Authority on adoption

In a situation where a couple cannot have children, they are seeking adoption under the premise that all parental rights are transferred completely, meaning no visitations or updates about the child’s life for the biological parents, Sheryl and myself. This adoption scenario treats the child as their own biological child, erasing the biological family's role entirely. For William Nolan, the adoption would sever ties not just to his parents but also to his siblings, Jackson Dallas Lloyd and Emily Gusman, and the rest of his biological family, including his father Nathaniel Augustine Gusman. The potential for trauma in such adoptions, particularly without proper support mechanisms like counseling for the biological parents, is significant. Adoption, intended to provide a stable and loving environment for children, should not result in the distressing consequences experienced by all involved in this scenario.

My husband and I really appreciated the help and support Adoption and Beyond provided us. While we ended up adopting our son outside of the agency, we wouldn’t have been ready or able to do so without the home study, support and guidance we found with Steffany and her team.

Steffany and her team are fantastic! After a difficult first two years to our adoption journey, we started working with Steffany in early 2025 and it was the best decision we made. We matched/received a placement very quickly but more importantly felt incredibly supported by Steffany and her team throughout the process. They are responsive, empathetic, honest, and tireless in their support of adoptive parents.

Adoption and Beyond is such an amazing organization to work with. The staff is incredibly accommodating, knowledgeable and honest. My wife and I had looked at other agencies but knew within minutes we would work with Adoption and Beyond. Steffany personally helped us along the way and is always a stable and reassuring presence when we have doubts or encountered a hiccup. We were so fortunate to bring home a healthy baby boy and Steffany is still here helping with resources not only for us but for our son's birth parents as well. Truly amazing and cant recommend enough.

We had the opportunity to work with Steffany Aye over 40 years ago when she helped us in our adoption situation. She was amazing! She was able to facilitate everything we hoped for and more. I would highly recommend looking into Adoption and Beyond.

We used Adoption & Beyond for our home study and they were awesome to work with. The whole team was helpful, responsive, and organized. We would highly recommend using Adoption & Beyond!

Our family is now complete thanks to Adoption & Beyond! 💕

Adoption & Beyond has been amazing to work with during our adoption process. They were so informative and supportive as we were brand new to the adoption realm. Stephanie and her team took the time to answer all of our questions and make sure that we were well informed during our home study and post adoption visits. I can’t say enough good things about our journey using Adoption & Beyond and we would highly recommend them.

How can I possibly write a good enough review to express how Adoption and Beyond helped us receive our greatest happiness?Stephanie and her team were "beyond" helpful in facilitating our adoption. We did match privately, but A&B helped us be home study ready and guided us throughout every step of the process. Even as questions come up over a year later, we can always reach out and trust they will help us.We met with several agencies before choosing to start with Adoption and Beyond and they were the clear winner, even over larger, national organizations. Everything from transparent cost with each fee, to be realistic about the time and effort involved. If we ever chose to adopt again, we would not hesitate to work with Adoption and Beyond again.

We had a great experience with Steffany and Shawna at A&B. They provided answers, processed feedback, and delivered us a top notch home study report ahead of schedule! A+ ladies! Thank you for making a difficult journey a little more pleasant. 5 STARS.

I adopted a dog and I love him he's was 4 when I adopted him now he is 11 <3

We cannot say enough good things about Adoption and Beyond! They are extremely responsive and kind. Although our match happened outside of the agency, they were wonderful during the post-placement process.Thank you!

This agency is outstanding! Steffany, Shawna and their team are an amazing group of dedicated and caring professionals. We will forever be grateful for the work that they do.

To begin at the end, we have now been proud parents of our adopted son for nine months. We are so thankful we met Steffany Aye from Adoption & Beyond for helping to make this dream come true. Steffany, who is exceptionally well-connected and has an excellent reputation nationally, had reached out to our adoption consultant because she was working with a birth mother who wanted to place her baby with a family from our state. We flew down to meet the birth mom about a month before the child was born and Steffany did a superb preparing for and facilitating that encounter.Steffany's expertise, attention to detail, and kind understanding made our adoption journey comfortable and smooth. It's clear that she understands how foreign this process can be for some and was always available to provide answers, information, and assistance. Our adoption took place during the beginning of the Covid outbreak so there were added complications and planning issues but Ms. Aye was persistent in communicating with the hospital and managing the changing policies brought about by a local rise in cases. It was because of her that we were able to be in the hospital for the birth and it was because of her that our son was able to spend his first moments with us.We were also impressed with the importance Steffany placed on tending to the birth mother's needs before, during, and after the birth. It was important to us that the focus be on her during what was an unplanned and potentially trying time in her life. Steffany obviously knows what she is doing and continuously stayed in contact with the birth mom to guarantee she had everything she needed.Overall, we could not have asked for more from Steffany and Adoption & Beyond and would unreservedly recommend them to anyone.

A&B is amazing for both adopting and birth parents. Stephany was very helpful for me and my family.

We worked with Adoption and Beyond for the home study process and received personalized and quality service during our adoption process. Each interaction with Julie, Steffany and Shawna was professional and they bent over backwards to accommodate our specific needs. They were patient with my MANY questions and helped us from the initial inquiry to the placement of our baby boy. I highly recommend this agency for all of your adoption needs

We worked with Adoption and Beyond for the home study process and received personalized and quality service during our adoption process. Each interaction with Julie, Steffany and Shawna was professional and they bent over backwards to accommodate our specific needs. They were patient with my MANY questions and helped us from the initial inquiry to the placement of our baby boy. I highly recommend this agency for all of your adoption needs.

Adoption and Beyond completed the home study portion of our international adoption process. They were so easy to work with, responding quickly and knowledgeably to my (many) questions. They were so kind and helped us feel at ease during our home study visit. I highly recommend using Adoption & Beyond if you are in the adoption process!

They were wonderful! Very efficient and organized. I used them for post-adoption visits.

After looking at several agencies both large and small we chose to work with Adoptions & Beyond. Their honest and informative approach gave my wife and I a wonderfully personal experience. This is opposed to a very commercial or fragmented experience with other agencies available today. We also appreciated the services and support they provide to birth families. Our lives were changed when we successfully adopted our child in 2015 fulfilling our lifelong dream of becoming parents. In fact, we are in the process of working with them again!

Wonderful experience. Incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. A valuable resource to have.

Training for everyone involved in the adoption is superb!

The staff at Adoption & Beyond made the process of adoption easier and approachable. The personal attention and assistance they give to each couple is outstanding. If we had to do the adoption process again, we would choose Adoption & Beyond.

We went through Adoption and Beyond for all of our training and our homestudy prior to pursuing a private adoption. They helped us every step of the way and helped to make the process as smooth as possible. We can't recommend them highly enough!

For our adoption, the country we went through required them to get approved by them. This took 13 months of paperwork and constantly resending documents that had already been done before... They went above and beyond to help us!! Every request from the other country resulted in Adoption and Beyond preparing and sending it out in 24 HOURS!! Every single time! Also, the encouragement of them letting us know they are with us every step of the way. We will always be grateful for their help in our adoption process! Amazing agency! Thank you, Stephanie, Shawna and Julie!!

We had a very positive experience working with Steffany Aye and the staff of Adoption & Beyond for our international adoption home study. Our family highly recommends this group of caring professionals.

We adopted a child through Adoption & Beyond in 2014. We were drawn to Adoption & Beyond after talking with the Executive Director. Her expertise and professionalism combined with the the organizational philosophy of ensuring the situation was right for the child, the birth family, and the adoptive family were important to us. Adoption & Beyond supported us throughout the entire process and our lives were changed forever. What a wonderful organization!

We adopted a child through Adoption & Beyond in 2014. We were drawn to Adoption & Beyond after talking with the Executive Director. Her expertise and professionalism combined with the the organizational philosophy of ensuring the situation was right for the child, the birth family, and the adoptive family were important to us. Adoption & Beyond supported us throughout the entire process and our lives were changed forever. What a wonderful organization!

We had a great experience with Steffany and Shawna at A&B. They provided answers, processed feedback, and delivered us a top notch home study report ahead of schedule! A+ ladies! Thank you for making a difficult journey a little more pleasant. 5 STARS.