Choosing adoption for your child is an important decision, and the process can be challenging. It’s natural to feel uncertain or overwhelmed.
Our team is here to walk alongside you through every stage of this important journey with confidence and care.
How it Works
Step 1: Explore whether adoption is the best path for you
Before you take the first step toward adoption, it’s important to pause and reflect on whether it’s truly the right decision for you and your child. This means considering all your options for an unplanned pregnancy: parenting, abortion, or adoption. Each choice comes with its own emotional and practical realities, and only you can decide what fits your life and goals right now. Many women who choose adoption do so because they want to create opportunities for both themselves and their babies. Whatever you decide, remember: this is your decision to make.
Step 2: Create a plan
If you’ve chosen adoption, the next step is building a plan for how it will unfold. With EA, you’ll be in the driver’s seat deciding how you want the process to go, while your adoption professional handles the paperwork, scheduling, and other details. Your plan can be as specific as you want it to be: from the type of family you’d like for your baby, to how much contact you’d like before and after placement.
Step 3: Find the right family
Selecting an adoptive family is probably the most important part of the process. You’ll be able to look through detailed profiles of hopeful parents, which may include their interests, daily routines, home life, values, and dreams for the future. Take your time—there’s no rush. You’ll be shown as many families as it takes until you find the one that feels right.
Step 4: Build a connection with the adoptive parent(s)
Most adoptions are open or semi-open, giving you the opportunity to meet and connect with the family you’ve chosen. This can help you feel confident about your decision and pave the way for ongoing contact after placement, if that’s what you want. Think of adoption not as the end of a relationship, but the beginning of a new one, where you can still be a part of your child’s life in a way that’s meaningful to you.
Step 5: Delivery and completion of paperwork
When it’s time to give birth, you’ll have the support of your adoption team every step of the way. After you’ve had a chance to rest and recover, your attorney will walk you through the legal process to finalize the adoption. We’ll make sure everything is handled ethically and clearly so you don’t have to navigate complicated legal language on your own.
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