Adoption Agency Seattle:
Do you know what the process is?

When looking for an Adoption Agency in Seattle you need to know that there are two kinds of adoptions you can do.
That is, you go through an agency or adopt independantly.
If you are lucky enough to know someone who is having a baby and planning on placing him or her for adoption than you can do what is known as an independent adoption with the agreement being between the birth-parent and the adoptive parents.
An agency adoption is arranged through an agency that helps to place a child into your care. This will usually involve a local department of social services. There are two types of agencies - public and private. Both have distinct differences.
If you go through a public agency alot of it is funded via tax dollars. Children in a public agency are usually there because they have been removed from their parent due to abuse or neglect.
The adoption agency will usually monitor and follow-up to see how the adoption is going for the first 6 months of placement with the new adoptive parents.
If you go privately there may be more fees involved, as these agencies rely alot on donations and fees. Children at private agencies are usually voluntarily handed over by the birth-parent for various reasons.
In alot of adoptions now the birth-parent has a big say in who they are passing their new born over to.
They can pick the family that they feel will be best for the newborn baby. But there are still birth-parents who don't wish to choose and therefore leave it to the agency to make a responsible decision for the child.
The agency will consider things such as the childs medical needs or their background when deciding.
In open adoption in California some birth parents (and even relatives) wish to maintain some form of contact with the child, whether it is through letters and photos, or through agreed visits made subject to court approval.