Adoption 101: What is the Adoption Process in Colorado?
Adoption is the legal process in which the child is raised by a family other than birth parents. Adoption is a great way that can benefit everyone involved. It ensures that the child has a safe and loving environment growing up without putting emotional and financial stress on the mother.
Adoption Choices Colorado makes this process easy and guides birth mothers through every step of the way. We provide information on the adoption process along with emotional and financial support. We support birth mothers and take into consideration how hard and stressful this process can be.
If you need adoption help now, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption Choices of Colorado.
How Do I Begin With the Adoption Process?
After a long thought process, you may have decided that putting your child up for adoption is the best choice for you and your baby. You may be overwhelmed and stressed thinking about the process and don’t know where to start. At Adoption Choices Colorado, we make this process easy for you and tell you exactly how you can begin the process. All you have to do is contact us so we can begin with the process.
We ensure that everything is easy for you and is completed in a few simple steps. We will also help you with choosing an adoption plan that suits your financial needs.
When Should I Decide to Put My Child Up For Adoption?
We are aware that giving up your baby for adoption is a really hard decision that takes time. Usually, birth mothers decide what they want to do during pregnancy and choose the appropriate birth family. It’s easier to decide before the baby is born in order to have time with the process. This process may also differ depending on the legal process and whether the birth parents are already involved in the process.
Are There Different Adoption Plans?
Are you worried about making the wrong choice when it comes to adoption plans? Thankfully we’re here to guide you through every step of the way and explain the different adoption plans you can choose. You might be thinking that once you give up your baby for adoption that you’ll never hear from them. That’s not the case, especially if you don’t want it to be. You can choose to have an open adoption which involves you staying in contact with your child.
What Are the Steps I Need to Take After Giving Birth?
If you’re worried about the stress you may be feeling, then you’ve come to the right place. We provide post-placement support where you will talk to other birth mothers who have been through the same thing. We understand the stress birth mothers may be going through and want to provide as much emotional support as we can.
What If I Regret My Decision To Place My Child For Adoption?
There may be numerous reasons why birth mothers can feel like they made the wrong decision, especially after giving birth. This makes a lot of sense and is something we see often. We provide support groups where you can talk about this to our guidance counselors and other birth mothers so you can get through. However, in the initial process, when taking steps toward adoption, we make sure that the birth mother is 100% comfortable with her decision and is sure that it’s what she wants. Therefore, we do everything we can to make sure the birth mother is coming to the right decision and doing what’s best for her and her baby.
The Colorado Adoption Process
If you’re looking for adoption agencies in Colorado, then you’ve come to the right places. Adoption choices Colorado is one of the most successful adoption agencies here. We will aid with the adoption process and provide a range of different adoption services to birth mothers. We will also solve any problems you are facing and can help with the legal process, and advise you on who to consult with in order to ensure that everything runs smoothly.
Our adoption agencies are located in several areas around Colorado, which means you can pick whichever area is the most convenient to you, and we’d be happy to assist you.
If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy and want to learn more about your adoption options, contact Adoption 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.
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!