Family

Confident with Colleen on our Side

If it weren’t for Colleen Quinn, we know that we would have certainly gotten lost in the legal maze of the surrogate process. With Colleen at our side, we felt confident that no matter what happened, the whole family would be taken care of, including our precious new bumble bee. -Paul and Debbie, Richmond, VA

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Your Mother Would Know

By Carol Barbieri November 29, 2005 Op-Ed Contributor | Atlantic Highlands, N.J. “It’s been 14 years, but I can still feel the terror that gripped me when our son’s cardiologist asked my husband and me if Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ran in our family. Getting my husband’s family medical history was as simple as calling his mother. […]

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Myths and Realities About Adoption

MYTH It takes years to complete an adoption. REALITY The average time span of adoption is one to two years. The majority of domestic and international adopters who responded to a recent poll by Adoptive Families Magazine completed their adoptions in less than a year. MYTH Birthparents can show up at any time to reclaim […]

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The Truth About Domestic Adoption

I keep hearing that adopting in the U.S. is rare, expensive, and risky. The statistics—and my own experience— argue otherwise. by Eliza Newlin Carney From 2003 Adoptive Families Magazine. “Not long after my husband and I adopted our infant daughter, we went to a summer barbecue where we met another couple with a young child. […]

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