Adoption

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Adoption

Adoption can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. Choosing to adopt a child means you are willing to make a lifelong commitment to raising a child and creating a family for that child. There are many options for Domestic and International Adoption.

It is important to gather as much information as you can about adoption. We’ve listed all the current RESOLVE adoption resources available for free. You may also want to check the event calendar for adoption programs in your area.

Questions to Ask:

• Choosing An Adoption Resource

• Parent-Initiated And Identified Adoption

• Using The Internet To Adopt

 

Podcasts

• Adoption Home Study

• Adoption Options: What You Need to Know

• Bi-Racial Adoption

• Connecting with Birth and Adoptive Families on the Internet

• Connecting with Today’s Birthparents

• Creating an Effective Adoptive Parent Profile

• Domestic Adoption

• Private and Domestic Adoption

• Domestic or International Adoption – Which Option is Right for You?

• Foster Care Adoption: Dispelling the Myths

• How to Start the Adoption Process

• International Adoption

• Talking to Birth Moms

• The Adoption Home Study

• We’ve Decided to Adopt – What Now?

• Working with an Adoption Attorney

 

Video

• The Adoption Tax Credit and the Affordable Care Act (10/05/2010 Webchat)

 

RESOLVE Articles

• Adoption Outreach: The Path to a Faster Adoption by Hal Kaufman

• Adoption and Foster Care by Harvey Schweitzer, JD

• Choosing Between Domestic and International Adoption by Nicole Witt

• Developing a Strong Family Profile by Hal Kaufman

• The Federal Adoption Tax Credit – Now Refundable! by Amy K. Wallas, JD

• Financing Adoption

• Forgive, But Not Forget: Reflections on My Daughter’s Birthmother by Aileen Donato

• Improving the Adoption Process Statement

• Independent Adoption on the Increase by Mark T. McDermott, JD

• Myths About Domestic Adoption

• Myths About International Adoption

• Myths About Foster to Adopt

• Open Adoption by Laura Teeter

• Preparing for Parenthood via Adoption by Cristal Lake-Sanders, LPC, M.Ed.

• The Federal Adoption Tax Credit Assists Families with the Cost of Adoption by Mark E. Goldman, Esq.

• Trends in International Adoption by Richard Gibson, MSW, LGSW

• When Should You Consider Adoption? by Nicolle Witt

 

Other information

• Rumors of an Official Suspension of Russian Adoptions Not True; Regional Suspensions Possible