FAQs About Private Adoption

Here at A Is For Adoption, we’re a private adoption center in CA that, unlike any other organization, focuses on caring for the birth mother as best as we can. Today we’re going to cover some commonly asked questions about private adoption.

  • What exactly is private adoption? Private (or independent) adoption is a legal method of building a family through adoption without using an adoption agency for placement. In private adoption, the birth parents relinquish their parental rights directly to the adoptive parents, instead of to an agency. Like other types of adoption, private adoption is governed by state laws.
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of private adoption?
    • The advantages?
      • Greater control over choice for birth parents and adoptive parents. Private adoption allows all parties involved to make choices about the baby and each other. For many, the opportunity to meet provides added reassurance that decisions are being made in the best interests of the child.
      • More information. Direct contact means more extensive background information for the child, including medical, social, and religious histories.
      • More immediate bonding. Private adoption allows the newborn baby to bypass foster care in a temporary home or an orphanage. Indeed, most babies adopted privately come home from the hospital with the adoptive parents, so the bonding process begins immediately.
      • Chance of shorter search. Compared with agency adoptions, the search times for infants may be shorter.
    • The disadvantages?
      • Unpredictability of costs. Unlike agency fees, which are generally fixed and known in advance, the costs of private adoption vary.
      • Inability to select the gender of the child.
      • Greater stress. Because of the active role that birth parent(s) and adoptive parents play in a private adoption, there can be a great deal of stress. Birth parents can change their minds about placing the child after birth. However, the length of time during which a birth parent can change his/her mind is governed by law and varies.

Testimonials

"It Is Because Of Them That We Found Our Angel!"

Dear Prospective Parent(s), We are writing this letter to let you know that you have chosen a wonderful organization to help you with your adoption! We are so grateful that A is 4 Adoption and their s…Read More

Kim and Dave

"They Really Are Sweethearts"

I'm writing this letter because I want other birth mom's to know that this decision is truly an unselfish one. I know its really hard to think that your child will be living with someone else, but the…Read More

Ada

"Our House Is Now A Home"

Dear Adopting Parent(s), We are writing you this letter on behalf of A is for adoption. After years of going through the infertility “roller coaster” we decided to explore the Avenue of adoption. …Read More

Joe, Rose and Katie