Safe Haven Baby Adoption

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These agencies have been identified by faic as being qualified willing and able to accept abandoned newborn babies under the florida safe haven law. If leaving your child at a baby safe haven approved location is the best way to keep him or her safe then adoption choices of arizona trusts you to make that choice. With more than 10 000 safe haven locations in the nation your support allows nsha to expand our community partners while actively preventing wrongful and needless infant deaths. To adopt a safe haven baby you have to be registered in a participating adoption agency that receives a safe haven baby.

Contact us and start the process. Safe haven laws generally allow the birth parent to remain anonymous and to be shielded from prosecution for abandonment or neglect in exchange for safely surrendering the baby to a safe haven. If you give up custody of your baby under a safe haven law the baby will go into the social services foster care system and their future will be determined from there. In most states with safe haven laws a parent may surrender the baby to a safe haven but is some states only the mother may relinquish the infant.

Safe haven also known as infant relinquishment allows a parent to leave their newborn in a safe place in certain circumstances with certain individuals. Adoptive parents can be single married divorced or widowed must be at least 21 years of age have sufficient income to meet their own basic needs and be in good physical emotional and mental health. We want you to be both physically and emotionally safe. Safe haven understands adoptive parents are determined and excited about becoming a forever family for a deserving child.

The secret safe place for newborns of tennessee help line is. 1 844 767 2229 get our newsletter donate. By adopting a safe haven location you are able to take an active role in preventing infant abandonment through awareness and education. The main priority is to make sure the baby is safe.

As additional adoption agencies are identified they will be added to our website. Your safety is also important. Florida adoption information center has been mandated with the responsibility of providing florida abuse hotline 1 800 96 abuse with these adoption agencies which in turn are provided to florida hospitals. Not only can this take up to a year which is a long time for a baby not to have a permanent family but you don t have any control over who eventually adopts your baby.