How to Find Adoptive Families in Arizona
When you choose adoption, you are doing so because of the love you have for your baby — you want what is best for them.
As a prospective birth mother who is pursuing adoption for your baby, you have already made one of the most difficult and selfless decisions you will ever make. You made this decision knowing there is an adoptive family that will provide them a lifetime of love and opportunities. But how do you find a family to adopt your baby?
This guide answers that question and more.
With over 30 years of experience as one of the nation’s largest domestic infant adoption agencies, American Adoptions has helped thousands of birth mothers find the best adoptive family for their baby. We are here to help you too. In this guide, we will explain:
- How to find the adoptive family of your dream through adoptive profiles (and what those are)
- How adoptive families are screened to ensure you and your baby’s safety
- If you can choose an adoptive family from a different state
- If you can change adoptive couples
- What happens if you haven't found an adoptive family
- And more
Choosing an adoptive family is one of the most important and exciting decisions you will ever make. Having the right resources and support helps you complete the process as smoothly as possible. If you have questions about finding the right family, or any other adoption-related questions, call 1-800-ADOPTION or fill out our online form to get more free information.
In the meantime, continue reading to learn more about how to find a family to adopt your baby in Arizona and other steps in the process.
How Do I Find Parents to Adopt My Baby?
When you choose adoption, you will be faced with many different emotions, thoughts, and decisions. Your adoption specialist will be by your side every step of the way to help guide you through your adoption journey.
One thing to remember: you are always in complete control of your adoption — and this starts with creating an adoption plan.
The adoption plan essentially outlines every step throughout your adoption and your preferences on how you would like them to play out. In the process of creating this plan, you will have detailed discussions about the type of adoptive family you hope to find.
Your adoption specialist will help you list specific traits you hope to find from couples wanting to adopt. Some of your preferences may include the hopeful adoptive family’s:
- Age
- Education level
- Ethnicity
- Religious beliefs
- Sexual orientation
- Relationship status
- And more
Determining the characteristics you hope to find in families looking to adopt will help your adoption specialist filter adoptive profiles and pinpoint the best opportunities based on exactly what you are looking for.
When you work with American Adoptions, the adoption profiles will include text, pictures, and even short videos families looking to adopt a baby have created.
In these videos, you will be able to hear stories about their motives to adopt, get a glimpse into their everyday life, learn about their backgrounds, and more. The goal of these profiles is to help you create a connection or spark an interest for you to want to learn more about them.
How Can I Get to Know Families Looking to Adopt?
When you find a family that you feel meets your goals, and you feel can provide the love and opportunities you are hoping to find for your baby, your adoption specialist will help prepare you for the next steps. Through emails, phone calls, video chats, and sometimes even in-person meetings, they will help facilitate communication between the two of you.
This communication helps you get a better feel for their true personalities and determine if there is a strong enough connection for you to choose them to be the adoptive family for your baby.
Choosing the family that will adopt your baby is one of the most exciting moments imaginable.
“After a couple of phone calls, we met for the first time on March 31, a day I will never forget! The hugs and kisses lasted forever between us, and we just meshed. It felt like I had known them my entire life,” said Sara, a birth mother who placed her child for adoption with American Adoptions.
“I was more confident in my choice — not just in adoption but in picking the perfect couple to raise the baby,” Sara went on to say about knowing she found the best family for her baby.
You can read her adoption story here, where she explains the excitement of finding the adoptive family, an unexpected change in the adoption plan, and the confidence she made the best decision for her baby.
This guide gives you are a brief overview of how to find parents to adopt your baby. To get more information, call 1-800-ADOPTION or fill out this form.
How Are Adoptive Families Screened?
Given the significance and life-changing impact of adoption, you want to ensure the family you choose can be trusted to raise your child and meets the adoption requirements in Arizona. One of the most common questions we are asked has to do with how adoptive families are screened.
American Adoptions helps make sure you find a family in Arizona you can trust by screening families through home studies, background checks, and our specific requirements to become eligible for adoption. Some of the information we look for includes:
- Background checks to make sure there is no criminal or abuse history at either the state or federal level.
- Monitored home visits to confirm the living environment is safe and acceptable for a child to grow up in.
- The motives for adoption.
- Their marital status, including how long, the current state of the relationship, and more, to determine they can provide a stable, loving environment for your baby.
- Determining how they were raised as children.
- Much more
Gain peace of mind knowing that all families working with American Adoptions have been thoroughly screened and are fully approved for adoption. Read this guide on how adoptive families are screened to learn more about the screening process.
What Types of People are Looking to Adopt?
Many prospective birth mothers question the types of people that will be available to adopt their baby.
Some pregnant women already have an idea of the specific type of family or couple they hope to adopt their baby. Others are just starting to plan and have not narrowed down their preferences. No matter where you are at in determining what type of family you want to adopt your baby or the options available, you will be encouraged to know there are people hoping to adopt from every different walk of life.
You will find:
- Married couples looking to adopt a child
- LGBT adoptive families
- Biracial couples looking to adopt
- Christian adoptive families
- And so many more
No matter your preferences for a family, you will find hopeful adoptive people that match your goals. Call 1-800-ADOPTION to learn more about the types of people looking to adopt, and read this guide for more information.
What Are Adoptive Family Profiles?
As we previously mentioned when explaining how to find adoptive parents, video profiles help increase your chances of finding the perfect family for your baby.
Adoptive family profiles are tools used to help give you, the prospective birth mother, a feel for potential adoptive family candidates. They can come in the form of adoptive family profile books, or, when you work with American Adoptions, they are also in video format. The purpose of these adoptive couple profiles is to help you narrow down your options of adoptive families, based on a personal connection gained through the information provided.
To begin searching profiles, you can click here to get a head start on finding the perfect family for your baby. You can learn more about adoptive profiles and their significance by reading this guide.
Can You Choose an Adoptive Family in a Different State?
As a potential birth mother, you are in complete control of your adoption plan, including who you choose to place your child with — no matter where they live. People from all across the U.S. have the opportunity to match with you, and if you choose to place your child with them, adopt your baby.
Out-of-state adoptions are very common and are often the best opportunity for everyone involved. Fill out this online form to learn more about interstate adoptions, and read this guide to find answers to questions you may have about choosing an adoptive family from a different state.
Can You Change Adoptive Couples?
If there is a sudden change in the connection you initially had or a red flag that comes up, you may question if you can change adoptive families.
You want what is best for your baby, but the decision to change families should not be done without thought and consulting your adoption specialist. With that said, as a prospective birth mother, you are always in complete control of your adoption plan. This plan includes the adoptive family you choose for your baby, and before placement, you can change adoptive families if feel it necessary, no matter the reason.
Call 1-800-ADOPTION or learn more about your options to change families by reading this guide.
What if I Haven’t Found an Adoptive Family?
Whether you have been searching throughout your pregnancy and have not had any luck, or are getting close to your due date and have not found the perfect match, not having an adoptive family picked out can create concern.
Don’t worry; this is completely natural.
Your adoption specialist will do everything in their power to find the right family for you and your baby, no matter how far along in your pregnancy you are or even if you have delivered. Adoption does not have a requirement or time limit on when you have to decide on a family, so there is no need to add stress about selecting the perfect parents before giving birth. There is an adoptive family out there for your baby; we just have to help you find them!
Call 1-800-ADOPTION or fill out our online form to learn more about what to do if you are concerned you haven't found an adoptive family yet. This guide will provide you with more information.
Contact American Adoptions
These guides cover some of the most common questions you may have about finding an adoptive family for your baby. Any time you have questions about anything adoption-related, you can always call 1-800-ADOPTION or request more information online to get in touch with an adoption specialist.
Adoption is a brave and selfless decision, American Adoptions is here to guide you through the process and help you find the best family for your baby.
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