The Adoption Guide: Adoption Options

What are my options?

There is more than one way to build your family: via international or domestic adoption, with the help of an attorney or agency, through surrogacy, embryo transfer, or other assisted reproductive technologies, among others. Here's how to start narrowing the possibilities to find the perfect path for you.

Adoption: the Basics

Medical and Surrogacy Options

  • New Paths to Parenthood
    As infertility treatment technology advances, more Americans are turning to assisted reproduction. Here, we provide an overview of some of the choices families are making.
  • Legal Q&A: Assisted Reproductive Technologies
    An adoption attorney explains the legal ramifications of embryo transfer, gestational surrogacy, egg donation, and other medical options.

Domestic Adoption