We have both been blessed with tight-knit families who gifted us with wonderful upbringings. Melanie was born and raised in Florida with her parents and younger sister. Scott, on the other hand, is an only child who moved to Florida from Massachusetts, with his parents, when he was ten years old. We have been happily married for six years but inseparable since we started dating in college, nearly twelve years ago. We have always known that we wanted to become parents and are beyond thrilled to begin this chapter of our lives!

We currently live in sunny South Florida, just a few miles from the beach in a community that is perfect for raising a child. We are surrounded by great schools, parks, walking trails, sporting venues and are not too far from Walt Disney World – a place we visit often! Most importantly, we live close to our parents, Melanie’s sister and brother-in-law, and many extended relatives which makes family gatherings an indispensable part of our lives. Our families are incredibly supportive, generous and the most loving people we know.

Scott has a stable and successful career in the tech industry. Melanie formerly worked in retail  but has now chosen to dedicate all of her time to being the very best mother to our future child. Our dog, Rocky, who has been a huge part of our lives for ten years, is easily the sweetest dog you will ever meet.

Our promise to each other and to you is that we will always provide a happy, loving, caring and supportive home to our child. We want our child to feel safe, cared for and excited in the idea that the possibilities for them are truly endless, as is the love we will have for them.

We admire your bravery as you make this difficult decision and we are grateful that you have given us a chance to share our story with you. Words cannot express how thankful we are to have the opportunity to be considered as adoptive parents for your child.

Sincerely,

Hi! Thank you for considering me to be part of your adoption plan. I am honored. You are making a brave choice. Please know that I will make sure your child knows love, support, and happiness as they journey through life.

I am in Central Florida surrounded by a large loving family that supports my choice of adoption to the fullest. I have always wanted to adopt. It was such a joy to watch my Sister and her family expand through adoption. Some of my favorite things to do are spending time with family and friends, reading, hiking, baking, and going to museums. I want to be able to incorporate these things into my expanding family and instill a sense of fun and adventure. Some of my favorite memories are the big family gathers.

Please know if you pick me, your child will be loved unconditionally. I will make it a priority to teach them love, compassion, responsibility, adventure, integrity and so much more.

With Love,
Brittanny

        We have been friends for 15 years and married for 13 of those. We have a solid relationship built on trust and our love for each other. Our lives have been made so much sweeter since our sons, Jax, 6, and Bowen, 3, have joined us. Our home is filled with love, laughter, good times and memories made.

        We live on an 80 acre farm in rural Michigan. We feel extremely blessed to own a farm and acreage, giving our children lots of room to run, explore, and enjoy the great outdoors. Jax and Bowen spend hours outside, exploring the farm, playing in the sandbox, swinging, swimming, and helping “feed the cattle”. Farming is a busy but fun life that involves the whole family. The boys love riding in the tractors and trucks and during planting and harvest time many of our meals are eaten in the field.

        We love our boys and their first families unconditionally. In our minds it is impossible to love one without the other. Adoption is talked of freely in our home and Jax and Bowen have known their stories from the beginning. They are so excited to think of another baby joining our family and so are we! We are open to developing whatever kind of relationship you are comfortable with.

        We hope you’ve caught a glimpse of the love we have to share and the respect we have for you. It is our hope and prayer you will find an incredible amount of peace and comfort during this time.

Hi – we are Sam & Andres! We have been together for almost 15 years – nine married. We want to share a little about our lives & love – and hopefully get to know yours one day soon. Thanks for taking some time to get to know us!

Dear Michelle, Amy and all of the amazing staff at Hausmann and Hickman,

Thank you for this. The family here in this Christmas card means the world to me and it’s all thanks to you! Thank you for the work you do every single day, for that work has given us our family. Thank you for guiding these children home, thank you for these smiles, thank you for all these laughs, and thank you for these beautiful faces I get to wake up to every single day. I just wanted to let you know how grateful we are to have each other and how much we appreciate the work you have done for us and for every family you have touched. Wishing you all the very merriest Holiday season.

Love,
Josh, Tiffany & family

– Josh and Tiffany, Adoptive Parents

We at A Step Ahead Adoption Services (ASA) have had the pleasure to work collaboratively with the wonderful attorneys and staff at Hausmann & Hickman Law. For over a decade, we have received consistent compliments and praise from our client families who have successfully adopted using the adoption services provided by Hausmann & Hickman. Their professionalism, ethical business practices and genuine care for expectant families (adoptive and birth) earns high marks from our client families. We look forward to our continued excellent working relationship.

Diane Hogan

Owner/President – A Step Ahead Adoption Services

We have worked with Michelle on our last two adoptions. We love Michelle and all of the staff. Communication and support is the best, and we can’t imagine adopting without them!

– Matthew and Jackie, Adoptive Parents

We want to thank Michelle Hausmann and Amy Hickman for their efforts in bringing our son, Connor, into our lives. We are grateful for their professionalism and dedication in finding us the perfect birth mother to be paired with. From start to finish, they did an absolutely fantastic job. I highly recommend them for anyone looking to bring a new loved one into their family through adoption.

– Allison & Kendall, Adoptive Parents

Hello my name is Alexa and I am a birthmother. I have done two placements, both with Hausmann and Hickman.  I am so grateful to the wonderful women at Hausmann and Hickman for all of their hard work. They were able to get me connected with the right families for both of my placements.

– Alexa, a Birth Mother

Dear Michelle, Amy and all of the amazing staff at Hausmann and Hickman,

Thank you so much for your help in our journey to become a family. Your sage wisdom and guidance was so helpful and we felt like we were in good hands every step of the way. We can’t believe it has been a year and we are still head over heels for baby Jay. We just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate you and all you do!

– Jaclyn, Alan, and Baby Jay

Hausmann & Hickman was a reliable and consistent resource that helped us navigate the most important decision of our life. They treated our family with complete respect & dignity. We will always be grateful for all they have done for our family.  We will remember Michelle Hausmann as our cornerstone of sanity throughout the process. They forever changed our lives!

– Ray & Jason, Adoptive Parents

My husband and I recently adopted our infant son this past February, and we could not have been in better hands than with the help of Hausmann & Hickman, P.A.  Adoption is a very complicated and an involved process, and Michelle worked directly with my husband and I alongside our adoption agency each step of the way from placement all the way to our court finalization. Not only was the process seamless and well organized, Michelle was also extremely responsive to our concerns and questions through email, phone, and text.

Additionally, we selected to have an open adoption.  Not only did Hausmann & Hickman ensure our comfort through the adoption process, but we were extremely impressed with the care and sensitivity for our birth family, making sure their needs were met and making them feel as comfortable as possible during the time of placement. Rather than the placement being a sad and emotional time, it became a celebration of two families becoming one with a lasting connection through the common love of our son.

Since our adoption happened right before Covid19 exploded across the United States, we had some delays in our court finalization. However, Michelle was very understanding of our anxiety, and reassured us that everything was filed correctly, double checked, and was simply in the hands of the judge and state. Knowing Hausmann & Hickman was on top of our finalization and keeping tabs on our case was extremely comforting.  When our finalization finally came a couple of months later, it made us even more proud and undeniably happy to become officially recognized as our son’s parents.

We have a sincere sense of gratitude for Hausmann & Hickman for putting our minds at ease, walking us through all of the documentation, and basically holding our hands through it all. Every day we feel incredibly thankful for our son, the birth family who gave us such an incredible gift, our adoption agency, and the truly top notch and first class service through Michelle Hausmann and the staff at Hausmann & Hickman P.A.

– Kate & Mark, Adoptive Parents

My name is Danae and I was already a mother of 3 when I became pregnant again.  I wasn’t married and I didn’t know what I was going to do.  I only knew that I couldn’t have an abortion.  Shortly after meeting Michelle and doing all of the paperwork, she called and told me of a young couple who had tried for 8 years to get pregnant.

I think I knew within the first ten minutes that the child I was carrying was meant to be theirs…they were so much in love, and I could just tell that they would be good parents.  I was so happy to be having a baby for such loving people.  I couldn’t wait to have the baby just so I could give it to them and see their faces!

It has been nine months since Adam was born, and we still keep in touch.  I know we will always be a part of their life.  I will be able to find out how Adam is doing from a distance, and that’s just fine with me.

I did a good thing…yes, I did. And you can too.  This experience has been the greatest random act of kindness that I could ever do for somebody.  There’s no feeling like the one I had giving Adam to them, really.

– Danae, a Birth Mother

We retained Amy after our adoption placement (made by another agency) became contested. Having no legal knowledge of how adoptions worked, it was a relief to have Amy walk us through every painful step. She worked diligently at times I would have never expected, including conducting depositions on her own daughter’s birthday and through the grieving of the sudden loss of her mother. Never once was there an excuse and she was always one step or more ahead of any opposition. To say she is an expert in her field is an understatement! She would always make sure that we were “ok” mentally with the horrific ordeal we were facing and that she never expected us to take time away from our baby.  She never laughed at any of my husband’s absurd questions which was a huge plus. 

I am proud to say that we have made a friend for life by hiring Amy Hickman and would recommend her 100%. Our 16 month journey would not have been as tolerable without her. It was fate she was brought to our family. I honestly can say I miss talking with her every single day.

– Mark & Annette, Adoptive Parents Facing a Contested Adoption

Working with Michelle was an absolute pleasure. From the outset we knew she was working hard to find us the right birthmother. She was knowledgeable and patient when we needed guidance, reassuring and thoughtful when we were anxious, supportive and excited for us at all stages of our journey. Our birthmother felt the same way. Michelle’s kindness and expertise helped all of us get through a sometimes difficult process with ultimate success. We highly recommend her.

– Kim & Josh, Adoptive Parents