Catelynn and Tyler Baltierra placed their eldest daughter, Carly, for adoption in 2009. She shares what parents should know ...

If you decide to place your child for adoption, you’ll be asked to sign legal documents giving your consent to the adoption. When you sign adoption consent papers — sometimes called relinquishment ...

Additionally, the policy raised the total value of payments to these children by about $2,000 during this period. It also led to a 29 percent increase in the monthly chance of moving from foster care ...

and either decide to parent or place the child for adoption at a later date. If you need parenting resources while making this decision, Family Preservation Project and government assistance programs ...

When the news made the papers, the controversy rippled across ... but I think what she did was out of love for her child. “And the adoption caused Jane Russell all sorts of grief.