My wife and I have recently decided to try to adopt, as we cannot have
children of our own. We'd prefer to adopt as early as possible as we
both want the full range of experience of parenthood and as many of
the 'firsts' as possible. We have been doing some searching on-line
and at the library and are overwhelmed at the legal and possible
financial obstacles.
Does anyone with a successful experience have any advice, suggestions
or information to help us in our journey adopting a child?

Thanks in advance,
Matt

m_prorok@hotmail.com (Matt P) wrote in message news:<d2fb0b6a.0408300600.32d86a62@posting.google.com>... My wife and I have recently decided to try to adopt, as we cannot have children of our own. We'd prefer to adopt as early as possible as we both want the full range of experience of parenthood and as many of the 'firsts' as possible. We have been doing some searching on-line and at the library and are overwhelmed at the legal and possible financial obstacles. Does anyone with a successful experience have any advice, suggestions or information to help us in our journey adopting a child? Thanks in advance, Matt

This is a discussion group on adoption, and as such, not a support
group or a "how-to" group.

This isn't a great ng for a "We want a child" kind of posting, but if
you want perspectives from all sides of the relinquishment/adoption
experience, it's interesting.

Otherwise, you might want to try adoption.com, which is moderated, I
think.

Rupa

Yes. www.adoption.com is moderated.

If Matt P wants to post he needs to log in. The boards are now over at:

http://www.forums.adoption.com

Elizabeth Case

Hi Matt

My Wife and I have three "natural" and three adopted children, one of whom
is special needs.

Our "natural" children fall within the middle of the group.

Not sure about "private" adoption agencies but as far as I am aware Social
Services will not offer any financial help once a child is adopted.

The "children's act" is at best open to wide interpretation and you may find
some social services can offer limited financial support whilst others
insist there is NO support at all.

HOWEVER, last April the children's act was updated and I am told that the
revised wording says something like" if a child is "fostered" and then at a
later date adoption becomes a possibility the "child/family" should not
suffer ANY financial "embarrassment" or something along those lines if the
adoption takes place.

We have found that it always pays to "challenge" any "negative" financial
decision Social Services arrive at.

Hope this helps

D




"Matt P" <m_prorok@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:d2fb0b6a.0408300600.32d86a62@posting.google.c om... My wife and I have recently decided to try to adopt, as we cannot have children of our own. We'd prefer to adopt as early as possible as we both want the full range of experience of parenthood and as many of the 'firsts' as possible. We have been doing some searching on-line and at the library and are overwhelmed at the legal and possible financial obstacles. Does anyone with a successful experience have any advice, suggestions or information to help us in our journey adopting a child? Thanks in advance, Matt

Hello Old'un!
sounds like you are the only person in this or any group that knows anything
about adoption. I have 3 blastocyst embryos to give away, and am looking for
a UK group, site or board to recruit parents for them on. Any suggestions?
If I don't find a suitable european outlet shortly, they'll go to the USA
via the NEDC or Snowflake (check out
http://www.channel4.com/community/showcards/C/C4_News_-_Embryo_Adoption.html
National Embryo Donation Center in Knoxville at
http://www.embryodonation.org/
Snowflakes Christian Centre, Fullerton CA at http://www.snowflakes.org/


"anOLDun" <oldun@freeserve.INVALID> wrote in message
news:chb5gr$lsd$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk... Hi Matt My Wife and I have three "natural" and three adopted children, one of whom is special needs. Our "natural" children fall within the middle of the group.

"greeboo" <robcat@screaming.net> wrote in message
news:414f56e9_1@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com... Hello Old'un! sounds like you are the only person in this or any group that knows anything about adoption. I have 3 blastocyst embryos to give away, and am looking for a UK group, site or board to recruit parents for them on. Any suggestions? If I don't find a suitable european outlet shortly, they'll go to the USA via the NEDC or Snowflake (check out

Oh my. Are YOU in the wrong group.
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suggestions? If I don't find a suitable european outlet shortly, they'll go to the
USA via the NEDC or Snowflake (check out Oh my. Are YOU in the wrong group. -- __________ Robyn Resident Witchypoo #1557

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In article <414f56e9_1@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com>, "greeboo"
<robcat@screaming.net> wrote:
Hello Old'un!sounds like you are the only person in this or any group that knows anythingabout adoption.

"Dug" may very well know quite a bit about adoption, particularly in England,
but you who have gone to such great lengths to avoid having to adopt are hardly
in a position to comment, are you? And I'm sure you derive your judgment of
what the rest of us know about adoption from reading this newsgroup for at
least a minute or two, considering that you're trying to unload your skeevy
used Russian embryos here. That's not adoption, Johnson, take it somewhere
else.
I have 3 blastocyst embryos to give away, and am looking fora UK group, site or board to recruit parents for them on. Any suggestions?

I suggest you piss off.
If I don't find a suitable european outlet shortly, they'll go to the USAvia the NEDC or Snowflake

Nauseating. Let Snotflake call it "adoption" all they want, that doesn't make
it so. Why don't you go peddle your sanctified blastocysts someplace where
they're wanted, like alt.childbirthright.baybee.wah.wah.wah?

whoever
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cranktified coffeecyst

>. I have 3 blastocyst embryos to give away

It is very kind of you to "give them away"....rather than sell them.

There is a special place for you reserved ...somewhere.

May I recommend Nancy Effay? She might want to take them off your hands...so
to speak.



deer...the original

DeerWatson wrote:
. I have 3 blastocyst embryos to give awayIt is very kind of you to "give them away"....rather than sell them.



I do believe selling them would be illegal in the UK.

Robin