florida-adoption

Autoresearch synthesis on Florida private adoption options ingested (3 rounds, 13 URLs).

• Created florida-putative-father-registry (entity): state registry governing unmarried father consent rights
• Created florida-private-adoption-types (concept): taxonomy of 5 adoption routes with cost/requirement comparison
• Created florida-private-adoption-process (concept): 5-step legal process from matching to finalization
• Created florida-adoption-costs (concept): full cost breakdown by route; tax credit; attorney fee contradiction flagged
• Created florida-birth-parent-consent (concept): consent timing and revocation rules under § 63.082
• Created florida-birth-mother-expense-rules (concept): § 63.097 allowable vs. prohibited expenses; 2025 reporting requirement
• Created florida-adoption-attorney-vs-agency (concept): core route decision with tradeoff table
• Created florida-open-adoption-agreements (concept): PACAs not legally enforceable; § 63.0427 exception noted as underexplored
• Created florida-adoptive-parent-eligibility (concept): permissive statutory requirements; permanent and 5-year criminal disqualifiers
• Created florida-adoption-advertising-mechanics (question): practical mechanics of § 63.212 advertising requirement unresolved
• Created florida-icpc-timeline-impact (question): ICPC timeline impact for out-of-state placements unquantified
• Created florida-independent-adoption-match-disruption-risk (question): disruption rate data absent for independent route

Thread florida-adoption scaffolded via /thread-create.

• Scope: undefined — set in SCOPE.md when ready

Web research across ~25 sources comparing 9 licensed FL private adoption agencies.

• Created 2026-04-20-florida-adoption-agencies-research (source): agency-by-agency profiles with costs, LGBTQ+ policies, accreditation, red flags
• Created florida-adoption-agencies-comparison (concept): scannable comparison table across overview, cost, LGBTQ+ eligibility, and accreditation/reputation
• Updated index and log to reflect new source and concept

Key findings:

• Only 3 of 9 agencies explicitly confirm LGBTQ+ eligibility (Heart of Adoptions, Adoption Choices of FL, American Adoptions); Catholic Charities explicitly excludes same-sex couples
• Only 3 agencies publish cost ranges: Heart of Adoptions ($30K–$40K+), American Adoptions ($60K–$65K), Lifetime Adoption ($30K–$60K+); all others undisclosed
• Only Catholic Charities holds COA accreditation (since 1974); Adoption by Shepherd Care holds IAAME Hague (intercountry) through June 2026
• Red flag: Adoption by Shepherd Care faced DCF shutdown complaint in 2011 (coercion, billing irregularities); outcome unresolved in public record; agency still operating with BBB A+
• KidzFirst Adoptions (not in comparison) was permanently enjoined from FL operations (included as cautionary datapoint)