Kids to adopt

Adoption Expert Guylaine Hubbard-Brosmer, PhD, explains the benefits of choosing an open adoption and why she and her husband chose to have an open adoption
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When my husband and I decided that we were going to adopt, we were educated people and all about educating ourselves. So we went to a seminar that was like a day long educational seminar about adoption and the different types of adoption, different adoption professionals and that´s where we first learned about open adoption. And we liked the whole concept about maintaing contact with birth parents after the placement.

Adoption Expert Guylaine Hubbard-Brosmer, PhD, explains the benefits of choosing an open adoption and why she and her husband chose to have an open adoption

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Guylaine Hubbard-Brosmer, PhD

Adoption Expert

Guylaine has both personal and professional experience with open adoption, which gives her a very unique perspective on the topic. She and her husband are the parents of two children (young adults), whom they adopted as infants and have maintained an open adoption with their birthmother for over 20 years. Her children have the same birthmother, which is more common that one would think! This past year added to her realm of adoption experience, when her daughter gave birth to, and placed a baby for adoption. 

Guylaine was born and raised in California, and is the youngest of four siblings. She has always been the type of person to get involved and volunteer, from being a class officer in middle school and high school to serving on Boards of Directors for her children’s schools, her church, Resolve (an infertility and adoption educational organization) and other community organizations. When she is not working at her position as Southern California Branch Co-Director/Home Study Supervisor/Adoption Coordinator at the Independent Adoption Center (IAC) she enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling, camping, playing golf,and dancing.

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