Should Adoptees Try to Find Their Birth Parents? Before open adoptions became the standard in the U.S., there were many more closed adoptions in which the adoptee had no contact with their biological parents. It’s common for adopted children who grew up in closed adoptions to be curious about who their birth parents are, but […]

How to Choose an Adoptive Family If you’re one of the 18,000 biological parents interested in placing your child with an adoptive family, finding the right family is essential. Your choice will impact your pregnancy, the child’s future, and your potential relationship with the child. To find the perfect family for you and the child’s […]

What to Consider Before You Decide to Adopt No matter the circumstances, adoption is always a major decision. Approximately 135,000 children are adopted every year in the United States. This includes an estimated 59% from the foster care system, 26% from abroad and 15% who are relinquished voluntarily. Adoption Can Be Hard for Everyone Involved […]

Selecting the Right Adoption Agency for Your Family Once you have made the decision to adopt, choosing an adoption agency can seem like a hurdle that you need to clear as quickly as possible in order to achieve your true goal. New Jersey adoption lawyers caution against rushing the decision and warn that many people […]

Process of Adopting Your Foster Child Deciding to adopt your foster child is an effective way to provide them with a more permanent family. The number of children who are waiting to go through the adoption process is well over 100,000. While foster children are often able to be adopted, there are several restrictions and […]

How Do Adult Adoptions Work? There are many different types of adoptions. One of the lesser-known options is adult adoption. There are certain criteria that must be met in order to adopt an adult into your family. What Is Adult Adoption? Adult adoption is a legal procedure that allows a couple or individual to bring […]

How to Tell Your Children That They Are Adopted In 2020, there were approximately 442,995 children in foster care and over 125,000 children adopted from the U.S. foster care system, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Although the number of adoptions from the foster care system has been consistently decreasing over […]

How Do Egg Donor Contracts Work? Many people looking to conceive struggle with infertility and require help. Often, that fact only becomes known after trying to have a child for six months to a year or even longer. An egg donor might be the best solution for starting a family in that situation. What Is […]

A Comprehensive Overview of Assisted Reproduction Assisted reproduction involves the use of different technologies to help improve a person’s chance of becoming pregnant. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that just under 2% of U.S. children were born by using one of the assisted reproduction techniques. These techniques include everything from in […]

How Sperm Donation Contracts Work When trying to conceive a child, it is not uncommon to use a sperm donor. Between 2015 and 017, there were more than 440,000 women who went through this process, which marked a substantial increase over the previous decade. If you use a sperm donor in New Jersey or Pennsylvania, […]