Adoption Cost and Timing in 2014-2015

Editorial Team - May 16, 2016 - Adopting, Adoption News, Cost & Timing

Adoption Cost and Timing in 2014-2015

Editorial Team - May 16, 2016 - Adopting, Adoption News, Cost & Timing

Each year, Adoptive Families polls newly formed families across the country to get actual information on the cost and length of time it took those families to complete their adoptions. We are grateful to every one of you who took our most recent Cost & Timing of Adoption Survey.

Ask AF: Do We Need a Lawyer to Change Our Child’s Name?

Editorial Team - May 10, 2016 - Bonding, Expert Q&A, Family Adjustment, Preparing for Parenthood, The Process

Do we have to use a lawyer (and pay attorney fees) to change our child’s name?

Ask AF: Lobbying for Adoption Benefits

Editorial Team - May 5, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Preparing for Parenthood, The Process

Answers to your parenting questions.

Ask AF: Kids’ Adoption Books to Donate

Editorial Team - April 26, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Others

Answers to your parenting questions.

Ask AF: Eligible to Adopt?

Editorial Team - April 17, 2016 - Expert Q&A, The Home Study, The Process

Answers to your parenting questions.

Ask AF: Blogging Basics

Editorial Team - April 15, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Others

I’d like to blog to document our adoption process, and keep far-flung families up-to-date, but I’m not tech-savvy.

Ask AF: Telling Nieces and Nephews About Adoption

Editorial Team - April 11, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Talking, Talking to Kids

How can we explain our plan to adopt to our nieces and nephews (ages one to nine)?

Ask AF: Prospective Parents’ Mental Health

Editorial Team - April 10, 2016 - Expert Q&A, The Home Study, The Process

Answers to your parenting questions.

Ask AF: Is There an Adoption Watchdog Organization?

Editorial Team - April 7, 2016 - Adopting, Decisions, Expert Q&A, Resources

We were unhappy with the lack of disclosure, the low level of professionalism, and the lies that we were told by our adoption agency.

Webinar Replay: Growing Up as a Transracial Adoptee

Editorial Team - April 6, 2016 - Adoptee Voices, Conspicuous Families, Culture & Heritage, Racial Identity, Resources, Transracial, Webinars, Yours Free

View the replay of this webinar with Deborah H. Johnson—on growing up as a transracial adoptee and what parents today need to know about talking about race and adoption, finding role models for their children, dealing with teasing, and more.

[Book Review] Dear Adoptive Parents, Things You Need to Know — Right Now!

Editorial Team - March 24, 2016 - Adoption Book Reviews, Resources

An adoption expert who is herself an adult adoptee encourages parents to support their children any way they can.

Webinar Replay: Reluctant Partner or Relatives

Editorial Team - March 14, 2016 - Adopting, Decisions, Resources, Webinars, Yours Free

View the replay of the “Reluctant Partner or Relatives” webinar. Brooke Randolph, LMHC, talks prospective parents through getting on the same page with loved ones about adoption plans.

Ask AF: Recommended Travel Documents

Editorial Team - February 16, 2016 - Conspicuous Families, Expert Q&A, Transracial

Answers to your parenting questions.

Ask AF: Reading Up on Racism

Editorial Team - February 15, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Racial Identity, Transracial

Answers to your parenting questions.

Noteworthy New Reads Published in 2015

Editorial Team - February 10, 2016 - Adoption Book Reviews, Resources

Need something to add to your reading list? Check out our editor-curated list of the most noteworthy books about adoption from 2015.

News Brief: Expert Recommends Screening Adoptive Parents for Depression

Editorial Team - February 9, 2016 - Adoption News, Resources

Pregnant women should be screened for depression, experts say. Should adoptive parents be included in this recommendation?

State Adoption Law Updates, Winter 2016

Editorial Team - February 9, 2016 - Adopting, Adoption News, Domestic, Resources

State adoption laws are always changing. Read up on the latest update.

Parent-to-Parent: The Hardest Part of the Adoption Process

Editorial Team - February 9, 2016 - Preparing for Parenthood, Surviving the Wait, The Process

Adoptive parents look back on the adoption process and share the hardest moments, from having to change routes to becoming parents overnight to seeing the birth mother say goodbye.

Ask AF: Openness in Foster Adoption

Editorial Team - February 9, 2016 - Expert Q&A, Living with Openness, Openness

Answers to your parenting questions.

Intercountry Adoption Updates, Winter 2016

Editorial Team - February 9, 2016 - Adoption News, Resources

Haiti and India have recently changed their adoption laws.