Last-minute adoption can ensure an abundant future for your child

If you’re far along in your pregnancy or have already given birth, but you’re still not sure you’re ready or able to be a parent, don’t feel guilty. Many women find themselves in this situation, and it’s important to remember that you always have options. Last-minute adoption can open the door to a wonderful future for both you and your baby. We specialize in Florida adoptions and are here to help you, whether you want to make a late pregnancy adoption plan or find loving parents to raise a baby whom you have already welcomed into the world.

What is a last-minute adoption?

A last-minute adoption can happen in several different situations.

• Late pregnancy adoption plans. Many women only discover they are pregnant several months into the pregnancy, while others spend much of their pregnancy undecided about what they should do once the baby is born.
• Hospital adoptions. In some cases, the reality of raising a child doesn’t hit home until the baby is placed into the mother’s arms at the hospital. Some women are still in the hospital recovering from birth when they must confront the fact that their baby is at risk of being removed by DCF. 
• After the baby is at home. For some people, the realities of parenthood don’t truly set in until they bring the baby home. Though they love their babies very much, only at home do they fully understand the responsibilities, stress and financial strain that come with raising a newborn.

In all of these situations, last-minute adoption can be quickly arranged, with the baby’s mother in complete control of all the important decisions. Our experienced counselors can help new mothers choose their baby’s adoptive parents and create an adoption plan that ensures their needs and preferences are met, and that their baby goes into a safe, loving home and a bright future.

With modern adoption, mothers can even choose what level of contact they’d like to have with the adoptive family and the child going forward. This can help mothers come to peace with their decision to make a late pregnancy adoption plan or choose adoption after the baby is born.

Want to learn more about Florida adoptions? Here’s where to start 

If you’re late in your pregnancy or have already delivered, we want to assure you that you still have time to make an adoption plan, if you choose to.

1. Call us at (239) 703-8600. Our caring counselors can come to you wherever you are, night or day, to explain all of your options, answer your questions, and provide the information you need.
2. Think it over. We will never pressure you to place your child for a last-minute adoption, but will instead provide information and support so that you can consider what is important to you and your baby and come to an informed decision on your own.
3. Choose and meet your adoptive family. We have many waiting families who would love to get to know you. You will get to read their profiles and meet them in person, if you wish. We can also help you choose a family, if you feel unsure.
4. Make decisions. If your baby is not yet born, all decisions about the birth will be up to you, including who will be present and how much time you want to spend with your baby. You can also choose take photos with your baby and the adoptive family, if you wish.
5. Sign placement papers. In Florida, you must wait 48 hours after the birth, or until you’re ready to be discharged from the hospital, to legally transfer custody of your baby to the adoptive parents.
6. Send your baby home with their loving adoptive family, and not into an uncertain future if DCF was going to be involved in removing your child.

The Legacy team will manage all paperwork and legal requirements associated with last-minute adoption, and these services are completely free. We will also provide counseling to you, for as long as you need it, free of charge.

Get help to make a late pregnancy adoption plan or find a loving home for your baby

Our counselors are ready to help you at a moment’s notice. Call us at (239) 703-8600 to learn more about last-minute adoption and get the information you need about the Florida adoptions process.