FAQs

Our program does not have an upper limit regarding age of the adoptive parents. We examine each case individually.

If you are 14 or older, you may receive services without parental consent. However, we strongly advise youto tell your parents as soon as possible. We can help you decide the best way to tell your family.

You may involve anyone who is important in your life. It is important for the birth father and your family to support you in planning for the baby.

All Pregnancy Support Coordination services are provided free of charge to our clients. If you have a medical assistance card (Forward or BadgerCare), we may bill your insurance for certain services.

No, we serve individuals and families of all faiths.

All pregnancy and parenting services are provided free of charge to our clients. If you have a medical assistance card (Forward or BadgerCare), we may bill your insurance for certain services.

Our staff will help you look at your options, your support system, and your plans for the future. We will answer your questions and use non-directive counseling to help you make the best choice for you and your baby.

Our staff can give you the names of doctors and clinics in your area and can refer you to a site to apply for a medical assistance card if you do not have health insurance. It is important to start pre-natal care as early as possible.

As required by the State of Wisconsin, it includes a physical; criminal, child abuse, and driver's license checks; personal references; education about adoption; interviews; verification of personal information and financial stability; and a home visit. Most people find the process positive and enlightening.

Parenting is the right choice for many women. Catholic Charities will help you create a parenting plan and find the assistance you need to care for your baby. We will also provide emotional support as you choose to parent.

An open adoption is an adoption in which adoptive parents and birth parents meet each other and exchange identifying information. In most cases, the families remain in contact. This allows everyone involved to be honest with each other. Families create the relationships that work best for them, and these relationships may change over time.

Birth parents consent to the termination of their parental rights in a court hearing in their home county. This hearing is usually held 4-6 weeks after delivery. Wisconsin's use of court hearings, rather than allowing parents to simply sign away their rights, is the reason that adoptions in Wisconsin are so stable and are rarely challenged.

In Wisconsin, the birth father of the child placed for adoption must be notified of the court hearing. Catholic Charities does its best to locate the birth father as early as posible in the process, preferably before the baby is born, and involve him in the adoption planning.

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Any pregnant girl or woman, or recently delivered mother.

Catholic Charities has been serving families in southeastern Wisconsin since 1920. The agency is committed to providing the best service to all clients: adoptive parents, birth parents, and the children. And as a non-profit agency, Catholic Charities keeps its fees as low as possible.