How to Put a Child Up for Adoption

Once you have decided to put your baby up for adoption, there are several ways to proceed.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Yellow Pages

1. Contact a licensed adoption agency - your physician or public health agency can refer you. They will choose the adoptive parents and take care of legal matters.

2. Contact an attorney, doctor, or other third party to arrange an independent adoption. No agency is involved, and the adoptive parents pay medical and legal costs, as well as any other costs mandated by the state.

3. Arrange an open adoption, in which you will have contact with both the child and the adoptive parents after the birth.

Tips & Warnings

• For help, look in the Yellow Pages under "Adoption Services," or ask your physician or religious leader for referrals. You can also try your state or county Health Care or Human Services agency.
• As a birth mother, you have certain rights. Deal with an experienced agency or individuals, and/or involve an experienced adoption attorney to advise you of your rights and state laws regarding adoption.

[katieeeee]

on 12/24/2009 my mum wants to put my sisters and i up for adoption we are 12 16 and 18 she doesnt want us anymore because shes sick of us :( and she didnt get us anything for xmas this yr and she told me shes sick of us today but she always tells me so i guess she doesnt love me :'(

[7gapeac]

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[busybee33]

on 11/10/2009 I am 16 years old and i had a baby just over a year ago, i just found out i am pregnant, i know this baby will be so wonderful, just like her sister. but i know i can't handle having another baby because all my attention goes to my daughter as it is. [e-mail] please e-mail me at.
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[lmstandish]

on 11/9/2009 We are looking to adopt a baby. We have registered with an adoption agency but find it very impersonal and that they treat the birth mothers with little care or respect. We would like to do a more open adoption, allow the mom no matter how young to decide how big apart of the babies life she wants to be. My husband and I of 11 years have 2 girls, 10 and 4 and would love to give another child a chance at a life he/she deserves. Email me [e-mail] :)

[niki22]

on 11/1/2009 Hello to all the parents looking to put up thier child for adoption. I would like you to think about my husband and i. We have been together for 7 yrs and trying to have a baby for 3yrs. I have pcos and itz hard to have a baby. We are looking to adopt so if u would like to know more about us i would be happy to share with you. Also we are from north carolina. my name is nikki and u can contact me at [e-mail]. please feel free to do so.