Better Living Adoption is so pleased to announce the placement of a Baby Girl with Kerstin and Niels and Big Brother, Felix in January 2018! Kerstin and Niels met 10 years ago and have been together ever since. They have traveled the world together following each other for work and adventures. Together now with […]
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Meet Profile Family: Michael & Christine
Michael and Christine have been married for just over 10 years and together they are raising their son. They desire nothing more than to grow their family through adoption. To learn more about Michael and Christine, please contact us at Better Living Adoption Services, Inc. by emailing us at betterlivingadoptionservices@comcast.net or Calling us at 908-654-0277 […]
Meet Better Living Adoption Family: CLAUDIA AND JAY
Claudia and Jay met back in 2010 and discovered that they grew up just 1 town away from each other. They fell in love instantly and knew they wanted to grow a family together. After 4 years of being unable to fulfill their dream of a child they have chosen adoption as their best way […]
Adoption Tax Credit for Adopting Parents
Tax benefits for adoption include both a tax credit for qualified adoption expenses paid to adopt an eligible child and an exclusion from income for employer-provided adoption assistance. The credit is nonrefundable, which means it is limited to your tax liability for the year. However, any credit in excess of your tax liability may be […]
Financial Assistance is available for Birth Parents:
Financial Support Services When it is not possible for people to go to work – due to a disability or other reason – DHS will help to provide services to New Jersey residents who need public assistance with the basic necessities of life, such as food and shelter. The Division of Family Development is the […]
My Best Advice For New Birth Moms Birth mom to birth mom, there are a few things I think you should know.
Truth be told, I do not know what the most important piece of advice could be for you in YOUR MOMENT, so I’ll just break down a few things that I think are key to placement and being a birth mama. I do know that you are amazing and you are loved. You are so […]
An Open Letter to Hopeful Adoptive Parents
Dear Hopeful Adoptive Parents, You may feel invisible right now. Your home and your heart are incomplete. You long for what you see other people having, and you wonder if it will ever happen for you. You are not invisible. I see you. I see every single one of you because I was you. […]
POSTIVE ADOPTION LANGUAGE CHOICES AND NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILIES
This is a handy summary that is meant to be shared with teachers, coaches or other school personnel. It provides examples of outdated language as well as preferred language choices to be used when describing people affected by adoption. Additionally, the handout provides examples of common assignments that often prove problematic for many children and […]
A Few Things Birthmoms want Adoptive Parents to Know
Don’t make promises regarding contact during pregnancy (or anytime for that matter) that you are not certain you can keep. When you make promises and don’t keep them, it then causes us to question everything you promised us about how you’d raise our child. Please know that when we call our child “our child” … […]
Things to Consider Before Deciding to Adopt
You want to grow your family, but is adoption right for you? Everyone’s story is different, and if you find yourself considering adoption as a way to grow your family, how do you decide if it is right for you? Here are some questions to ask yourself: 1. What is your motivation to adopt? 2. […]