CONSIDERING ADOPTION
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Moving on from Infertility by AF readers Families share how they began to consider adoption.
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What's New in Adoption? by AF editors A look at the recent laws, rulings, and study results that affect adoptive families.
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Just Adopt! by Sarah KellyThe clueless things that people say to would-be adoptive parents.
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MY FIRST QUESTIONS
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Timeline to Adoption
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Cost & Timing Survey Results
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Adoption Cost Breakdowns
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The Reluctant Spouse by Jill Smolowe
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Adoption Options by Lois Gilman and Susan Freivalds
A current overview of adoption costs and considerations.
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The Decision Matrix
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How We Decided by AF readers
Families explain how they found the adoption route that was right for them.
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An UnMatched Set by Jana Wolff
Can I love a child who doesn't look like me? Yes!
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Surviving the Homestudy by Lucia Moses
Use the homestudy to learn all about adoption.
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More Than Skin Deep by Judy Rader
My attachment is so fierce, it takes my breath away.
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MEDICAL & SURROGACY OPTIONS
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Assisted Reproduction by Elizabeth Larsen
An overview of the ART options that more and more families are considering. |
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Assisted Reproductive Technology: The Legal Perspective by Peter J. Wiernicki, Esq.
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DOMESTIC ADOPTION
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Independent Adoption by Mark McDermott, J.D.
Thousands of newborns are placed each year through private adoption. |
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Domestic Adoption: Perception & Reality by Eliza Newlin Carney
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Working with Prospective Birthparents by AF editorsBest practices: navigating the matching period to the first contact, and onward.
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Maternal Instincts by Lori Holden
An adoptive mother and a prospective birthmother form a bond. |
p. 42 |
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION
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Adopting Internationally by Susan Freivalds
For more than a half century, Americans have been building their families with children adopted abroad. |
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Adoption Medicine by David TullerHow this medical specialty helps families.
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FOSTER ADOPTION
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A Place to Call Home by Kathy Ledesma, MSW
107,000 children in the U.S. foster-care system are waiting for permanent homes. Could you be the perfect parent to one of them? |
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Fostering Love by Rosemary ShulmanDespite the emotional risks, I knew that adopting from foster care was for me.
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NATIONAL ADOPTION DIRECTORY
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Adoption Attorney Listings
Find an attorney near you. |
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Country ListingsTiming, costs, requirements, resources, and agency listings by country.
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Domestic Adoption Agency ListingsFind a domestic agency that works with prospective parents in your state.
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International Adoption Agency ListingsFind an international agency that works with prospective parents in your state.
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Adoption Professional Listings |
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