Several states have proposed legislation that would grant adoptee rights to access their original birth certificates and other records in 2015.
How Should Parents Budget for a Domestic Adoption?
What costs should you be prepared for in a domestic adoption? Our legal expert explains.
Updates to U.S.—Vietnamese Special Adoption Program
Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice’s Department of Adoptions updated the criteria for Hague Convention intercountry adoption to the United States.
President Obama Pushing for Paid Leave for Federal Workers
A presidential memo would extend advance paid leave for new parents to all federal employees with a new child through birth, adoption, or foster placement.
China Adoption Process and Regulations Change
The Center for Children’s Welfare and Adoption has implemented changes in China’s adoption process in three areas: eligibility, post-placement, and fees.
Advances in Adoption Rights Laws for Gay Families
New adoption rights laws in Florida and Oklahoma have made it easier for LGBT individuals to form legal adoptive families.
What is a Birth Father Registry?
After a few highly publicized cases where birth fathers contested adoptions, some states are taking a stand.
When Partners Become Parents
Gay adoption is on the rise. Here’s what you need to know.
View the Foster Adoption Webinar Replay
View the replay of a webinar with adoption attorneys Denise M. Bierly, Esq., and Bobbie L. Rabuck, Esq., to learn about the foster adoption process and adoption subsidies.
Birth Mother Expenses: What You Need to Know
If a prospective birth mother decides not place her baby with us for adoption, can we get back the money we paid for her living expenses during the pregnancy?
How Do I Find My Domestic Adoption Team?
Tips from an adoption lawyer on deciding between independent and agency adoption, and on hiring the right professionals.
Birth Fathers’ Legal Rights in Adoption
Our legal expert explains birth father rights for alleged and presumed fathers, and what prospective adoptive parents need to consider.
Timing of Adoption Update: 2007-2008
The results of the 2007-2008 Adoptive Families survey.
Building “Nontraditional” Families
Our legal expert explains what gay, lesbian, and single parents need to know when building their nontraditional families during the process of adopting.
“Two Days to Adoption”
We’d had seven days notice for our first adoption. For our second, four. Now, two. It was as if we’d been training for this moment, and we were at peak performance.
ICPC & Domestic Adoption
The ICPC aims to facilitate cooperation between states and to ensure the placement of children in safe and suitable homes.
Fostering Positive Perceptions
The number of children adopted from foster care has dropped in recent years — and a new survey finds that Americans believe many myths about the process. Here are the facts, and real-life stories, that could help find more kids permanent homes.
Post-Adoption Planning: What Single Parents Should Consider
I just adopted as a single parent. What should I do to protect the rights of myself and my child?
Contact with Biological Grandparents
Should we create a contact agreement with our children’s biological grandparents? What are our legal rights?
Readoption: The Final Step
An attorney explains how to ensure that your parent-child relationship is recognized under U.S. law after an international adoption.