The New Year is bringing exciting new changes to American Adoptions. The year 2008 was a successful one for agency as we completed more adoptions than any year previously. So far, 2009 is looking just as positive as we continue to be contacted by more expectant mothers considering adoption.

For 2009, American Adoptions has unveiled exciting new changes for adoptive families:

In 2009, we will continue offering a discount to families who return to American Adoptions for another adoption. If you have adopted through American Adoptions and are interested in returning for another adoption, please contact our agency for details about our repeat family fee structure.

Option #2 Gender-Specific Option

We have opened up a new gender-specific adoption option. With this option, families will be given the option of adopting a child of a specific gender. Families interested in this option would be obligated to pay an additional Gender-Specific Fee to cover the additional advertising and staff time that is necessary to locate and work with birth parents for these families.

One of the tough parts about domestic adoption is families dealing with financial losses if a birth mother changes her mind. As a result, we have developed a new fee structure for our families. In this new fee structure, families would have few fees at risk until after placement. 

With the new fee structure, families can rest assured that if the birth mother changes her mind and chooses to parent her child, the family will not lose money paid into that situation for items such as living or medical expenses. This allows for a more fixed budget without the worry of so many expenses at risk. 

Essentially, families who enter into this program and the new fee structure have reduced their financial risks. The new fee structure helps the agency offset the financial losses, which in the past were the responsibility of each individual family, of cases that do not result in an adoptive placement.

In 2008, American Adoptions became Hague accredited to perform international adoptions. As a result, American Adoptions is developing a strategic partnership to provide efficient and dependable adoptions internationally. We believe families will be able to adopt through the following countries: China, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia and Burundi. Our goal is to have all these international options available to our families later this year. Once these country programs are available, we will advise you.

We hope that you find these new opportunities just as exciting as we do!

We are happy to report that we continue to see a strong trend in adoption and are contacted by more and more women each day considering placing their baby for adoption. However, as more women consider their adoption option, that means we need more adoptive families! If you are interested in any of our new options, or want to find out more about our agency, please contact us at 1-800-ADOPTION.