Your Preferences Help Shape the Plan
Adoption is not one decision made all at once. A private adoption plan may include choices about the adoptive family, your hospital experience, communication after placement, and how involved you would like to be as your child grows.
A licensed adoption professional can explain which choices are available in your situation and how your preferences may be documented. You can ask questions and gather information before deciding whether you want to continue.
Cove Care is not an adoption agency. We can provide general information and connect you with a licensed agency for legal and process-specific guidance.
Begin With the Relationship You Want
Open, semi-open, and closed adoption describe different ways expectant parents and adoptive families may communicate. Before focusing on the label, think about the kind of relationship you would want after placement.
Would you want to know the family personally? Would photos or letters feel meaningful? Would you want occasional visits, direct communication, or greater privacy?
Your answers may help an adoption professional identify which type of plan fits your preferences.
Open Adoption
An open adoption may include direct communication between you and the adoptive family. Depending on the plan, contact could involve texts, phone calls, photos, video calls, or in-person visits.
The amount and frequency of contact vary. An adoption professional can explain how the arrangement would be documented and maintained.
Semi-Open Adoption
A semi-open adoption allows some communication while preserving more privacy. Updates, letters, or photos may be exchanged through the adoption agency or another agreed-upon method rather than directly.
Closed Adoption
In a closed adoption, identifying information is generally not exchanged, and direct communication is not usually planned after placement. Some expectant women or parents prefer this level of privacy.
These descriptions are starting points. A licensed agency can explain how contact arrangements work and whether any part of the agreement may be legally enforced in Georgia.
Choosing an Adoptive Family
In many private adoptions, the expectant mother may review family profiles and choose the adoptive family. You may also be able to speak with or meet prospective families before making a selection.
A profile can tell you about a family’s home, relationships, interests, and daily life, but you can ask deeper questions too:
- How do they plan to speak with the child about adoption?
- What values or traditions shape their family?
- How would they honor the child’s racial and cultural identity?
- What role does faith play in their home?
- Do they have other children?
- What are their views on education, discipline, and family relationships?
- Are they prepared to maintain the type of contact you want?
Ask the adoption agency how families are screened, what background checks are completed, and how the agency determines whether a family is approved to adopt.
What About Pregnancy-Related Expenses?
Georgia law may allow assistance with certain pregnancy-related expenses during an adoption plan. Depending on the circumstances, this could include medical care, housing, food, transportation, or maternity clothing.
An adoption agency or attorney should explain which expenses are legally permitted, how they are paid, and whether accepting assistance creates any obligations.
Begin With Current Pregnancy Information
Before making a long-term plan, confirm your pregnancy. Cove Care provides no-cost, medical-grade pregnancy testing in a confidential setting.
Following a positive result, you may qualify for an ultrasound. The scan can provide information about your pregnancy’s gestational age, location, and cardiac activity when detectable.
Cove Care can also connect you with a licensed adoption agency if you want process-specific information.
Reach out to ask about an adoption referral.