Clair was working, going to massage therapy school and had just decided to leave a relationship that she had been in for a couple of years. She had felt like it was time for her to move forward with her life and reach the goals that she wanted to achieve in life. For the past […]
More and more, birthparents and would-be parents are choosing open adoption as part of their birth or adoption plans. However, there are still lingering fears and concerns about open adoption so that some birthparents or would-be parents are reluctant to go that route, especially for domestic infant adoptions. According to a 2008 study by the
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I am so lucky to have had the honor to help introduce a beautiful birth mom, Lily, to the adoptive family she had chosen for her baby. The experience was so beautiful and very touching – beyond being able to express in words. At first, I think we were both a little nervous! When I
A Act of Love Adoptions offer birthparents the opportunity to make informed decisions about their adoption plan with the help of counseling. They also have a wide range of choices available in making an adoption plan. It can be liberating to know that you have control over these areas of an unplanned pregnancy and also
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Some people just come into our lives and have a profound effect on us. Then they quietly move on without realizing that they have changed us for the better. So many birth parents are this way. They are the angels that quietly surround us and make us better people. Jane and Shawn are some of
The Utah State Legislature is considering passing a bill that would allow certain adoptees who were born in Utah access to their original birth certificates. Representative Jim Nielson is sponsoring HB256 that would provide for adoptees to have the ability to request a copy of their original birth certificate and, thus, to their biological parents.
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A twenty-eight year old man has been adopted by a woman who was legally married to his mother in Massachusetts. This is the first step-parent adoption by a member of a same-sex couple in the state of Kentucky. The circuit court judge finalized the adoption last Tuesday. The biological mother and her wife, were married
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February is the month of the heart. One might be talking about the beating of the heart or love from the heart; it happens in February and happens at Act of Love Adoption Agency. Whether it is a morning talk show host interviewing Leonardo DiCaprio about the Oscars and the love in his life or
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“Best day of my life!” When those amazing eyes opened and looked at me, my heart melted and was his forever. Growing up, I could never have imagined the pure joy that I would have felt holding my son as he spent his first few minutes of his life in my arms. Marrying my wife
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Act of Love brings new hope everyday to many people. The staff at Act of Love wants each person we come in contact with to know that each day brings new hope. If you are looking for adoption services or are already part of the Act of Love family, we want you to know that
