Just last week birthmother “Marnie,” picked up the telephone and called A Act of Love Adoptions in Utah. This was not her first contact with the adoption agency; she had called several months ago but had not made up her mind about adoption. After careful thought, consideration and consulting with her mom and sister, she […]
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Act of Love is assisting a New Jersey licensed adoption agency with finding an adoptive family for a baby due to be born on 1/13/13. Birthmom used cocaine and benzodiazepines throughout the pregnancy. She reports she is in the Methadone program but has “fallen off the wagon” many times (4times) during pregnancy. She also reports
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Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry Today, open adoption is very common and an option that many birthparents choose for their adoption plan. However, open adoption hasn’t always been an option for birthparents. For many years, records were sealed and birthparents, adoptive parents and adopted children had no information about each other. A Act of Love
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I will never forget this amazing journey. Watching my beautiful baby boy leave the hospital without me and the beautiful peace I held in my heart was nothing but God. Ok maybe I should start from the beginning. Let’s go back in time for a sec… 25 years old, single mother, 2 kids a boy
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Many Blessings Birth mother N was not getting along with her family. She was struggling to provide for her own basic needs. To top it all off, she just lost her job. Then, she found out she was pregnant. The birth father did not want this baby and asked N to have an abortion. Abortion
Moving Forward Birth mom, S was in a very difficult place. She was a recently released convict. She used to have everything going for her: a great boyfriend, wonderful children, a nice apartment and a great job. Then she got mixed up in drugs. Her whole world fell apart. She ended up in prison, and
Last month Americans celebrated November as National Adoption Month. A time for birth parents, adoptive families and adopted children to join together and forge a sense of unity, this event celebrates and raises awareness for adoption agencies and programs. A Act of Love Adoption Agency understands America’s critical need to place children with adoptive families,
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So you’ve got all your paperwork done, the social worker from your adoption agency has visited your home, now you’re ready for the baby, right? You’re thinking tomorrow would be good, right? Unfortunately, it doesn’t usually happen for most adoptive families that way. Depending on what you’re looking for in a child and which adoption
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What an honor for Act of Love Adoptions to have the CEO and founder of Act of Love, Kathleen Kunkel, named as a Congressional Angel in Adoption. Ms. Kunkel was honored by Mr. Jim Matheson and the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute in Washington, D.C. Kathy Kunkel founded Act of Love Adoptions in 1993. Kathy’s
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Act of Love Adoption Agency would like to invite adoptive families to attend an Orientation Meeting to get to know Act of Love staff and policy, as well as hear answers to common adoption questions. The class is offered at the Act of Love office, the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. The
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