Your path to adoption
begins here.

Let Lifetime Adoption guide you along the way.

I’m Pregnant Placing an Older Child I Want to Adopt

“When I called Lifetime for the first time, there
was this beautiful soft voice on the other side of
the phone, her name was Libby, and she was just
amazing from start to finish.”
Read Stories from Birth Mothers

a birth mother tells her story

“When I called Lifetime Adoption for the first time, there was this beautiful soft voice on the other side of the phone, her name was Libby, and she was just amazing from start to finish.”

Read Stories from Birth Mothers

We’re here for you, and we can create a custom plan just for you. Since 1986, we’ve helped to connect birth parents and adoptive families to create bright futures for their children. There’s never any cost for expectant mothers, and adoptive families can apply for free.

baby

Choose a family for your baby.

You can choose from families of all races, from every state. You can talk to families and get to know them before you make any decision.

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Pregnant and
considering adoption?

Let Lifetime guide you through your choices. You choose the family, the type of contact, and the help you need.

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I’m hoping to adopt and build my family.

Providing adoption services nationwide, we have helped thousands of families grow through the adoption
process since 1986.

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Services Throughout the Adoption Process

In the United States, thousands of children are waiting to be adopted at any one time. Choosing to place a child to be adopted — whether you’re a birth mother or a birth father – is a loving act of kindness. Lifetime can help you through the process.

Lifetime Adoption is a licensed domestic adoption agency. We provide a full suite of services nationwide. Birth parents always receive our services for free. Furthermore, we specialize in assisting birth families through the open adoption process.

For more than 30 years, Lifetime’s adoption professionals have helped hopeful parents adopt a baby. We also help facilitate communications and connections between birth parents and adoptive families.

Lifetime provides nationwide help to prospective adoptive parents, pregnant mothers, and others wishing to place a child. We were the first adoption professional to launch an online platform to help families and birth parents come together. Today, our successful programs continue to help with adoptions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

About 92% of adoptions through Lifetime are families who adopt a newborn. About 8% are between the ages of 6 months and 7 years old. Lifetime does not handle adoptions involving teenagers or international adoptions, although we can work with military members serving overseas.

We can help with any and all adoption-related needs, such as home study guides and recommending adoption attorneys. In fact, we work closely with reliable attorneys in most states. That means our adoptive parents and birth parents have access to a rich network of adoption lawyers.

Services for Birth Mothers Services for Adoptive Families

Services Throughout the Adoption Process

In the United States, thousands of children are waiting to be adopted at any one time. Whether you’re a birth parent wanting to place your child, or prospective adoptive parents — Lifetime is an adoption agency that can help you through the process.

Lifetime is a licensed adoption agency. We provide a full suite of domestic adoption services. Birth parents always receive our services for free. Furthermore, we specialize in assisting birth families through the open adoption process.

For more than 30 years, Lifetime’s professionals have helped people adopt a baby. We also help facilitate communications and connections between birth parents and adoptive families.

Lifetime provides nationwide help to prospective adoptive parents, pregnant mothers, and others wishing to place a child for adoption. We were the first licensed agency to launch an online platform to help families and birth parents come together to create a custom plan. Today, our successful programs continue to help with adoptions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

About 92% of adoptions through Lifetime are families who adopt a newborn. About 8% are between the ages of 6 months and 7 years old. Lifetime does not handle adoptions involving teenagers cannot work internationally, although we can work with military members serving overseas.

We can help with any and all adoption-related needs, such as home study guides and recommending adoption attorneys. In fact, we work closely with reliable attorneys in most states. That means our adoptive parents and birth parents have access to a rich network of adoption lawyers.

Services for Birth Mothers

Services for Adoptive Families

Exploring Domestic Adoption

Couples facing infertility may be exploring adoption for the first time. They often have questions about the cost and how the adoption process works. Lifetime provides personalized help and guidance for every couple. We talk through options, including preferences such as the age of the child, race, and more. We also help educate hopeful adoptive families. We teach about the benefits of maintaining that contact for everyone involved.

Our focus is on families who want to adopt a newborn domestically, although we do occasionally assist with adoptions of infants and young children.

Safe and Successful Open Adoption Agency Services

Lifetime is an adoption agency that has provided successful nationwide services since 1986.

We strive to offer only the best services possible. This remains true for both expectant mothers and parents hoping to adopt.

Open adoption is a beneficial situation for all involved. It means that adoptive parents and the adopted child interact with and remain in contact with birth parents. Birth mothers choose adoptive parents for their baby and have ongoing contact with the child.

We’ve written extensively about the benefits of open adoptions. One study found that 84% of adoptees who maintained ongoing contact with their birth parents reported high levels of satisfaction. The study also found that adoptees reported having positive feelings toward their birth parents and no lingering doubts about who their parents were.

Our History As A Domestic Adoption Agency

We love to tell Lifetime stories and to share the joy of our success with all types of adoptive families.

For birth mothers considering their options, Lifetime is a valuable resource.

Sometimes it’s an unplanned pregnancy. Other times, the birth mother and/or birth father make a loving decision.

That decision? To find caring parents who will provide for their beloved children.

That’s where Lifetime comes in. And like many adoption stories, ours begins with the decision of one woman.

Lifetime was born of founder Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P.’s personal story. After losing seven pregnancies, she adopted a newborn and built her family.

As an early advocate of open adoption, her heart for birth mothers is unsurpassed. She has both personally and professionally seen the benefits that open adoption can bring to children, adoptive parents, and birth parents.

When describing open adoption, she often says, “It is just more people to love our children.”

As a pioneer in this field, Caldwell is seen as an adoption expert. She has made hundreds of media appearances and has written seven books on the subject.

Lifetime clients benefit directly from her expertise. Our programs and services are cutting edge.

Clients also benefit from hearing directly from Caldwell in webinars and during other educational opportunities.

We look forward to helping you discover more about the benefits and opportunities of our domestic adoption agency.

“I cannot tell you how much we appreciate your help. Everyone at Lifetime has been so accommodating and patient as we’ve navigated through the process.”

Megan

“I adopted my baby girl 31 years ago! Open adoption was a wonderful experience and the best way to do it, in my opinion, for all concerned. I was blessed by Mardie’s Referral and Support Group back then and I highly recommend Lifetime.”

Debbie

Assistance

What can pregnant women or those thinking about placing an infant or toddler expect from Lifetime? Free round-the-clock help and support as they learn about the options they have in open adoption, for one thing. This includes the ability to choose the parents and maintain contact after the final paperwork has been signed.

Lifetime also offers counseling, assistance with maternity clothes, and referrals to college scholarship programs. But there’s much more throughout the adoption process — all at no cost to the birth mother.

Additional Domestic Adoption Services

Here’s a quick breakdown of some of the other free services you can expect to receive from Lifetime. Please note that this list is not comprehensive. We’re always looking for ways to improve our services. Let us know if you have any questions, and we’ll be happy to start a discussion about how best to serve you.

Birth Mother Hotline: We provide access to a 24-hour hotline (1.800.923.6784) to answer any questions birth mothers may have.
Counseling: Lifetime offers free and confidential counseling. We also work with parents who need goal-setting or decision-making guidance.
Housing Assistance: We can help secure supportive housing assistance for pregnant women who are placing their child. We will also find pregnancy housing as needed while women develop their custom plans.
Pregnancy & Adoption Planning Kit: A helpful resource packed with information. It includes books, magazines, brochures, and more.
Peer Support: We will coordinate communications between clients and peer counselors who will help walk and talk you through the process.
Webinars: Learn more about open adoption and other facets of the process from both adoptive parents and birth parents.
Domestic Adoption Resources: Our website is continually updated with relevant and timely content.
Find A Family/Find A Birth Mother: One of our more bountiful resources. This is a listing of adoptive parent profiles broken down by geographic region. Birth mothers can view waiting lists of families hoping to adopt. We also provide information on birth parents.

Our caring coordinators understand that women choose adoption for many reasons. We’re prepared to help you where and when you need it.

Private, confidential help is always available by phone or by text, 24 hours a day, at 1-800-923-6784.

“From the very beginning, we were treated like friends. Every conversation with Jennifer made us feel at ease and once we made the decision to apply with Lifetime, it felt like a “no brainer”. Everyone that we came in contact with was knowledgeable, patient and invested in our progress. We could email our coordinator, Robyn, at any time and she made sure to get back with us in a reasonable amount of time or direct us to the right person. Once we were matched, Tiffany was an excellent go-between and stayed encouraging while we navigated a whirlwind match (2 weeks!). However, the MOST important thing was how well they cared for our birth mother and communicated her needs to us. She was always covered. Overall, we could not be happier and would highly recommend Lifetime to other adopting families.”

Robert & Petra