The information you need to know, and how to track it down.
What Should We Include In Our Contact Agreement?
We’ve been selected by a birth mom who is due in two months. Our attorney advised us to draw up a contact agreement prior to the birth. What should we include?
Is Open Adoption Right for Your Family?
A legal guide to open adoptions and open-adoption agreements.
“Negotiating a Workable Schedule After Adoption”
I assumed I’d be offered the same leave and benefits as moms who give birth. When I wasn’t, here’s how I negotiated with my employer.
Marriage Equality Does Not Ensure Adoption Equality
It remains to be seen exactly how the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision will affect parentage, so here’s what LGBT adoptive parents must still do to protect their families’ rights.
Ask AF: Moving and Readoption
I’m about to move. Can I readopt after I move, or do I have to readopt in the state I lived in when I brought my child home?
News Briefs: Intercountry Adoption Updates, Spring 2016
Intercountry adoption laws are always changing. Learn about the changes from the first quarter of 2016 here.
News Briefs: State Adoption Law Updates, Spring 2016
Pennsylvania, Indiana, Florida, and Iowa all made or are considering changes to their state adoption laws in the beginning of 2016. Read on to learn more.
News Brief: Bill Proposes More Leave for Adoptive Parents in the Military
Representative Tammy Duckworth introduced the Military Leave Modernization Act, which would guarantee 12 weeks of leave for all military parents.
News Brief: U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Alabama’s Refusal to Recognize Same-Sex Adoption
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that denied the parental rights of a partner in a former same-sex couple.
Ask AF: Do We Need a Lawyer to Change Our Child’s Name?
Do we have to use a lawyer (and pay attorney fees) to change our child’s name?
Ask AF: Access to Foster Files
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Eligible to Adopt?
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Domestic Adoption Paperwork
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Is Disability a Barrier for Singles?
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: Adoption Fraud
Answers to your parenting questions.
Ask AF: School Records
Answers to your parenting questions.
State Adoption Law Updates, Winter 2016
State adoption laws are always changing. Read up on the latest update.
Intercountry Adoption Updates, Winter 2016
Haiti and India have recently changed their adoption laws.
What Happens if my Agency or Attorney Screws Up?
If your adoption drags on and on, or if you keep getting birth mother matches or child referrals that don’t come close to your requirements, you’ll have to think about making a change.