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If your baby has already been born and you are considering adoption, it is not too late. Whether you are still in the hospital or have already brought your baby home, ACFAdoptions can help you understand your options, learn about your rights, and create an adoption plan that reflects your wishes. Reaching out is always confidential and comes with no pressure or obligation.
Our licensed adoption specialists are available 24/7 by phone or text to provide compassionate support and answer your questions. If you choose adoption, you remain in control of every decision from selecting an adoptive family to determining the level of future contact that feels right for you.
Financial assistance may be available for eligible pregnancy-related expenses. From your first conversation through placement and beyond, our team is here to provide guidance, support, and respect for your choices every step of the way.
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The first step is simply reaching out. You can call us or visit us in person to speak with an experienced adoption professional. We’ll listen to your situation, answer your questions, and provide clear information about adoption and your options. There’s no pressure to make a decision.
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Adoption can feel overwhelming when you don’t know what to expect. Our team will walk you through the process step by step, including your options for parenting or adoption, choosing an adoptive family, creating an adoption plan, making a hospital plan, and understanding your legal rights.
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You can have a voice in choosing the family you want to adopt your baby. Our team can help you explore available waiting families and learn more about their backgrounds, values, and hopes for adoption. The families we work with are screened and prepared to welcome a baby through adoption.
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You don't have to navigate the adoption process alone. Our adoption professionals can help you understand your rights, answer your questions, and guide you through each step. Depending on your situation and state laws, you may also qualify for certain types of support.
No. We will answer your questions and discuss your options. We won’t move forward with anything until you decide what you want to do and are ready.
This is a stressful time for you. If you have decided to go forward with adoption, you are going to have a lot of questions throughout the process, you may also need some emotional support. Your counselor/caseworker can be a great help and resource for you. They will help you through all of the required documents needed to place a child for adoption, and if you need temporary financial assistance, housing or any other need related to your pregnancy, your counselor can help you find resources.
How often you meet with a counselor is dependent on you and your needs. Your counselor/caseworker is there for you, to help you with whatever you need. They can be a great resource to you in answering your questions, providing emotional support and helping you through the process.
Florida has no revocation period for infants under 6 months of age. For children 6 months of age of older there is a three business day revocation period. Saturday is considered a business day in Florida. In Georgia, parents have a 4 day revocation period for any reason. Day 1 starts the day after the signing and day 4 cannot fall on a weekend or legal holiday.
Yes. You have the right to make an adoption plan. Contact us at 800-348-0467; we can help.
Yes. ACF works closely with agencies that specifically train, approve and support families looking to adopt children who are medically complex and/or have special needs.
Open adoption allows the birth and adoptive families to stay in contact. They may share visits, messages, photos, or updates as the child grows.
Semi-open adoption involves limited contact between the birth and adoptive families. Communication is usually shared through an agency, and personal information remains private.
Closed adoption means there is no contact between the birth and adoptive families. Identifying information is kept confidential.
Bring Hope and Security Through Emergency hospital adoption
Emergency hospital adoption usually refers to an adoption situation in which a birth mother decides to make an adoption plan while in pregnancy or after arriving at the hospital to give birth. It’s also sometimes called a “drop-in adoption” or “hospital-only adoption plan.
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