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April 19, 2018
Alaska Adoption Guide
Welcome, Alaskans! This Alaska guide was written to provide you with a single place to find information about adoption in Alaska. It will...
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February 22, 2018
Adoption Tax Credit Guide
When a family adopts, they are allowed to claim a tax credit on their income tax return for expenses incurred throughout the adoption...
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October 31, 2017
Tennessee Adoption Guide
Welcome, Tennesseeans! This guide was written to provide you with a single place to find information about adoption within your own state....
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October 18, 2017
Top 5 Countries That Are Single-Parent Friendly (International Adoption)
In recent years, international adoption has been on the decline. Due to changes in country policy and many nations promoting domestic...
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August 02, 2017
Managing Your International Adoption Paperwork Guide
On a recent visit to my house my mother presented me with a large box of keepsakes. In it were my report cards, letters home, and...
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July 30, 2017
A Guide To Parenting A Child With RAD
Reactive attachment disorder, or RAD, affects so many children who have been in foster care and who were adopted as older children. It is a...
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July 29, 2017
How Do You Find Birth Parents If You Were Born Outside The US? A Guide.
Since the dawn of intercountry adoptions in the United States post-1945 intercountry adoptions have almost exclusively been “closed.”...
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July 26, 2017
Guide To Talking With Your Birth Parents
If you are an adoptee who has searched for and found one or both of your biological parents, you are likely uncertain about how to approach...
Pregnant and considering adoption? You make the choices. We take care of the details.
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July 24, 2017
Guide To Bonding With Your Internationally Adopted Child
The build up to finally meeting your adopted child can be so overwhelming and exciting that considering the next steps can easily slip your...
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July 18, 2017
Guide To Surviving The Home Visit Of Your Home Study
Let’s face it – completing your home study can be a daunting task. It’s easy to feel nervous and overwhelmed at the thought of a...
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July 13, 2017
10 Most Popular Countries To Adopt From And Their Adoption Policies
So you’ve decided you want to adopt internationally, but you’re not sure from which country. Check out our guide to 10 of the most...
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July 13, 2017
A Guide For Adoptees On Answering Ignorant Questions
When people don’t know about a certain topic, they tend to ask ignorant questions. Most of the time, they don’t mean anything malicious...
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July 12, 2017
Guide To Parenting A Child With Down Syndrome
Considering adopting a child with Down syndrome? As the mother of a child with Down syndrome, I want to encourage you. Our son has been the...
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July 05, 2017
Guide To Hospital Etiquette For The Delivery Of Your Adopted Child
In domestic infant adoptions, the delivery and hospital stay of the child and biological mother is a tender yet nerve-wracking time for...
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