throughout New York State including in Syracuse, Rochester, Cortland, Binghamton, Elimra, Corning, Watertown, Albany, New York City, and all towns in between. We look forward to supporting your adoption plans.

 

 

 

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