Available
means that the expectant mother is seeking a family to adopt her baby
and AdoptLink is accepting profiles from prospective adoptive parent/s
(PAPs) to present to her (unless otherwise noted).
Matched
means
that the expectant mother and PAPs have committed to work
together to complete an adoption and that contracts and funds
have been submitted. If a match is disrupted, the
status will be changed to Available.
Match
Pending means
that the expectant mother and PAPs have committed to work
together to complete an adoption, but the PAPs have not yet signed a
contract or
paid the professional fees, but are in the process of doing so.
Additional profiles are not presented
to expectant mother during a pending match. If a match does not occur,
the
status will be changed to Available.
Decided
to parent is
self-explanatory.
Case
Closed means
that the expectant mother is no longer
communicating with the agency or attorney by phone, mail, etc., and the
agency or attorney have concluded that the expectant mother is no
longer
interested in adoption, or has made adoption plans elsewhere.