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When Do Kids Get Their Say?
A recent paternity issue involving Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has got some folks wondering: when do kids get their say? Here's the backstory: Texas legend Jerry Jones allegedly fathered a baby girl by a married woman named Cynthia Davis Spencer in 1996. Through...
Open Adoption Boundaries & Barriers
Being in a state like Texas, there's a lot to unpack when one thinks about open adoption boundaries and barriers. Texas adoption laws allow for open adoptions, yet that any open adoption agreements entered into in Texas are not legally-enforceable. (So yes, parents...
Open Adoption Is Not Magic
If there's one thing that people need to know coming into the process it's surely this: open adoption is not magic. Open adoption is a kinder way to plan out the future for a child who must be adopted. It is a gentler approach for all the parents involved, so they can...
Desperate to Adopt?
There are countless folks across America who are (understandably) desperate to adopt. Still, there is a right way and a wrong way to go about it-- no matter how desperate any hopeful wanna-be parent might feel? One Texas woman recently found out out the hard way how...
Non-parenting Mothers
Ever notice how American culture vilifies non-parenting mothers, even those who are not bad moms? Non-parenting mothers are women who have given birth but for whatever reason, did not parent or are not raising their children. Forfeiting the rights and responsibilities...
A Guest at the Birth
To be asked to be a guest at the birth is both an honor and a responsibility. To be asked to be present when an adoption plan is pending is even more monumental. It can be controversial, to be sure. Whether you are a birthfamily member, a prospective adoptive parents...
5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Trying to Adopt
The recent news of a suspected adoption scam in Houston brings to mind these 5 pitfalls to avoid when trying to adopt. Do-it-yourself adoption schemes (aka "private adoption" plans) are understandably popular with those looking to save time or money in the adoption...
A Missing Child
There is, perhaps, nothing that strikes fear in any parent's heart like a missing child. We are reminded of that anytime we hear of the toll that closed adoptions take on birthparents denied updates on the welfare of the child they once placed. It's a similar theme...
If Mary Had Placed…?
A birthmother's visit to Abrazo's office two days before Christmas got us thinking: what if Mary had placed? A Modern Day Madonna There's this birthmother we know and love. She's beautiful. She's funny. And she'd be the first to tell you, her life is a hot mess....
The Beauty of Birthsiblings
In open adoption, the beauty of birthsiblings is that adoptees can gain the home they most need without losing the sibling connections they're likely to most treasure, over time. At Abrazo, the majority of the children who get adopted here are blest to have...
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