Featured in the AllPaths Magazine, 2025 Volume 1
by Kayla Bortlik
Imagine you’re a hopeful adoptive parent who lives in Massachusetts, in the final stages of adopting a baby from a different state. The adoption process seems to be running smoothly, until suddenly your date of finalization gets postponed with no clear reason.
Then, a Massachusetts judge tells you that they are no longer accepting/finalizing your adoption.
In 2024, this scenario unfortunately became the reality for many adoptive families in the Commonwealth planning to adopt children from other states.