How to Choose a Closed Adoption in Colorado
By David Seamonson
There are many reasons to choose adoption, but not everyone knows the type that will work best for them. Within the United States, there are five different types of adoption, and Adoption Choices of Colorado specializes in private adoption in Colorado. Within the private adoption sphere, there are three separate options to choose from. There is the open adoption, the semi-open adoption, and the closed adoption.
These three options determine the amount of time and contact you will want to spend with your baby in the future. In the open adoption and the semi-open adoption, you will be able to see your baby in the future through a different medium. Still, the closed adoption is the one that eliminates all forms of contact between you and your baby.
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What makes me want a closed adoption?
Every birth mother may have a different reason for why they need adoption, but your reason is different from everyone else’s. When you start the adoption process, the first question is the type of adoption. A closed adoption might be for you if you:
- Became unexpectedly pregnant
- Need to move on with your life
- Are wanting to close the door on the past
- Need to reduce the temptation to see your child
- Question if you made the correct choice
With a closed adoption, you are choosing to step out of your baby’s life so that the adopting family can form a closer relationship with your child. You are making the decision to give up your baby for adoption so that you will not have to worry about them in the future. You will be able to choose the family and know that they are raising your baby and will be a great parent to your child.
After deciding on a closed adoption
When you are secure in your decision to stay with a closed adoption, you will then select the adopting family. Just like you, the adopting family has reached out to an adoption agency like Adoption Choices of Colorado to look out for a child’s future. They have chosen the adoption relationship they want to have with you as a birth mother, and they will stick to their decision. An adopting family is subject to a few rules so that you feel confident that you can leave your child in a safe home. They must be over the age of 21, and they must submit themselves to household research. Their home must have the space to raise a child and a solid enough income so that the baby can be cared for, and they must know how to take care of a child.
This procedure is followed for all forms of private adoption so that you can make an easier decision on what family will be best for your child. Even though you chose a form of adoption where you will not see your child, you will still be able to choose their adoptive family. You will not get to meet the family, but you will be able to see the household research from the adoption agency. The research that you will be able to see will contain some information on income, lifestyles, family members and support systems, and a general location of the family’s home. You will not be able to have the phone numbers of the family or their address because of the form of adoption.
After the adoptive family is selected
When this process is completed, you will be able to focus on yourself. Getting through a pregnancy alone is difficult, so we provide you with some forms of financial compensation. The way we do this is by determining if you need our help with hospital bills, maternal clothing, and food and rent expenses. This is to help you keep your feet underneath you through your pregnancy. You will have access to financial support regardless of the form of adoption that you choose.
To finish the closed adoption process, you will sign termination papers to signify that you are no longer the parent or guardian of your child. The adopting family will sign papers to show that they are now the parent/guardian of your baby, and the adoption will be officially complete. You will be able to move forward with your life, know that you made the right choice, and know that there will be no going back.
Choosing Closed Adoption in Colorado
Closed adoption is a great choice for a Private adoption within Colorado. Compared to the other options, it is the most well-known since it is what pop culture has focused on. The adoption choice you make is the best one you make since you are the one who knows what you need. A closed adoption is a form of adoption to allow you to move forward without looking back so that you can open the next chapter in your life without feeling like you are being dragged back down.
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!