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Massachusetts Adoption Information

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Adopting in Massachusetts

Families who want to adopt in Massachusetts can go through the Massachusetts Department of Social Services (DSS) or a licensed child-placing agency.

DSS has a program that helps waiting children find adoptive home placements. The Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange, Inc. (MARE) is designed to help families, who want to adopt, get approved as adoptive parents. They also help the family find a child who is a good match. The placement will start out as a foster placement that later turns into an adoptive placement. This is called “Foster Care Adoption”.

Some potential adoptive families choose to use a licensed child-placing agency. An agency works ... [more]

Adoption Professionals in Massachusetts

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Nonprofit, licensed, domestic agency specializing in open adoption of infants of all races. We offer counseling, support, education, homestudy, matching, adoption planning, placement, post-placement and legal services for birth and adoptive parents.  [more]
Bright Futures Adoption Center (visit website)
(978) 263-5400, (877) 652-6678

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Unexpected Pregnancy Hotline We offer free counseling and support. Talk with a trained counselor who will help you explore your options and determine your future. 800-537-2229   [more]
LDS Family Services (visit website)
(800) 537-2229
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Unplanned Pregnancy

If you are pregnant and considering adoption, visit the Adoption Directory to speak with a caring professional in Massachusetts.You can also view profiles of hopeful adoptive couples in or near Massachusetts in the listing below, provided as a service of ParentProfiles.com.

Couples Hoping to Adopt in Massachusetts

View profiles of hopeful adoptive parents or create your own adoption profile today on ParentProfiles.com (A service of Adoption Profiles, LLC).

Featured Massachusetts Couples from Parent Profiles
Timothy & Suzanne (from Massachusetts)
Our family is full of love and laughter. We have four boys and the fun never ends. Wed love to add your daughter to our family. Thank you for learning more about us!

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Children Waiting for Adoption in Massachusetts

Are you ready to be a parent? There are tens of thousands of children in the United States foster system and many more available children worldwide. There are many children in Massachusetts who are hoping to be adopted.

We're sorry, Massachusetts does not currently feature children in The Adoption.com Photolisting. Contact your state officials if you'd like to see children waiting for adoption in the Adoption.com photolisting.

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Massachusetts Adoption Registry

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Sep 21, 1953 (F) - Birth records are in essex county lynn MA have to get birth certificate copies from lynn was once sent a ... [ more ]
Jun 5, 1966 (F) - birth mothers name is donna forcier and birth fathers name is jackie davis or davies [ more ]
Mar 10, 1976 (F) - Mom, i will never give up the hope that you will write to me one day.i have been trying to find you on all the web ... [ more ]
May 31, 1981 (M) - I dont know what my birth name was.the spaces i left blank are unknown. my mother is african-american and my ... [ more ]
Sep 22, 1952 (F) - Child was removed from birth mother at birth. if this identifying inforMAtion looks familiar please contact at ... [ more ]
Feb 20, 1985 (M) - Registration no. h3mg6rp60176 birthmother iso MAle adoptee dob 20 feb 1985 MA birthmother's country of birth: usa. ... [ more ]
Jan 10, 1980 (F) - Heidi was in foster care first in 1988 for several years before she was legally adopted she aslo has three ... [ more ]
Nov 12, 1975 (M) - Lawyer stephen weitz [ more ]
Jan 20, 1987 (F) - The fact is that both myself and my wife were 2 irish kids living illegally in new york. we found ourselves in ... [ more ]
Dec 25, 1984 (M) - MAle boy born justin born 12/25/84 mothers name was elizabeth f. and my name is robert hontz...please eMAil me ... [ more ]
Jul 26, 1986 (F) - The adopting father is a physician in the boston area. the adopting parents adopted a young MAle after adopting ... [ more ]
Jan 13, 1947 (F) - My sister "lois" was adopted by the daughter of her foster family, the stevens (stephens?) family in MArblehead, ... [ more ]
Nov 22, 1974 (F) - Father> robert senato [ more ]
Mar 19, 1942 (M) - Father thoMAs joseph gavin. trying to locate half brother and sisters [ more ]
Feb 29, 1964 (M) - Birth fathers name was duaine prince stationed in the navy at newport, ri [ more ]


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