Adoption Under One Roof

Tina Tyra has been a facilitator since 1991, with a background in the medical and legal fields before that. While working in Labor and Delivery for 5 years, she was trained as a neo-natal bereavement counselor. Having had her own pregnancy losses - including a late term fetal demise - she felt compelled to help families cope with the aftermath of losing a baby. She now believes that this was no accident. This experience has helped her to understand the aching empty arms of a birth mother and the grief of a family who has suffered the loss of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth, or potential child due to infertility. Dr. Suess said it best..."A person is a person -- no matter how small". A woman who gives birth, whether in her heart or with her body, is no less a mother.

First, if you are working with a facilitator, they should be registered and bonded.

1. A good facilitator would not match you with a birth mom who is in a state that doesn't allow facilitators and shouldn't be working there anyway. When working with a facilitator, you have your own attorney as well, so you should be able to clarify fairly easily if you are able to work with a particular birth mom situation.

2. There are a few facilitators who do business as a "third party" broker, which is questionable as far as I am concerned. A reliable, legitimate facilitator should not just be passing on high-priced situations from agencies. That defeats the purpose. A facilitator should work with you to find you a good situation in a compatible state and should advertise accordingly. I don't pass on third party situations and I can't imagine anyone paying 30-40-50K for any situation.