A Guide to Adoption Agencies in Kentucky

Adoption Information and Services in Kentucky

Placing Your Baby for Adoption in Kentucky

If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy and living in Kentucky, you may be considering adoption. Adoption is a brave, loving, and selfless choice. While many still use the outdated phrase “give up for adoption,” adoption is anything but giving up. It requires strength, devotion, and love. It means putting the needs of your child before your own and making a plan for their life. For this reason, we like to say, “making an adoption plan.”

As you consider adoption in Kentucky, it is important to learn about your options and seek professional support. Your first step in the adoption process will be to find a Kentucky adoption agency you can trust.

Types of Kentucky Adoption Agencies and Professionals

Private Adoption Agencies vs. Foster Care

Private adoption agencies are most commonly selected by women facing an unplanned pregnancy. These organizations prioritize the expectant/birth mother’s needs throughout the adoption process, ensuring that she is comfortable every step of the way. These agencies work hard to find the best possible family for each child in need, while offering the birth mother financial and emotional services.

With a private adoption agency, expectant/birth mothers are in control of their adoption plan. They have the option to choose a family for their baby. They may also meet the family or keep in touch over the years. Private adoptions are carefully planned to ensure that each child is placed in a safe and loving home.

Foster care, on the other hand, is typically the path taken when the state needs to step in and remove a child from his/her home. Expectant/birth parents do not voluntarily choose to place their children in foster care. They have less control over the situation.

It is important to find an adoption agency that you can trust. There are many adoption agencies in Kentucky. There are large adoption agencies that work with hundreds of birth mothers across the country, as well as smaller, more personalized agencies that work closely with expectant/birth mothers. Smaller, private adoption agencies work locally and nationally and can provide more personal and individualized care. These agencies have staff who are always on call to pick up the phone and speak with you.

Working with an adoption agency in Kentucky means that your adoption will be safe, legal, and official. The right adoption agency will also provide you with comprehensive, supportive care.

How to Choose a Kentucky Adoption Agency

When looking for a Kentucky adoption agency, you will want to find an organization that can offer you supportive services and support before and after your adoption is finalized. At Adoptions With Love, we stay in touch with birth mothers for years after giving birth.

The right adoption agency will take the time to offer you education, guidance, and compassion. Their adoption counselors will listen to your concerns, answer your questions, and keep you informed throughout the process.

The best type of adoption agency will offer you emotional, financial, and legal support throughout the adoption journey, as well.  You deserve this!

The Benefits of Working with a Kentucky Adoption Agency

In the state of Kentucky, expectant/birth parents making an adoption plan can receive financial assistance for many maternity and adoption-related costs. This means you can receive financial aid related to your pregnancy, childbirth, and living expenses during this time.

Pregnancy and childbirth can change your life completely. If you have a physically demanding job, you may need to cut back on your hours. If you have a high-risk pregnancy, you may need to change your diet and/or have extra checkups and ultrasounds.

You need support during this time in your life. Adoptions With Love offers expectant/birth mothers in Kentucky a wide range of services when they choose adoption. We also offer free counseling services to expectant/birth mothers who are in the early stages of considering adoption.

Making an adoption plan in Kentucky can be an overwhelming experience. Adoptions With Love aims to ease the stress and challenges for expectant/birth mothers.

Types of Adoption Plans Available in Kentucky

When it comes to adoption, there are three basic types of plans you can choose from:

  • Open adoption
  • Semi-open adoption
  • Closed adoption

Most adoptions today are open or semi-open, meaning there is a relationship between the birth mother and the adoptive family.

If you are interested in making an open adoption plan in Kentucky, Adoptions With Love can help. We specialize in open adoptions and can guide you through the legal and emotional issues involved with that decision. We can also help you navigate your relationship with your child and his or her adoptive family.

If you choose a closed adoption, that is okay, too. Some birth mothers choose to stay anonymous and keep the adoption closed after birth. If you need time and feel a closed adoption would be best, Adoptions With Love will support you. Letters and pictures are kept on file should a birth mother change her mind years later.

There is no right or wrong option when it comes to making an adoption plan. Each expectant/birth mother must choose the plan with which she is most comfortable. Your adoption counselor at Adoptions With Love can help you decide on the best level of communication, and work with the adoptive family to reach an agreement amicably.

Financial Assistance and Other Adoption Services in Kentucky

Adoption is a big decision. It is life-changing and comes with many challenges – particularly during pregnancy. As you consider adoption, know that you can receive financial assistance with the help of a reputable and experienced adoption agency, such as Adoptions With Love.

You can also receive legal and emotional support, as well – all free of charge.

Adoptions With Love offers expectant/birth parents the following services when they choose adoption:

  • Rent (other living expenses may also be covered, please contact us for details).
  • Electricity and other utilities.
  • Uninsured medical costs.
  • Costs related to transportation to and from medical appointments.
  • Maternity clothes.
  • Food.
  • Ongoing counseling, before and after the birth of your baby – at no charge.
  • Legal services throughout the adoption – at no charge.
  • Custom-designed adoption planning – at no charge.
  • Free assistance communicating with adoptive – and prospective – parents.

Kentucky Adoption Guidelines for Expectant/Birth Parents

Adoption laws vary by state. In Kentucky, birth parents must wait at least 72 hours (about 3 days) after their baby is born before signing consent to the adoption. This gives you (the birth mother) time to meet your baby and finalize your decision.

Adoption laws can be complicated. It is important to have a reliable adoption agency who is well-versed in Kentucky adoptions. At Adoptions With Love, we will provide you with free legal services, including face-to-face meetings with a specialized adoption attorney in Kentucky. Our professionals understand the adoption laws in Kentucky and will take care of all the legal matters for you. Your rights as an expectant/birth mother will be protected.

The counseling and legal services offered through Adoptions With Love are accessible at any point during your adoption journey. Our team will work tirelessly to help you through this process, ensuring that all important conversations and events will be taken care of in your hometown.

Is Adoption Right for You? Benefits of Choosing Adoption

Adoption is not the right choice for everyone, but it does offer plenty of benefits for expectant/birth mothers. Some of these benefits include:

  • The ability to continue to work toward both personal and professional goals.
  • Peace of mind, knowing your child is safe and living in a stable, loving home.
  • Most adoptions today are open, allowing birth mothers to remain in contact with the adoptive family and, oftentimes, child.
  • There is no financial cost to place a baby for adoption.
  • Private adoption agencies offer free counseling and legal services, cover healthcare costs, and even help pay for rent, utilities, and other maternity-related expenses.

What you need to know about placing your baby for adoption in Kentucky:

  • What are my unplanned pregnancy options in Kentucky?

Expectant mothers in Kentucky typically have the option to choose adoption or parenthood. After six weeks of pregnancy, abortion is banned in Kentucky (unless there is a life-threatening medical need). However, abortion may be available to you. You may choose to travel to another state where abortion is legal or use the abortion pill if you wish to terminate your pregnancy. There are networks to support those who seek to travel to another state for an abortion. If abortion is not an option for you, adoption can offer a positive outcome for you and your baby.

  • How much does adoption cost in Kentucky?

Adoption is completely free for expectant/birth mothers in Kentucky. In fact, you may receive financial assistance during this time.

  • What are the adoption requirements in Kentucky?

Adoption laws vary by state, so it is important to consult with an attorney regarding adoption requirements in Kentucky. Adoptions With Love offers the services of experienced adoption attorneys, free of charge for birth/expectant mothers.

  • How can I place my baby for adoption in Kentucky?

There are many steps to take when considering placing your baby for adoption in Kentucky. The first step is to contact an adoption agency with which you feel comfortable. You can learn more about making an adoption plan in Kentucky here.

  • Can I place a baby for adoption in Kentucky after giving birth?

A birth mother can sign consent forms for adoption any time after 72 hours from giving birth. You can consider adoption during pregnancy, while in the hospital, and even after you have brought the baby home. It is never too late to make an adoption plan.

  • Who can I talk to for support in Kentucky?

Facing an unplanned pregnancy can feel overwhelming, stressful, and lonely. However, you are not alone. There are support groups for those facing the same situation. There are forums and chat groups online wherein you can speak with those who have also faced unplanned pregnancy. You can always turn to an adoption agency professional, with zero commitment or obligation to choose adoption.

Adoptions With Love is here for you.

Whether it is during your pregnancy or once you have delivered – it is not too late to call Adoptions With Love for help. Remember that in Kentucky, you have to wait at least until that 72-hour window has passed after the birth to choose adoption, but you can take as long as you need to make a decision.

Adoptions With Love is a small, very personalized agency, working across the US, that can offer you compassionate care. We have worked with expectant/birth mothers in Kentucky since 1986. We can send an adoption counselor and attorney to meet with you in the hospital or in your home; at a time and place that feels most comfortable. You deserve the best at this time in your life.

Choose a Kentucky adoption agency with a long record of caring and compassionate service. Contact Adoptions With Love by text at 617-777-0072, by phone at 1-800-722-7731, or confidentially online here. We are here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Providing loving adoption services has been our focus for over 35 years."