Identified Adoptions

LITTLE FLOWER ADOPTIONS SPECIALIZES IN PROVIDING AGENCY SERVICES WHEN YOU LOCATE OR MATCH WITH AN EXPECTANT MOTHER THAT RESIDES IN TEXAS.

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Identified Adoptions

ASSISTING WITH IDENTIFIED ADOPTIONS IS THE EXACT REASON WE BECAME A LICENSED ADOPTION AGENCY YEARS AGO AND THIS IS THE PREDOMINANT TYPE OF ADOPTION CASES THAT WE SPECIALIZE IN HANDLING.

Little Flower Adoptions Identified Adoptions

Little Flower Adoptions specializes in providing agency services to your adoption situation if you have matched with an expectant mother and she resides in Texas.
In our state, if you want to provide an expectant mother with reasonable and necessary living assistance, such as rent, utilities, groceries, hygiene products, transportation and/or maternity clothing, you must utilize the services of a licensed adoption agency. Only a Texas licensed agency is allowed to provide this type of assistance to expectant mothers on your behalf.

We are regulated and monitored by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. This type of assistance is NOT allowed in a private/direct placement adoption that occurs with the services of an attorney’s office only. So, an agency-assisted adoption plan is preferable so that you may help your expectant mother with the necessary assistance she may need. When we work your adoption case, you will be assigned an Adoption Specialist to work with you and the expectant mother in all aspects of adoptive placement.

The Process is Simple

THE PROCESS OF RETAINING OUR AGENCY TO WORK WITH YOUR SITUATION IS SIMPLE.

You would just complete an agency Application and provide all support documentation, as requested in the App. This is necessary even if you are already Home Study approved, but should be much easier for you since those documents are likely accessible to you through your Home Study agency. If you reside out of Texas, you will complete this same application process to get Texas approved to move forward with an agency-assisted adoption. Texas requires all out of state adoptive parents to gain Texas approval to proceed with a placement in our state.

If you are not Home Study approved yet, we can assist you with the Home Study process as well (must meet qualifying parameters as set forth by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services). Please contact us for Adoption Home Study information.

Identified Adoption Process

Adoption Costs

ADOPTION COSTS TYPICALLY INCLUDE APPLICATION FEES AND REASONABLE BIRTH MOTHER EXPENSES.

To get started, we gather an Application fee, an Agency Retainer fee, and travel/incidental expenses (amounts depends on due date and location of the birth mother). If you need a Home Study, those fees would also be gathered. Please see our Fee Structure that is provided to all adoptive parents applying to Little Flower Adoptions for services. You will also be provided a specific list of fees related to your situation upon request for Application.

WE MEET WITH THE EXPECTANT PARENT FACE-TO-FACE

After you have retained us to handle your case. We will  complete an initial assessment and determine what the expectant mother’s needs are.  We always try to see the expectant mother before we are able to dispense any funds, but sometimes this isn’t possible due to emergency situations. Once we meet with her, a budget is established and those funds are collected and placeed into an escrow account.

WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE YOUR EXPECTANT MOTHER’S NEEDS ARE MET as allowable by Texas law.

Please contact me to get further information about our Identified Adoption services. We look forward to working with you on your adoption journey!

Identified Adoption Costs

Frequently Asked Questions

Little Flower Adoptions specializes in IDENTIFIED ADOPTION which means that prospective adoptive parents come to us with an already matched expectant mother. Most adoptive parents locate an expectant mother either through private contacts such as friends/family or through other agencies. We focus on these pre-matched situations by providing continual education, support and evaluation services throughout the case for both the adoptive parents and the expectant family. If the expectant mother resides in Texas and she needs financial assistance, then we are your agency!! Our fees are very reasonable for the adoption work and legal services we provide. So, please, if you need these services in Texas, call us!

Since we are a Texas licensed adoption agency, we have the ability to match expectant mothers with families. However, we do not advertise and do not keep a list of prospective adoptive families for that service.

The answer is not until the finalization portion of our case. Little Flower Adoptions will handle all of the aspects of the termination of parental rights with the legal counsel that represents the agency. Licensing standards require us to let adoptive parents know that you may retain any lawyer for the finalization piece. However, we can provide a resource for finalization in Texas that will make this process very smooth and seamless. Out of state adoptive families may also finalize the adoption in their own state, if allowable by their law. We will need to discuss this and ensure your state’s laws coincide with Texas law to make things smooth for you. The finalization adoption proceeding occurs after the expiration of 6 months of placement with the receipt of approved Post Placement Reports.

Texas law states that the expectant mother (and legal/presumed father) must wait until AFTER the expiration of 48 hours after birth of the baby before she/he can execute an Affidavit of Relinquishment of Parental Rights. Once they execute such a document to a child-placing agency, then it is IRREVOCABLE, meaning he/she cannot voluntarily change his/her mind and ask for the return of the child. So, the time for expectant parents to decide on their adoption plan can be during pregnancy up until it’s time to sign the Relinquishment documents after the baby is born. (Please speak with an adoption attorney or agency staff for further details related to the signing and revocability of such documents.)

Non-legal biological fathers of the baby can execute an Affidavit of Waiver of Interest in Child prior to the birth of the baby. He does not have to wait until birth of the child. Again, this document is irrevocable.

It is important to choose a reputable, experienced agency to handle your placement. You will want to ensure that ethical practices are used in the working of your adoption case to preserve the integrity of the placement and provide quality services to your expectant parent(s).

Frequently Asked Questions

Little Flower Adoptions specializes in IDENTIFIED ADOPTION which means that prospective adoptive parents come to us with an already matched expectant mother. Most adoptive parents locate an expectant mother either through private contacts such as friends/family or through other agencies. We focus on these pre-matched situations by providing continual education, support and evaluation services throughout the case for both the adoptive parents and the expectant family. If the expectant mother resides in Texas and she needs financial assistance, then we are your agency!! Our fees are very reasonable for the adoption work and legal services we provide. So, please, if you need these services in Texas, call us!

Since we are a Texas licensed adoption agency, we have the ability to match expectant mothers with families. However, we do not advertise and do not keep a list of prospective adoptive families for that service.

The answer is not until the finalization portion of our case. Little Flower Adoptions will handle all of the aspects of the termination of parental rights with the legal counsel that represents the agency. Licensing standards require us to let adoptive parents know that you may retain any lawyer for the finalization piece. However, we can provide a resource for finalization in Texas that will make this process very smooth and seamless. Out of state adoptive families may also finalize the adoption in their own state, if allowable by their law. We will need to discuss this and ensure your state’s laws coincide with Texas law to make things smooth for you. The finalization adoption proceeding occurs after the expiration of 6 months of placement with the receipt of approved Post Placement Reports.

Texas law states that the expectant mother (and legal/presumed father) must wait until AFTER the expiration of 48 hours after birth of the baby before she/he can execute an Affidavit of Relinquishment of Parental Rights. Once they execute such a document to a child-placing agency, then it is IRREVOCABLE, meaning he/she cannot voluntarily change his/her mind and ask for the return of the child. So, the time for expectant parents to decide on their adoption plan can be during pregnancy up until it’s time to sign the Relinquishment documents after the baby is born. (Please speak with an adoption attorney or agency staff for further details related to the signing and revocability of such documents.)

Non-legal biological fathers of the baby can execute an Affidavit of Waiver of Interest in Child prior to the birth of the baby. He does not have to wait until birth of the child. Again, this document is irrevocable.

It is important to choose a reputable, experienced agency to handle your placement. You will want to ensure that ethical practices are used in the working of your adoption case to preserve the integrity of the placement and provide quality services to your expectant parent(s).

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