What is Private Adoption, and What are the Benefits?
By Rose O’Connor
Going through the adoption process can be overwhelming from the amount of information that is being placed. You may have thoughts that involve how you are going to get through this or if this decision is the best choice for you. You may be wondering how to put a child up for adoption. That is a lot to handle on top of an unplanned pregnancy and other decisions. All adoption agencies and other adoption sources are not the same, which is why it can be more overwhelming to make the decision. Additionally, that’s why finding the right agency can reduce the feeling of being overwhelmed.
Finding an experienced, licensed, and informative agency like Adoption Choices of Colorado can provide you with all the resources when giving a baby up for adoption at birth. Our goal is to make the adoption process easier for you and to take it to step by step.
If you need adoption help now, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption Choices of Colorado.
What is a Private Adoption in Colorado?
Overall, there are three main types of adoption: Foster care adoption, International adoption, and Private (domestic) adoption. Additionally, private adoption may also be called “domestic adoption” or “infant adoption.”
Throughout the process of private adoption in Colorado, the adoptive parents work with a private adoption agency to adopt a baby that is within the U.S. Adoption Choices of Colorado is a full-licensed, full-serviced, and nonprofit private adoption agency. On the other side of this process, a birth mother makes the decision to create an adoption plan for her baby.
Understanding the Difference between Private and Public Adoption
Private adoptions are done through the choice of the birth parent (who has chosen voluntarily) and are processed through a licensed Adoption agency. This will allow you the choice of the type of adoption and adoptive family you want to place your baby with. You can also work with agencies, such as the adoption agency Denver, that will match your needs for you and your child.
Through public adoptions, foster care, and international adoption, children are mostly waiting for families due to causes that are outside the mother’s control. This type of adoption does not allow the same freedom of choice when creating an adoption plan. Since it is state-funded, it usually results in the child being taken by child services.
Benefits of Private Adoption
Private adoptions have the bonus of getting extra support choices from your agency. Adoption Choices of Colorado has an experienced and knowledgeable staff that will assist you and find the additional resources you need throughout your adoption journey. Adoption Choices of Colorado will also handle the legal factors throughout the process. Therefore, you don’t have to worry about not knowing a lot about the adoption laws when placing your baby for adoption.
Some of the main benefits are medical care, financial compensation, or counseling. Additionally, Birth parents will also be able to choose from our carefully selective adoptive families that our agency already screens. This will make the process easier for you, knowing that your child will be placed with a loving and nurturing adoptive family. Knowing the differences between private and public adoption, here are the expansion of the benefits of private adoption.
Colorado Adoption can Help with Financial Assistance
Our agency will provide you with living expenses that are court approved if you need the help. We can help with other necessary expenses, such as your phone bill, food, and utilities. We understand how difficult it may be after delivering your baby, and we want to help you as much as possible! Overall, it is important to note that the amount of court-approved expenses may vary. This depends on your State of residence.
Colorado Adoption can Assist you in Medical Care
We will assist you in finding ways of paying the medical expenses that are a result of your pregnancy journey and the delivery of your baby. The portion of your medical expenses that are not covered by state funding or private insurance will be given by the adoptive family. Your specialist is available to assist you with finding and scheduling prenatal appointments. If you are interested, we will include a setup for a hospital tour.
A Lamaze/Birthing Education Coach is also available to you through our agency. She will do private classes that are available to you that will help you feel comfortable. This will also have you ready for delivery.
Adoption Counseling will be Provided
Choosing adoption is not an easy decision, and it can be scary going through the process. When you are placing your baby for adoption, it feels like a difficult decision to make. That is why Adoption Choices of Colorado will be there to provide support, including additional assistance such as counseling. We understand how important it is to be well taken care of and for you to stay healthy, especially if you are giving your baby up for adoption at birth.
Our adoption specialists are here to help you through your adoption plan. We want to further assist you in making a plan that is customized for you and your needs. Counseling and legal representation are given to you at no cost. We also have many additional resources to help you during and after the placement of your baby.
A Message for Birth Mothers who are Choosing Adoption
You are not alone in your journey. When you are wondering how to put a child up for adoption, it can be overwhelming with the steps. An unplanned pregnancy can be scary and emotional. That is why Adoption Choices of Colorado is here to support you every step of the way. Choosing private adoption will help you receive the benefits. This will ensure that your journey is easier for you when you are placing your baby for adoption.
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!