Foster adoptions decreased slightly in 2014, continuing a disheartening trend.
Some States Allowing Agencies to Refuse Same-Sex Adoptions
Even as LGBT rights move irreversibly forward, some states are still trying to hold them back.
China Ends One-Child Policy, Adoptees React
China’s devastating one-child policy has finally ended. What does it mean for adoptees?
Readers’ Favorite Children’s Books
We turned to the community to compile our list of the best children’s adoption books. Many of you recommended your favorites on Adoptive Families Circle.
Readers’ Favorite Adoption Memoirs
Once again, we turned to the Adoptive Families community to compile our Fifth Annual Best Adoption Books List. Hundreds of you recommended your favorite adoption memoirs on Adoptive Families Circle. These favorites reached the top of the list.
Webinar Replay – Adoption Paperwork
View the replay of the webinar “Adoption Paperwork, Explained,” with Ketiwe Boahene, to learn about all the documentation required for your adoption home study, why you need it, and how to obtain it.
Then & Now Contest – Your Family & Adoptive Families
Enter our Then and Now Contest – Tell us what Adoptive Families has meant to you and how your family has grown for a chance to win $250.
View the Adoption at School Webinar Replay
View the replay of the webinar “Adoption at School,” with Brooke Randolph, LMHC, to learn about how adoption may come up in your child’s classroom, and how parents can talk to teachers and prepare their child to respond.
View the Adoption Costs Webinar Replay
View the replay of the webinar “Adoption Costs,” with Denise M. Bierly, Esq., and Sue Orban to learn about domestic, foster, and international adoption costs and funding strategies.
News Brief: Joint Council Shuts Down
After 40 years, the Joint Council for International Children’s Services has shut its doors.
News Brief: International Adoption Law Update
Learn about the most recent updates to international adoption laws that impact prospective adoptive parents adopting from countries around the world.
News Brief: Survey Says, Americans Support Same-Sex Adoption
The majority of Americans support the rights of same-sex couples to adopt children.
News Brief: Marriage Equality Victory Is Also a Victory for Children
The United States Supreme Court decision on June 26, recognizing marriage as a constitutional right for same-sex couples, will also have a positive impact on adoption.
News Brief: Challenge to U.S. Indian Child Welfare Act
A lawsuit alleges that the 1978 law discriminates based on race.
News Brief: Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act Update
Efforts are underway to make the adoption tax credit refundable, and available to lower income families with the 2015 Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act.
News Brief: State Adoption Laws Update
State adoption laws were updated in Florida and Michigan that will have an impact on same-sex adoption for couples in those states. Learn more!
Building Your Family – The Infertility and Adoption Guide
Ready to build your family? Get started today by learning about your options, then search our directories to find your agency or team of professionals.
Documentaries About Adoption
These nonfiction films are sure to open up dialogues about the subjects’ experiences and your family’s story long after the last frame.
News Brief: Mississippi Suit Opposes Ban on Same-Sex Adoption
Many hoped the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to recognize marriage as a constitutional right for same-sex couples would pave the way for changes in same-sex adoption. Now, a suit filed in Mississippi is attempting to do just that.
View the Baby Care for Adoptive Parents Webinar Replay
View the replay of a webinar with Nicole Mayer, RMA, RN, BSN to learn about baby care basics and hear answers to commonly asked questions from new parents.