FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• 1. Is Creative Adoptions a licensed child placement agency with the Department of Human Services in the state of Colorado?
• 2. Is Creative Adoptions a non-profit organization?
• 3. How long has Creative Adoptions been in business?
• 4. How many placements does Creative Adoptions complete each year?
• 5. What does "open adoption" mean?
• 6. What is the adoption philosophy of Creative Adoptions?
• 7. Does Creative Adoptions facilitate domestic, interstate, and international adoptions?
• 8. Does Creative Adoptions provide services for a traditional adoption? A designated adoption? A special needs adoption? A transracial adoption?
• 9. What is the cost of the adoption program?
• 10. Why should an adoptive family or a birth parent choose to work with Creative Adoptions?

Q: Is Creative Adoptions a licensed child placement agency with the Department of Human Services in the state of Colorado?
A: Creative Adoptions is a licensed child-placement agency in the state of Colorado.
Q: Is Creative Adoptions a non-profit organization?
A: Yes, Creative Adoptions is a non-profit agency 501(c) 3 organization.
Q: How long has Creative Adoptions been in business?
A: Creative Adoptions was founded in 1990 by a dedicated social worker and a group of six adoptive families.
Q: How many placements does Creative Adoptions complete each year?
A: Creative Adoptions opens more than 70 cases each year. We place 25 to 30 children per year in a loving, caring home.
Q: What does "open adoption" mean?
A: The birth parents and adoptive parents craft a relationship that allows them to share as much communication and contact as possible. However, each relationship is unique and varies widely in the extent of contact. Our counselors are available to guide the parents in designing the right relationship for the child.
Q: What is the adoption philosophy of Creative Adoptions?
A: The mission of Creative Adoptions is to provide complete, quality open adoption services to adoptive and birth families and their children in order to ensure a lifelong, positive adoption experience for all members of the adoption triad.
Q: Does Creative Adoptions facilitate domestic, interstate, and international adoptions?
A: Yes. Creative Adoptions does facilitate domestic and interstate adoptions, but does not facilitate international adoptions.
Q: Does Creative Adoptions provide services for a traditional adoption? A designated adoption? A special needs adoption? A transracial adoption?
A: Yes. We will not turn any birth parent away.
Q: What is the cost of the adoption program?
A: The total cost of a full-service adoption averages about $18,500. This cost can range from as low as $17,000 up to $25,000. The cost is made up of fixed adoption fees, and variable birth parent expenses. Fixed expenses, payable in three installments, are $15,000. Costs included in this fee cover home studies, legal, counseling and administrative expenses. Variable expenses cover birth mother living and medical expenses, and have averaged $3,515 in 2002/2003 per placement. These expenses have not exceeded $5,400, except in special needs cases in 2002/2003. The fixed costs for a designated adoption are $9,500 plus the variable birth mother expenses.

Creative Adoptions is a not-for-profit corporation. We have significant expenses for staffing, operating costs, legal fees and adoptive family/birth mother counseling. We operate the agency with a minimum number of highly qualified staff and are careful to minimize operating costs. For instance, adoption fees do not cover some of our key services including challenging or special needs adoptions, counseling costs for birth parents that choose not to place their child for adoption, nor does it cover the scholarship program for birth mothers. These costs are covered by our fundraising efforts. For more information, please contact Creative Adoptions at info@creativeadoptions.com or 888.730.7791.
Q: Why should an adoptive family or a birth parent choose to work with Creative Adoptions?
A: Creative Adoptions, Inc. is an agency that allows every individual to “create” and “customize” the adoption plan that best fits their needs. We are entrusted by all in the adoption triad (child, birth parents, and adoptive family) as we guide you them through the commitment of a lifetime. We believe in giving all children the opportunity to grow up in a loving home. We emphasize respect, compassion, and dignity to empower all members of the adoption triad for a positive, lifelong experience. Whether you are interested in a adopting a child or placing a child, we are dedicated to providing you with the quality of service your deserve. Creative Adoptions will listen to your concerns, educate you in the adoption process, and assist you in your journey to becoming a member of the adoption triad.