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Understanding the Independent Adoption Process
Independent, or private adoption, usually involves an attorney who works with prospective adoptive parents as opposed to a state agency in which a counselor is involved. Many birth mothers prefer...
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Why Choose a Closed Adoption?
Closed or open adoptions refer to the amount of interaction between the birth parents and the prospective adoptive parents. In an open adoption, the birth parents get to know the adoptive parents....
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What’s the Difference Between Agency and Independent Adoptions?
If you are considering a domestic adoption in the United States, the most common choices are agency and independent, or private, adoptions. Agency adoptions involved certified, licensed businesses...
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What to Expect from a Home Study
One constant of the adoption process, whether it is a domestic or international adoption, an adoption handled by a public or private domestic agency or an adoption attorney, is the home study. The...
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What is the Hague Convention
If you are considering an international adoption, you are likely to hear quite a bit about the Hague Convention, a treaty that governs international adoptions between citizens of the United States and...
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Risks and Benefits of Independent Adoption
Now that you’ve decided to adopt a child, you may be considering the merits of independent adoption. Also known as private adoption, the biggest difference from an agency adoption is that you will...
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What Is Foster Adoption?
Foster adoption is regulated by states, with departments that have different names in states throughout the country, perhaps most commonly known as protective services. When children are neglected or...
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What Birth Parents Should Know about Adoption
There are many myths associated with adoption, and it’s important for birth parents to separate the facts from the fiction in order to make the best decision for their individual situation. Birth...
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What Are the Types of Adoptions?
There are approximately 1.5 million people in the United States who were adopted, representing about 2 percent of the total population. However, surveys show that about 6 out of 10 Americans are...
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What Does an Adoption Cost?
There are so many variables involved in adopting a child that it is virtually impossible to determine, in advance, a precise amount to budget for an adoption. Of course, the type of adoption plays a...
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