How to Adopt a Child: Learn About Becoming a Parent Through Adoption

Would you like to become a parent through adoption? Learn how to adopt a child, and how the process differs from international to domestic to foster adoption.

South Carolina Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

South Carolina Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about South Carolina adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

A wood painted flag of Tennessee, representing the state where Tennessee adoption laws apply

Tennessee Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Tennessee adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

Florida Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Florida adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

Utah Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Utah adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

Virginia Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Virginia adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

Vermont Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Vermont adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

Indiana Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Indiana adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

The house where representatives decide Delaware adoption laws

Delaware Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Delaware adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

Louisiana Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Louisiana adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

A Maryland blue crab who is not bound by Maryland adoption laws, since crabs do no't recognize human law

Maryland Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Maryland adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

Capitol building where Washington DC adoption laws are decided

District of Columbia Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Washington, DC, adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

Flag of Illinois, where Illinois adoption laws apply

Illinois Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Illinois adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

A bridge in Trenton, a city governed by New Jersey adoption laws

New Jersey Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about New Jersey adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

Alabama Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Alabama adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

Colorado Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about Colorado adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

New York Adoption Laws and Policies

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Adoption Laws by State

Learn about New York adoption laws and find adoption agencies and attorneys who work with families in your state.

Affording Adoption

Michele St. Martin - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Cost & Timing

Adopting can be an expensive proposition. We analyze the costs, and show you how some families dealt with them.

Readers sound off: Should you be allowed to choose whether to adopt a boy or a girl?

Hot Topic: Should Parents Choose a Gender?

Editorial Team - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Decisions

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.

“In the Beginning” — Part 1 of Foster Adoption Series

Kathryn Reiss and Tom Strychacz - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Decisions, Family Dynamics, Foster, Older Child Adoption, Real Adoption Stories, Referrals & Matches

In part one of our family’s adoption odyssey, we make our way through our state’s Fost/Adopt program and find that things don’t always go according to plan. But sometimes, that’s for the best.

[Movie Review] Aging Out

Susan Avery - June 26, 2014 - Adopting, Foster, Resources

A documentary on foster care depicts life without a safety net.

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