Lifetime Adoptions, Inc.
Lifetime Adoption, a domestic adoption agency assisting birth parents in their search to find loving adoptive families for their children. Lifetime Adoption is one of the top American Christian adoption agencies. It was founded in 1986 as an Adoption Support and Referral Group by Founder Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P., after her struggle with seven pregnancy losses and her own adoption and working with women in crisis. The mission was and still is to help adoptive families and birth parents come together. Lifetime’s specialty is assisting and supporting birth parents in their search to find qualified, loving adoptive families. As you’re considering adoption, this video can help you understand how open adoption works. The video shares the reality of open adoption from both the birth parent and adoptive family perspectives.Lifetime Adoption provides compassionate adoption help reflecting Christian values, builds families through modern open adoption and supports women as they consider their pregnancy options, navigating their personal adoption choices.
Services and information
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
Many adults are eligible to become foster parents in their state but do not always realize it. Each state in the U.S. has regulations and requirements for licensing foster parents. Florida does not require parents to own a large home or quit their jobs and become stay-at-home parents. Florida foster parents must:
- Be 21 years of age or older
- Prove good health and ability to care for a child
- Maintain a stable income
- Pass a background screening
- Finish 30 hours of foster parent training
- Complete a Home Study
The required training course is free to aspiring foster parents. It helps parents learn how to foster children and become licensed to provide foster care in Florida.
Ratings and Reviews
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Sep 11, 2023
Adoption can be a very stressful and emotional process; we are so grateful to be working with Lifetime, benefiting from their knowledge and experience. Throughout our wait we have only ever felt Lifetimes commitment and support to us.
Aug 09, 2023
Building a family through adoption is hard - Lifetime made the journey easy to navigate. We’re so thankful for the team of ladies who walked alongside us while building a profile, waiting, and eventually meeting our daughter! They answered every question and listened to every concern we had. The webinars equipped us for the roller coaster of the first few days of meeting our daughter and navigating the legal side of things. Our attorney was shocked at our readiness and adaptability as things fell into place. We give all of the credit to Lifetime.
If you’re hung up on the price - my husband & I would encourage you to not let that be a deal breaker. There is so much that goes on behind the scenes. You will not find a better/more ethical adoption agency who will care deeply for you, the birth parents, and your child. Their genuine care for you to build your family while providing support for the birth parents is priceless.
Aug 07, 2023
Our adoption experience with Lifetime Adoption was absolutely perfect! Everyone was professional and made us feel like family. I would recommend them to anyone with needs in the area of adoption.
Aug 01, 2023
Lifetime was an amazing agency to work with, professional yet caring. They always have the best interests of both families in mind and are there for you to process and move through every step. We had such an amazing experience with them five years ago, we decided to adopt again with them. I highly recommend them and couldn’t imagine working with anyone else!
Jul 18, 2023
Lifetime Adoption Agency helped my husband & I start our family 20 years ago, with the open adoption of our son. We were blessed to adopt a second time, to complete our family 12 years ago, with the adoption of our daughter.
The staff at Lifetime is kind, caring, supportive, understanding and beyond dedicated. They value and honor both parties of the adoption process whole heartedly; their heart for adoption is what led us to them in the first place.
We recommend Lifetime Adoption Agency without hesitation. You can absolutely trust Lifetime to help you build your family.