Adoption Agencies in Colorado

If you are a pregnant woman or birth mother please click here to see information that is geared to your needs.

If you are an adopting family we believe you will find the information below helpful. We begin by giving you information regarding child adoption law in Colorado (some of what you can and can't do) and then provide you with information on children available for adoption in Colorado.  We then relate how we can assist you during the adoption process, and finally we provide a list of licensed Colorado adoption agencies through which you can browse for additional information.

Before starting to search for a child to adopt or an agency to assist you, it is important that you understand how the adoption laws in Colorado may affect your decisions. Making informed decisions is the best way of increasing your chances of adopting a child.  By way of example, we have listed below a few of the important parts of Colorado child adoption law including such topics as adoption facilitators, adoption expenses and the critical issue of ending the biological parental rights (called a Consent, Relinquishment or Surrender).

Use of Intermediaries/Facilitators
Citation: Rev. Stat. § 19-5-213

No person, other than an adoption exchange whose membership includes county departments and child placement agencies, a licensed child placement agency, or a county department, shall offer, give, charge, or receive any money or other consideration or thing of value in connection with locating or identifying for purposes of adoption any child, natural parent, expectant natural parent, or prospective adoptive parent.

Physicians and attorneys may charge reasonable fees for professional services customarily performed by such persons.

State Regulation of Adoption Expenses
Birth Parent Expenses Allowed
Citation: § 19-5-213

Attorney fees and other charges and fees, as may be approved by the court, are allowed.
Physicians and attorneys may charge reasonable fees for professional services.

Allowable Payments for Arranging Adoption
Citation: § 19-5-213(b)

No person other than an adoption exchange or licensed agency may charge or receive money for locating or identifying a child or natural parent for adoption or a prospective adoptive parent.

Allowable Payments for Relinquishing Child
Citation: § 19-5-213(a)

No person shall offer or charge any money or other consideration in connection with the relinquishment and adoption.

Accounting of Expenses Required by Court
Citation: § 19-5-208(4)

The adoption petition shall be accompanied by a standardized affidavit disclosing all fees, costs, or expenses charged or to be charged by any person or agency in connection with the adoption.

Consent to Adoption
Who Must Consent to an Adoption
Citation: Rev. Stat. § 19-5-207

When a child is placed for adoption by the county department of social services, a licensed child placement agency, or an individual, such department, agency, or individual shall file, with the petition to adopt, its written and verified consent to such adoption.

Age When Consent of Adoptee is Considered or Required
Citation: Rev. Stat. §§ 19-5-103; 19-5-203

Written consent to any proposed adoption shall be obtained from the person to be adopted if such person is age 12 or older. Children must undergo counseling.

When Parental Consent is not Needed
Citation: Rev. Stat. §§ 19-5-203; 19-3-604

Consent is not required when:
The parent's rights have been terminated due to the parent's unfitness, as outlined in § 19-3-604.
The parent has failed to provide support or has abandoned the child for 1 year.

When Consent Can Be Executed
Citation: Rev. Stat. §§ 19-5-104; 19-5-203

Consent may be executed any time after the birth of the child.

Revocation of Consent
Citation: Rev. Stat. § 19-5-104(7)(a)

A relinquishment may be revoked only if, within 90 days after the entry of the relinquishment order, the relinquishing parent establishes by clear and convincing evidence that such relinquishment was obtained by fraud or duress.

Rights of Presumed (Putative) Fathers
Registry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice
Citation: § 19-5-105(2), (3), (5)

To identify a birth parent, the court shall cause an inquiry to be made of the known parent and any other appropriate person.
The putative father must file a paternity action within 30 days after the child's birth, or within 30 days after receiving notice that he is the father or likely father.
The putative father must file an answer within 20 days after service of notice of termination proceedings.
Notice of termination proceedings is given to every person identified as a birth parent or possible birth parent.

Please visit adoption law in Colorado for more details.

Yes, through both public and private adoption agencies.  For example, in 2004, Colorado had 958 children in the welfare system waiting to be adopted of whom 57 were under the age of 1 year, and 1.703 were between ages 1-5 years old. The actual number of children adopted through Colorado public child welfare agencies was only 958, which represents only a small portion of the total number of all Colorado adoptions (exact numbers are not available at this time).

Remember that while you may be a resident of Colorado, you are not limited to adopting a child from Colorado.  You can adopt a child born in Colorado, a child born in any other U.S. state, or even a foreign born child.  What is important for you to understand is that infants and children are available for adoption in Colorado, in each of the other the 49 states, and in many foreign countries.

Yes, we can help you and so can any licensed child adoption agency (we have listed several below).  By way of introduction to Adoption Services, Inc, I will relate to you a little about myself and our child adoption agency.

Almost 40 years ago I (Dr. Vince Berger) began working as a psychologist with pregnant teens in the Pittsburgh city school system. It was very challenging because in those days there were very few services for these young women, society was not yet accepting of unmarried and/or pregnant teens, and the word "adoption" was hardly ever used.

I loved the work I was doing and knowing that I was personally able to help so many of the pregnant women I was working with. But something was missing - I did not feel I was helping people enough. So, I set out to provide the personal and professional care that a birth mother and adopting family need and deserve in the adoption process.

I started a full service, non-profit adoption agency. Not just any agency, but one that was, and still is, dedicated to helping birth parents and adopting families receive the best and most comprehensive of adoption related services. Over the past 20 years, my staff and I have helped over 9,000 adopting families, birth parents, their babies and children.

I love helping people. I work 6 days a week and answer calls at all hours. The hours I put in are long but never hard, since I find so much joy and strength in helping others.

My goal continues to be to help you. Accordingly, in addition to the website you are on now and the Adoption Services website, we created Adopting Family Resources and International Adoption Help as well as Child Adoption Laws and Child Adoption Resources and Pregnancy And Children to give you a information and help.

I hope that you will call me or my staff so we can help you in the adoption process. However, if you don't want to call us, then please review the agencies listed here and give one of them a call. Do not give up until you get the help and attention you need and deserve.

Thank you for letting us help, and good luck.

Dr. Berger
and the staff of Adoption Services

Adoption Alliance, Inc.
2121 South Oneida Street
Suite 420
Denver, CO 80224-2575
Phone: (303) 584-9900
Fax: (303) 584-9007

Adoption Homestudy Agency of Colorado (AHA/CO)
4685 West Princeton Avenue
Denver, CO 80236
Phone: (720) 214-0606
Fax: (303) 794-8803

Adoption Options
13900 E. Harvard Avenue, Suite 200,
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: (303) 695-1601
Fax: (303) 695-1626

Bethany Christian Services of Colorado
9185 East Kenyon Avenue
Suite 190
Denver, CO 80237
Phone: (303) 221-0734
Fax: (303) 221-0960
Toll-Free: (800) 986-4484

Catholic Charities and Community Services
2525 West Alameda Avenue
Denver, CO 80219
Phone: (303) 742-0828
Fax: (303) 742-4373
Toll-Free: (800) CARE002

Catholic Charities of Colorado Springs, Inc
228 North Cascade
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: (719) 866-6535
Fax: (719) 578-5954

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pueblo, Inc.
429 West 10th Street
Suite 101
Pueblo, CO 81003
Phone: (719) 544-4233
Fax: (719) 544-4215
Toll-Free: (800) 303-4690

Colorado Christian Services
1100 West Littleton Boulevard
Suite 105
Littleton, CO 80120
Phone: (303) 761-7236
Fax: (303) 761-7237
Toll-Free: (800) 988-0600

Creative Adoptions, Inc.
2329 West Main Street
Suite 220
Littleton, CO 80120
Phone: (303) 730-7791
Fax: (303) 730-8985
Toll-Free: (888) 730-7791

Hand in Hand International Adoptions
453 East Wonderview Avenue
PMB #333
Estes Park, CO 80517
Phone: (970) 586-6866
Fax: (970) 577-9452

Hope's Promise
309 Jerry Street
Suite 202
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Phone: (303) 660-0277
Fax: (303) 660-0297

International Adoption Net
2275 East Arapahoe Road #224
Centennial, CO 80122
Phone: (303) 691-0808
Fax: (303) 703-8250

LDS Social Services
3263 Fraser Street
Suite 3
Aurora, CO 80011
Phone: (303) 371-1000
Fax: (303) 371-1002

Littlest Angels International
21939 2225 Road
Cedaredge, CO 81413
Phone: (970) 856-6177
Fax: (970) 928-2020
Toll-Free: (800) 875-4253

Lutheran Family Services of Colorado
3800 Automation Way
Suite 200
Ft. Collins, CO 80525
Phone: (970) 266-1788
Fax: (970) 266-1799

Lutheran Family Services of Colorado
108 East Saint Vrain Street
Suite 21
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: (719) 227-7571
Fax: (719) 227-7581

Lutheran Family Services of Colorado
363 South Harlan Street
Suite 200
Denver, CO 80226
Phone: (303) 922-3433
Fax: (303) 922-7335

If you are looking for a child adoption agency simply click the link below for the state to see a list of the adoption agencies in that state.

Why You Need an Adoption Consultant

There are many risks when you go to adopt a child including losing a child after you have already taken them home (referred to as a disruption), loosing all of the money you have invested in the adoption if the birth mother changes her mind, or finding that there are previously unknown or undisclosed fees that may appear. Dr Berger has helped thousands of  adopting families with domestic adoptions and international adoptions and he is available to assist you no matter what type of adoption you chose to pursue and regardless of whether you work with an adoption agency, facilitator or adoption attorney.  He can help you save your  time, effort and money in helping you to decide what routes to take and the best way to achieve your goal of adopting a child. He can help reduce your risks and potential pain and can help you avoid many of the problems and pitfalls found in the adoption process. You can read and download his free adoption manual or, for more information on how he can help you, please visit his Adoption Consultant link or contact him by phone (1-800-943-0400) or email.

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