When you’ve already successfully adopted and you’re ready to grow your family through another adoption, do you need a home […]
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Confidential Adoption
If you’re considering adoption for your baby, you have a lot of decisions to make and you may have a […]
History of Adoption: The Children’s Bureau
Adoption laws in the United States are almost always state laws. This is one reason that it is so important […]
Holiday Decisions in Your Adoption Journey
Adoption journeys take time, and the holidays may come around more than once. Holidays during your adoption journey can be […]
Rise in Same-Sex Stepparent Adoptions
Same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states, but parental rights don’t automatically follow a legal marriage. When an individual […]
History of Adoption: 1693
The first American adoption law was passed in Massachusetts in 1851. Yet the first official adoption in what would become […]
Background Checks for Birth Moms?
Expectant moms considering adoption sometimes ask, “Will I have to have a background check to place my baby for adoption?” […]
Adoption: It’s Different for Relatives
Adoption is always a complex process, but there are often legal and practical differences when the would-be adoptive parents are […]