What if I don’t need any support through the adoption process in Colorado?
By Melissa Camacho
As a birth mother placing your baby for adoption, we understand you don’t want to feel forced or pressured to apply for all our services. Every birth mother goes through different situations and has different needs. Adoption Choices of Colorado assists as you request throughout the adoption process. We work to accommodate your needs with as much help as you desire from our adoption agencies in Colorado. Choosing adoption in Colorado, you can customize your adoption plan according to your preferences. We welcome you to a safe and flexible adoption journey. No matter how little or small you want your adoption options. We will help you receive the whatever level of adoption support you need.
If you need adoption help now, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption Choices of Colorado.
Do I Need to be Informed of Adoption Benefits Even If I’m Not Interested?
As a professional private adoption Colorado agency, we must inform all birth mothers about our assistance programs. We still want to show you how we care for our birth mothers’ needs. It is important for any birth mother to be oriented about how we diligently and empathetically serve our adoption community. Moreover, we strategically spread the words of our mission and purpose to assist all birth mothers in need. For instance, you may know another birth mother experiencing an unplanned pregnancy with different needs. You can refer her or other birth mothers to Adoption Choices of Colorado for assistance. Regardless of the level of assistance, we educate our birth mothers about the quality of our services.
Are there Adoption Agency Requirements I Should Be Aware of?
Even though you don’t need to subscribe to all of our services, it is our responsibility to keep you aware of our legal requirements. We must adhere to our Co adoption requirements to keep our adoption services operating for our birth mothers in Colorado. The following requirements you can be aware of in your adoption plan include:
Home Safety During and After Birth Delivery
We must know about your living conditions during your pregnancy. It is important for a birth mother to be residing in a safe and warm home environment. If not, we can assist with housing with our private adoption Colorado agency.
Birth Father Rights
You don’t need to include the birth father, friends, or family in support of your adoption plan. However, if the birth father is the birth mother’s husband, he has a right to know under CO adoption laws. In addition, the birth father may claim parental rights through an attorney. You can also request an attorney if you wish to proceed with adoption placement for your baby.
Home Study and Inclusivity in Choosing an Adoptive Family
You are entitled to choose any type of adoptive family you want to adopt your baby. In choosing an adoptive family, we are legally required to let you know we are an inclusive adoption agency. Therefore, you have a wide range of adoption options for selecting an adoptive family from a diverse adoption community. This includes married couples, single parents, same-sex, and LGBT + adoption.
We have a waiting families profile page where you can browse through photos and learn about their family values. A home study process is required for the adoptive family to undergo background checks and be interviewed by a home study caseworker. Our adoption agency requires this to ensure the safety and well-being of your child.
Our Priority as a Leading Adoption Agency is To Serve You!
We acknowledge the level of your situation in creating an adoption plan. One of our goals is to be open to all types of adoption situations. Our diverse, professional licensed staff is available to help filter your needs in your adoption journey. Contact our adoption agencies in Colorado to place a baby up for adoption. Have a list of everything you need for us to provide you with your needs in less time. If you need further help in customizing your adoption plan, feel free to consult your adoption specialist. Remember, you can still learn about our adoption options and link other birth mothers to our adoption agency. We have offices located throughout Denver, Colorado Springs, and Boulder.
Choosing Adoption Choices of Colorado is your first choice to get instant access to our adoption services. 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!