PRIVATE ADOPTIONS in ONTARIO
When birth parents are facing an unplanned pregnancy, in addition to the Children’s Aid Society, they may turn to the services of private adoption licencees. Our office is able to provide birth parents with the profiles of prospective adoptive parents who are hoping to adopt and who have gone through a vigorous screening process called a homestudy. In addition, birth parents will be provided with the assistance and support of a Birth Parent Counsellor. Private adoptions are strictly regulated by the government and involve following the rules and regulations as set out under the Ontario Child and Family Services Act. Under this legislation, a private adoption licencee is authorized to place children for adoption.
Our firm currently has two private adoption licencees, Ted Giesbrecht and Karin Maiterth. Our licencees are able to assist birth parents and prospective adoptive parents in realizing a private adoption placement.
We will assist with the co-ordination of the placement, liaising between the parties and their social workers, as well as with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, which is the branch of the Ontario government that oversees the adoption placement.
Our licencees support openness in adoption. Along with the social workers involved, we will assist you to come to a mutually satisfactory arrangement that will allow for a tie between birth parents and adoptive parents, while still respecting the wishes of everyone involved.
If you are a birth parent or a prospective adoptive parent, please do not hesitate to contact either Ted or Karin to learn more about the private adoption process.
Please click below to view our Cost Outline for prospective adoptive parents.
Cost Outline
