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Article #261: Adoption Loss: How can I reduce the risk of a reclaim?

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One of the most important services your The reclaim rate often depends on when
adoption professional should provide is the birth mother changes their mind:
watching for "red flags." These are before the birth, at the hospital, or
warning signs that indicate a birth when the child has been in the adoptive
mother is at risk of reclaiming or having parent's care. As hard as any change of
a change of heart in her adoption plan. heart is, it's much easier to have the
Your adoption professional should begin birthparents make this decision before
with the initial screening of potential you've received the child in your arms.
birth mothers. Most adoption A qualified adoption professional that
professionals with years of experience properly screens, monitors and provides
will know the important questions to ask. options for counseling or peer counseling
By asking vital questions, they can find for birth mothers should have a reclaim
out precisely what she's looking for in rate of around 4% to 6 %. At Lifetime our
her life, if adoption is a good choice reclaim rate is very low, because we
for her and her child, and what she offer a great deal of services and
desires in adoptive parents. attention to each client.
They should be able to spot from the Extensive information on reclaims can be
outset the warning signs of a woman not found in chapter four of my book, (ISBN
ready or willing to see the adoption number 0-9705734-2-1).
through. It is difficult for adoptive "I am amazed at how much good and
parents to do this on their own. practical information Adoption: Your
The national reclaim rate varies greatly Step-by-Step Guide contains, especially
between professionals and can be as low the sections on how to avoid bad adoption
as 4%, but some organizations have much situations. It is good advice for anyone
higher rates of adoption disruption. I looking to adopt, and for anyone thinking
have seen one attorney claiming 25% about adopting, it's a MUST-read!"- Eric
reclaim as normal. This is not an A.
acceptable reclaim rate.






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