For Expectant Mothers
Your Guide to Support, Options, and Walking Forward
Placing a baby for adoption is one of the most loving and selfless decisions a woman can make. We're a licensed non-profit adoption agency in Utah with 30+ years of experience. We help birth moms in many states, confidentially, at no cost, and without pressure.
Thousands of women each year choose adoption. Every story is different, and every woman's journey deserves respect and support, not judgment.
For more than three decades, our counselors have walked beside expectant mothers through every kind of situation. Your circumstances don't define you, and you don't have to figure this out alone.
The Path
Call, text, or email our counselors any time. No obligation. Every conversation is confidential.
Work with a counselor to shape a plan that reflects your preferences, openness level, adoptive family values, hospital plan, and post-placement contact.
Browse approved, home-study-verified families and select the one that feels right to you.
Independent legal counsel at no cost, coordinated medical care, and hospital plan support as allowed by state law.
Ongoing counseling and the openness plan you chose, letters, photos, visits, or closed, as you prefer.
Support You Receive
Act of Love complies with state laws regarding financial support to birth parents. All services to birth parents are confidential and at no cost. Every form of support listed below is described as it may be available, as allowed by state law, on a case-by-case basis.
Confidential counseling before, during, and after placement.
Coordinated prenatal care and delivery.
Approved housing support with payments made directly to providers, case by case.
Independent legal counsel at no cost to you. Your attorney represents your interests, not the agency's.
Day-to-day needs supported case by case so you can focus on your pregnancy.
Adoption Types
Ongoing contact with the adoptive family, letters, photos, phone, visits. Most common today.
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Mediated contact through the agency. Letters and photos without direct contact.
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No ongoing contact after placement. A decision you can revisit later.
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See the Utah adoption laws page for full statutory detail.
Every conversation is confidential and without obligation. Whatever you decide, we walk with you.
Reviews
We walk with you. Here are a few of the families we have helped.
“Act of Love is more than just an adoption agency, it's an incredible family that we felt immediately welcomed to and supported by.”
Act of Love is more than just an adoption agency, it's an incredible family that we felt immediately welcomed to and supported by as we embarked on our adoption journey. We also witnessed the same level of incredible care and support with our baby's magical birth parents, which was very important to us. Thank you!
Common Questions
No. All services to birth mothers are confidential and at no cost. Support for birth mothers may be provided as allowed by state law.
Yes, you have at least until the time you sign the voluntary relinquishment.
Birth father rights vary by state. In Utah, there is a putative father registry with specific notice requirements. We walk you through every step.
You are in charge at the hospital. You decide who is present, who holds the baby first, and what your discharge plan looks like. Your counselor will help you create a hospital plan.
Yes, if you choose open or semi-open adoption. Most adoptions today involve ongoing contact in some form. You can talk to your counselor about options for your situation, including an enforceable post-adoption contact agreement.
No. We help birth moms in many states. Out-of-state placements are coordinated through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC). Adoption laws vary by state, so a free consultation is the best way to understand what is possible where you live.
Why A Act of Love
Founded by an adoptive mother. Many on our team are adoptive parents or adoptees themselves.
Birth moms and adoptive families in Utah and many other states have trusted us.
One of the Top-Reviewed adoption agencies in the country from birth moms and families we have served.
Counseling, legal, medical coordination, and post-placement support.
Free, Confidential, 24/7
Tell us a little about you. A licensed counselor will reach out within 24 hours. No pressure, no judgment.
