Abby's One True Gift Adoptions
| Agency | Abby's One True Gift Adoptions |
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| Agency Description | This agency specializes in matching birthmothers to adoptive families for domestic newborn adoptions. They also provide home study services. |
| Agency Location |
755 SE Frontier Avenue, Suite 102 Waukee 502638680 Iowa Local phone: 515-987-0565 |
| Agency Contact Info |
Email this Adoption Agency Birth Parents Toll Free: |
| Adoptable Races |
Caucasian Adoptions Biracial Adoptions African American Adoptions Asian Adoption Program Hispanic Adoption Program Other Races |
| Adoption Services |
Domestic Adoption Program Infant Adoptions Homestudy Services |
| Current Rating |
(10 reviews)
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| Expense Range | This agency has a base expense range of 0 to 0 |
| Comments / Reviews |
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at 2010-07-26 13:23:20 - Angie said:
I would not recommened this agency. Adoption failure is a risk with all adoptions but they do not do thier homework. Contact the attorney general or state liscensing board in the state of Iowa and get a list of complaints to get a better picture of this agnecy. |
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at 2010-11-05 01:11:55 - Stephanie said:
We used Abby's One True Gift to adopt our two youngest children. We had a wonderful experience both times we adopted through their agency and feel blessed to have had them to help us complete our family. I would recommend them to everyone! |
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at 2011-01-27 17:09:22 - MLC said:
I would not recommend Abby's. We worked with them on two adoptions and both failed, costing us over $30k in agency fees and birth mother expenses. Like the other reviewer said, they do not do their homework. We were scammed by the first birth mother and were able to find out more about her criminal background on our own than through the agency. The social workers deal with the birth mothers over the phone, not in person. In short, they're unprofessional - all of the typos and spelling errors on their website and in their official documents are a red light. Please do not make the same mistake we did. |
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at 2011-02-17 07:46:07 - William said:
My wife and I adopted our beautiful baby girl last year from Abby's and they were up front with us from day one. They got back to us in a timely manner and completed everything they promised. Recently, there were some stray legal bills that came from our lawyer and I called Abby's and they took care of it long after the fact of them having anything to gain from us. They were honest in their dealings with us and we would use them again. I think for the most part we were fortunate in the young lady who was our birthmother which made the process easier. |
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at 2011-03-01 13:45:51 - Nicki said:
I am a birthmom who used Abbys One True Gift when I decided to put my daughter up for adoption. I made alot of calls to different places i found online and in the phone book. The person who answered the phone immiediately asked about me and took the time to find out who I was and what I was wanting in an adoption. A bunch of the other places either had me leave a message or they just asked for my name and address and sent me books without even finding out what I wanted. I had a call with my daughter's adoptive parents and chose them after a long call with them and my worker. My worker at Abbys checked on me and took time to answer my questions when I would call and ask. I gave my daughter to her parents almost 2 years ago and although I still have times where I am sad, it was a great decision and I am very happy with what i did. I have read some things about Abbys online and it makes me sad to see people who feel they had bad experiences. I am sorry for those who did not get babies but for those of you who are wanting to adopt a baby I think Abbys really does a good job of finding the right birthmom and matching her with the right family. |
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at 2011-04-19 10:46:33 - M and J Douglas said:
We worked with One True Gift for our adoption. We tend to be "those" parents who ask ALOT of questions but they were always answered for us and we never felt like we shouldn't ask, they always seemed welcomed by the ladies of that agency. We actually had a failure the first time after the birthmom we were partnered with chose to keep the baby but after a couple of months we got back on board again and One True Gift matched us with our sons birthmom. We thank God everyday for all of the work they did for us and I honestly can not say enough good things about them. |
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at 2011-07-20 12:02:07 - Robin said:
Abby's paired me with a birthmother that was due in 12 days. The birthmother said the due date changed. Come to find out, the birthmother had the baby and was home 2 weeks with her before the agency found out. In the meantime, they were giving her living expenses. They ended up keeping about $7,000.00 all together. They would not work with me in using some of the money toward another adoption. I thought this was a lot to keep for basically 2 weeks work. |
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at 2011-04-19 10:46:33 - AMO said:
I would be careful usign this agency. We had a terrible experince with them and also lost a lot of money. It is important for an adoption angency to do thier homeowrk on the situation that they are presenting. In our hopeful adoption this did not happen. Contact the attorney general's office for a list of compliants before making a decision to use this agency. |
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at 2011-04-19 10:46:33 - James said:
I would avoid using this Agency. They have multiple complaints being investigated by the State of Iowa and are in danger of loosing their license. There is a current lawsuit filed against them for what appears to be offering a couple a baby that they knew the birthfather wished to parent. Their fees for failed adoptions are extremely high, much higher than industry standard, and in a recent article in the Des Moines Register, their owner claimed that 50% of their placements end in failure. That shows a systematic lack of due diligence on their part. Too many red flags to use with any confidence. |
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at 2011-07-20 12:02:07 - Elizabeth said:
Please do not make the same mistake I did. The state of Iowa has a lot of information on this complany - check them out carefully. Birth mother monitoring consisted of texting with the birth mom. They did not keep their end of the bargain. The contract you have to sign is very one sided. They keep a lot of fees after it fails- but don't do what they promise to do to earn those fees. Any adoption can fail - we all know the risks - but when no one is monitoring the situation ro getting the background information, the risk of failure is going to be much higher. |