About Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado
Are you a surrogate mother or an intended parent looking for a surrogacy agency? Do you have concerns about your legal protection in the state of Colorado? Do you want to know more about the team of professionals that can help you on your journey? If so, let’s go over the ways a surrogacy agency can help you. The surrogacy process can seem overwhelming at first. The great thing is, whether you’re looking to become a surrogate or intended parent, you won’t have to work alone. It’s important to take the time and learn more about Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado so you can be better prepared for the surrogacy process.
Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado can help guide you along your journey, from scheduling doctor’s appointments to finding you a surrogate match.
If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a surrogate, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado.
Surrogacy in Colorado
As you start your surrogacy journey, you might have some concerns about how your state legally protects you. The state of Colorado is one of the most surrogacy-friendly states in the US. There is legal legislation and documentation meant to protect the surrogate mother, the intended parents, and the child. This is just one of the many ways you can be protected as you go through the surrogacy process. By working with our agency, we can help you navigate the legal portion of the process by helping you find a lawyer. In Colorado, surrogate mothers are compensated, and surrogacy is a completely legal, well-organized process. Our agency can make sure surrogate mothers, and intended parents are protected by the state of Colorado on their journey.
Why Work with a Colorado Surrogacy Agency?
Some surrogate mothers and intended parents might be tempted to take on the surrogacy process on their own. Suppose you feel you have access to reliable resources and knowledgeable professionals who can help you. In that case, this could be an option for you. However, the surrogacy process can be overwhelming. It might require you to have a team of people working to help you. By working through our surrogacy agency, you can work through an organized step-by-step plan to ensure a smooth journey. Our agency can help keep track of important appointments and also help match you to your intended parents or surrogate mother. We can also make sure you are mentally, physically, and emotionally cared for by providing health screenings and counseling. The goal of Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado is to make sure your well-being is prioritized so you can reach your goal of growing a family.
About the Team at Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado
Our team of professionals is eager and ready to help you along your surrogacy journey. We have been helping couples and individuals grow their families since 2002. We will make sure you are taken care of throughout the entire surrogacy process. You have access to the resources you need and have access to those who can help you with any concerns you have. We have medical, mental, and legal professionals who will always have your back. The surrogacy process can seem very intimidating, but it can be a fulfilling and connective experience with a reliable team by your side.
What to Expect from a Reliable Surrogacy Agency as a Surrogate Mother or Intended Parent?
As a surrogate mother or intended parent, it’s important to stay informed to ensure a smooth journey. It’s also important to know which agencies genuinely want to help you create a fulfilling experience as you grow your family or help someone grow their family. With Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, we can help you have a smooth experience and help you find someone to help you achieve your ultimate goal.
Now that you know more about our surrogacy agency, are you ready to take on the next steps? How can you prepare yourself as a surrogate mother or intended parent for your journey?
If you are interested in learning more about your gestational surrogacy options, contact Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado by email, phone, or text: Email Us, Text us: 720-371-1099, Call us: 303-670-4673 (HOPE). If you are hoping to adopt, please contact us here.
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Stephanie joined the Adoption Choices family in 2014 as the Child Placement Supervisor. Her love for adoption began in first grade when she made friends with twins adopted from Vietnam. Her heart grew strong over the years for adopted children and ultimately led her to graduate school where she continued her focus to her dream of working in the adoption field. Stephanie earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Denver in 2001. Over the past 15 years, Stephanie has worked as a pregnancy counselor and as an adoptive parent counselor for foster care, international adoption and domestic adoption, writing hundreds of home studies for families, and helping build their forever families. Stephanie is married and has three boys ages 12, 9, and 5. Together with her family she enjoys riding bike, playing games, watching her three sons compete in their various sporting and musical activities and go on vacations.
Christy Ikeler, is our Executive Director and Birth Parent Director. Christy has been with Adoption Choices Team for 18 years, since opening the doors in 2002! Christy has a true passion for what she does and her true love is working with and helping each birth parent. Whether she is up all night on the phone talking with them, taking them to doctors appointments, out for their favorite treat, providing counseling or at the hospital during labor and delivery, Christy is very involved every step of the way. She has a contagious laugh and a spunky personality that our birth moms all can bond with and relate to. As an adoptive parent herself, adoption holds a very special place in her heart and she can relate on every level with both birth parents and adoptive parents. In her free time Christy loves spending time with her daughter, gardening, baking and taking vacations with her family. Christy is an excellent leader for our team at Adoption Choices and is truly one of a kind!! As Executive Director, Christy spends time with the staff, birth parents and adoptive families in order to ensure that the agency is running smoothly. She has placed a huge emphasis on community outreach and programs for birth parents. Christy loves the opportunity to lead the agency into a brighter future.
Ms. Mackenzie has built a successful counseling career over the past 20 years, supporting mothers and families, people of all ages and genders, students, community professionals and fellow clinicians. Liv values a diverse professional focus, including the entrepreneurial life of a sole proprietor, the evaluative process of certifying foster/adoptive homes, the insightful and mindful one-on-one one work with enthusiastic clients, and serving as an advocate for underserved populations. Liv is a Licensed Professional Counselor and holds a BA in Pre-Law and Economics from American University, an MA in Counseling from Adams University and a certificate in Human Resource Management from Villanova University. Away from work you will find Liv spending time in nature, biking to the farmer’s market and adventuring with her family.
Catherine A. Madsen, joined the Adoption Choices family as legal counsel in 2013. Catherine is responsible for providing legal guidance to the Agency, training and updating staff on developments in adoption law and legislation, and program development. Catherine
Virginia Frank is an adoption attorney accredited since 1991 with the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Ms. Frank is a leader in the field of private adoption and has completed over 4,000 adoptions in her career. Ms. Frank has a law degree from Oklahoma City University and a BA in both Political Science and Communications from the University of Oklahoma.
Cassidie has been with Adoption Choices since 2015, she has her bachelors in Interdisciplinary Affairs with concentrations in both Sociology and Business Management. Cassidie has additional training in Victim Advocacy, foster care and has been working in women’s services for over 10 years. Cassidie has always had a heart for adoption and it was her career dream to work in adoption. She started off doing volunteer work for advocacy programs, adoption organizations and worked in High Risk Maternal Fetal Medicine through the University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Cassidie is also blessed to have personally experienced an adoption of her own in 2012, completing her family of five! Cassidie loves what she does as a case worker from initial phone calls, meetings, doctor appointments, interaction with the adoptive families to delivery and counseling. Cassidie has a passion for those in need and strives to help make a difference in the lives of the people she meets. She is a firm believer in being kind, compassionate and open minded in all situations. “Unless you’ve walked in their shoes, there’s no place for judgment. A kind word or compliment can go a long way!” The bittersweet moments in adoption reminds Cassidie each and every time, why she loves what she does!