How to Find Adoptive Parents for Your Baby in VA, MD, D.C. and More

There are two different ways that you can find adoptive parents for your baby in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and beyond:

Searching for Adoptive Parents with an Agency

When you work with an adoption agency to help find an adoptive family for your baby, here’s what you can expect:

• The families that work with adoption agencies have been carefully screened and have completed a home study, They’ve received extensive background checks and have been approved to raise a child.
• Adoption agencies will help you communicate with prospective adoptive families to build a solid foundation of trust in your relationship. They can help you communicate even after the adoption is complete.
• With an adoption agency, you can browse through adoption profiles of waiting families quickly and easily in one place, and you’ll often have a professional help you sort through profiles to find the types of parents that interest you.
  
  

If you think you might want to use this method to search for adoptive parents, we can refer you to adoption agencies.   Contact us online to learn more.

Looking for Adoptive Parents on Your Own

You also have the option of finding a potential adoptive family on your own. Here’s what this method often involves:

• Although most adoptive families have been screened, some may not have completed the process. However, we will ensure any family you select is properly screened in accordance with the law prior to you placing your child with them.
• We can refer you to free adoption services llike counseling and other resources you might need during the adoption process.
• You can look for potential adoptive families online through social media or forums, through newspaper ads, or by word of mouth. However,  adoption advertising laws vary by state, and this may affect your search. We can assist with this process.

If you already know someone who wants to adopt your baby,

we can help you complete that adoption.

The Process of Choosing a Prospective Adoptive Family

Selecting the family you feel is perfect for your baby is a deeply personal experience. You might already have a vision in your head of the kind of family you want for your child. Maybe you’re still not sure, but you’ll know them when you see their adoption profile. It can be helpful to ask yourself  questions o clarify your version of the ideal adoptive family, such as:

• Where do you picture them living?
• What do you imagine the adoptive parents to be like? What might their interests, values, or hobbies be?
• Do you hope your child might grow up with siblings?
• How often do you want contact with your child and their family after the adoption?
  
  
  

Contact us now.  You can talk about what you think you might want in a potential adoptive family, and we can connect you with profiles of waiting families for adoption in the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland and beyond..