Confidential private adoption
We respect your privacy when you’re carrying an unintended pregnancy. A confidential private adoption with ASC gives you more control than any other option, and we will meet you where you are in the process.
What to consider before using a Safe Haven Baby Box
You might have heard about Safe Haven Baby Boxes. These are boxes on the outside of fire stations or healthcare buildings, where you can safely and anonymously surrender a baby. This process does allow anonymity. There are some educational materials in the box that you can take with you after placing your baby and closing the door.
Understand the Process
When you surrender your baby to a Safe Haven Baby Box, a silent alarm sounds into the safe place. Your baby is safely taken to a hospital to be evaluated.
The EMS worker contacts Safe Haven, and then relinquishes custody of the child either to the Department of Child Services or to a licensed adoption agency like ASC. ASC is an approved agency with Safe Haven. We have educated prospective adoptive parents on how to handle the delicate story of the adoptee’s placement. We believe this placement is different from a traditional adoption and requires more support and education for the adoptee and his/her parents.
As of July 1st 2023, Indiana Safe Haven Surrenders are now placed immediately in a permanent adoptive home. ASC is an approved agency with Safe Haven. We have educated prospective adoptive parents on how to handle the delicate story of the adoptee’s placement. We believe this placement is different from a traditional adoption and requires more support and education for the adoptee and his/her parents.
Get More Control
Maybe you have a specific vision in mind for your baby’s future. Maybe you want to ensure your baby is raised by a family of the same race. When you work directly with ASC, we can help you pick a family that matches your wishes — all while keeping your identity private.
Can I do a confidential adoption without using a Safe Haven Baby Box?
Yes, ASC offers confidential adoptions: a very private way to place your baby while giving you control over where your baby goes.
If you choose to contact ASC, we will go at your pace and listen to your needs for a safe placement. We will connect you with an adoption attorney to make sure your baby is placed with a family that meets the needs of their race, culture and age.
ASC’s adoptive families have been educated on transracial adoption and on being the best adoptive parents possible. They will raise your child to know that you did what you felt was the safest thing you could do for your situation.
Confidential adoption gives you more options in the future, too. If you want to find out information, give information or even be connected with your child’s adoptive family, it’s much easier to do than if you had used a Baby Box.
If you choose to contact ASC, we will go at your pace and listen to your needs for a safe placement. We will connect you with an adoption attorney to make sure your baby is placed with a family that meets the needs of their race, culture and age.
ASC’s adoptive families have been educated on transracial adoption and on being the best adoptive parents possible. They will raise your child to know that you did what you felt was the safest thing you could do for your situation.
Confidential adoption gives you more options in the future, too. If you want to find out information, give information or even be connected with your child’s adoptive family, it’s much easier to do than if you had used a Baby Box.
What is a confidential private adoption?
Confidential adoption is a very private way to surrender your baby while giving you control over where your baby goes. You’ll work with ASC and an adoption attorney to make sure your baby is placed with a family that meets the needs of their race.
ASC’s adoptive families have been educated on transracial adoption and on being the best adoptive parents possible. They will raise your child to know that you did what you felt was the safest thing you could do for your situation.
Confidential adoption gives you more options in the future, too. If you want to find out information, give information or even be connected with your child’s adoptive family, it’s much easier to do than if you had used a Baby Box.
ASC’s adoptive families have been educated on transracial adoption and on being the best adoptive parents possible. They will raise your child to know that you did what you felt was the safest thing you could do for your situation.
Confidential adoption gives you more options in the future, too. If you want to find out information, give information or even be connected with your child’s adoptive family, it’s much easier to do than if you had used a Baby Box.
How is a confidential private adoption done?
First, you can text us or give us a call for a confidential conversation. Or we can meet in private, if you’re comfortable with that. Whether it’s over the phone or in person, we’ll help you make a plan for when the baby arrives. You have control over your choices with a confidential private adoption.
The adoption paperwork that you sign is not public. However, you must sign your legal name on the relinquishment documents. ASC will provide you with an adoption attorney that will represent you and walk you through the steps at your pace. A birth mother may also file a form with the state of Indiana that states she does not want ANY identifying information released, ever. You can fill out that form right here.
The adoption paperwork that you sign is not public. However, you must sign your legal name on the relinquishment documents. ASC will provide you with an adoption attorney that will represent you and walk you through the steps at your pace. A birth mother may also file a form with the state of Indiana that states she does not want ANY identifying information released, ever. You can fill out that form right here.
Once your baby is born, arrangements will be made for an ASC team member to meet with you and pick up your baby, as well as anything you want to send along to your baby’s adoptive family. Your privacy is our utmost concern, so you have choices. We can:
Meet at the hospital — ASC can join you in the hospital at discharge and make decisions there confidentially. ASC can make all of the arrangements so you can do as little interfacing as possible with hospital staff, if that’s what you’re comfortable with.
Meet at your home — If you choose to take your baby home, ASC can meet you there and make decisions confidentiality.
Meet at another location — If you choose to take your baby home but there’s a place where you’re more comfortable meeting, we can work together to agree upon a confidential location to meet up.
Whatever option you choose, ASC will make sure you are fully supported, have your own legal representation and are comfortable with the plan.
Want to talk to ASC about confidential private adoption?
Text or give us a callOr you can reach out directly to the adoption attorneys of your choosing. We have found that the attorneys at Herrin & Leach are knowledgeable on confidential private adoption. Click here to contact them directly here.