{"id":23884,"date":"2017-08-08T18:58:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T18:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adoption-2020.local\/should-you-hire-an-adoption-consultant\/"},"modified":"2021-03-15T23:23:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T06:23:24","slug":"should-you-hire-an-adoption-consultant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adoptionnetwork.com\/should-you-hire-an-adoption-consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Hire an Adoption Consultant?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world of
\nadoption can be a confusing one for hopeful Adoptive Parents<\/a>. Adoption is a legal process, but the
\nemotions (and finances) involved and the inability to control almost every
\naspect can make it terrifying. Who can you trust? When you decide to take that
\nstep, to commit to the process that will build your family, the idea of someone
\nbeing there for you who knows the vocabulary and legalities and the ins and outs
\nis very alluring! <\/o_p><\/p>\n

So what is an adoption consultant? <\/span><\/o_p><\/p>\n

Adoption
\nConsultants are individuals or companies that help guide you through the adoption process<\/a>. They generally have years of
\nexperience in the field and share their knowledge and expertise with their
\nclients. With an Adoption Consultant, you will receive adoption education as
\nwell as advice on the home study process, and many also offer advice as you put
\ntogether your adoption profile. They are there to answer questions for you
\nthroughout the process; however, they are not lawyers, social workers or agencies
\nand work strictly as advisors; they network with agencies and\/or law firms to
\nadvocate for their clients. <\/o_p><\/p>\n

Consultants
\nare not regulated or licensed, and they do not work with Birth Mothers. Their
\nemphasis is on education and support for prospective Adopting Parents. They
\nalso review adoption opportunities and offer advice on any possible red flags,
\nalthough as they are not lawyers they cannot offer legal advice. <\/o_p><\/p>\n

What are the benefits of an Adoption
\nConsultant?<\/span><\/o_p><\/p>\n

Adoption
\nConsultants offer a shoulder to lean on during the process. They will answer
\nyour questions in an educated, unbiased manner. They will also advise you on
\nthe creation of your adoption profile<\/a>. This is the marketing piece that
\nwill be given to prospective Birth Mothers so they can get to know you home and,
\nhopefully, pick you to raise their child. Finally, while Adoption Consultants
\ndon\u2019t provide studies, they often suggest where to go, and will offer advice
\nand suggestions to help you through this process as well. <\/o_p><\/p>\n

What don\u2019t they do? <\/span><\/o_p><\/p>\n

Adoption Consultants are
\nnot lawyers and cannot offer legal advice or counsel. You will need to hire and
\nwork with a lawyer to manage the legal pathway and finalize your adoption.
\nAdoption Consultants don\u2019t work with Birth Mothers. They will send your
\nprofiles to other adoption entities in the hopes of finding a Birth Mother for
\nyou. You have no control over these other entities. You won\u2019t know if the
\nentity that finds your Birth Mother will offer you any financial protection in
\nthe event of a disruption, or even how they find or handle prospective Birth Mothers.
\nAfter you\u2019ve been matched with a Birth Mother, that\u2019s when all the pieces need
\nto be fit together. Ask if your Adoption Consultant has a network of
\nprofessionals they can refer to you for all the different phases and aspects of
\nyour journey and if they will continue to oversee the process after you\u2019ve been
\nmatched with a Birth Mother. <\/o_p><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Overall, Adoption
\nConsultants can lead you through a very challenging time and offer support,
\neducation and guidance. But it\u2019s important to understand what they will and
\nwon\u2019t do for you so you know what you will need to handle on your own. <\/o_p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The world of adoption can be a confusing one for hopeful Adoptive Parents. Adoption is a legal process, but the emotions (and finances) involved and the inability to control almost every aspect can make it terrifying. Who can you trust? When you decide to take that step, to commit to the process that will build…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10914,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[649],"tags":[646,806,801,729,803,811,807,805,802,810,808,804,809],"class_list":["post-23884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birth-mothers","tag-adoption","tag-adoption-agency","tag-adoption-consultant","tag-adoption-process","tag-adoption-professional","tag-advisor","tag-agencies","tag-agency","tag-consultant","tag-facilitator","tag-lawyer","tag-professional","tag-social-worker"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adoptionnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adoptionnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adoptionnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adoptionnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10914"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adoptionnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adoptionnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23884\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adoptionnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adoptionnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adoptionnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}