Learn about California adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
Delaware Adoption Laws and Policies
Learn about Delaware adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
District of Columbia Adoption Laws and Policies
Learn about Washington, DC, adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
Illinois Adoption Laws and Policies
Learn about Illinois adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
Indiana Adoption Laws and Policies
Learn about Indiana adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
Louisiana Adoption Laws and Policies
Learn about Louisiana adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
Maryland Adoption Laws and Policies
Learn about Maryland adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
New Jersey Adoption Laws and Policies
Learn about New Jersey adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
Their Questions About Adoption, Our Answers
Short answers to questions people ask about adoption, plus the straight facts, if you want to educate.
Alabama Adoption Laws and Policies
Learn about Alabama adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
Colorado Adoption Laws and Policies
Learn about Colorado adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
New York Adoption Laws and Policies
Learn about New York adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.
Be an Adoption Ambassador
As you well know, after becoming a parent, you’ll also take on the role of adoption ambassador, fielding questions from and encouraging would-be adopters. We’ve compiled the responses and back-up data that will set you up for the task.
“How Our Family Approached Our Birth Parent Search”
Three families describe their relationships with their children’s birth parents — deciding to keep in touch, searching for birth parents, and managing an already open adoption.
“When Relatives Never Get Adoption”
Two AF readers open up about the painful and rarely talked-about experience of dealing with a relative who never gets on board.
Ask AF: Writing an Adoption Reference Letter
A reader asks how to write a great adoption reference letter that her friend will show to prospective birth mothers.
AF’s Best Adoption Books
Here at AF, we’ve searched far and wide, through stacks of books, and into our memories, to pick the best titles for our AF Best Adoption Books list. We’ve found the best books for our kids, the best adoption memoirs, the best how-to guides—everything to inspire you, inform you, help you talk about adoption with your children, and enjoy.
Hot Topic: Should Parents Choose a Gender?
If given the option, many parents choose to adopt girls. We reported on this preference, as well as the unintended consequences for the boys who are left behind, and the article has sparked quite a debate. Here’s what our readers had to say.
Families Share: How We Help Our Kids Connect to Their Birth Culture
How AF readers help their kids learn about their heritage
Accurate Adoption Language
Help journalists use language that conveys the fact that adoptive families are just like any other by passing along this suggested adoption stylebook.