Road-Tested Tips for Families By Katherine Mikkelson
from Adoptive Families Magazine, July/August 2003
"As an attorney, I used to advocate for my clients. But when I left work at the end of the day, my cases and my lawyering skills stayed at the office. A few years ago, however—about the time Zack, my oldest, entered preschool—I noticed that my professional skills had crossed over into my dealings with friends,
Read MoreAfter we adopted our daughter, we discovered that she had significant medical problems. We think our adoption agency was aware of this but didn’t tell us. Is there anything we can do? By Sam Totaro
From 2003 Adoptive Families Magazine.
"In the vast majority of cases, adopted children do not have any significant impairment, and adjust well. But occasionally placements turn out to be disastrous. In some of those
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I keep hearing that adopting in the U.S. is rare, expensive, and risky. The statistics—and my own experience— argue otherwise. by Eliza Newlin Carney
From 2003 Adoptive Families Magazine.
"Not long after my husband and I adopted our infant daughter, we went to a summer barbecue where we met another couple with a young child. When it came up that we had adopted Beth domestically at birth, they were unbelieving. “We Read MoreU.S. Readoption Explained by Peter Wiernicki
from Adoptive Families Magazine, May/June 2002
Q: My husband and I just completed an international adoption. Is it necessary for us to readopt our child in the United States?
A: Most adoption professionals recommend that adoptive parents readopt their child if their state permits them to do so. Readoption is the legal process of adopting a child again in the United States,
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BY MARK T. MCDERMOTT
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Q: Our health insurance carrier is refusing to provide coverage for the medical expenses incurred shortly after our newly adopted child was born. Is there any law that controls such situations?
A: As a result of Federal and state legislation that has been in place for several years now, discrimination by
Read More"The adoption trip is a defining moment in a family's life, the event that brings parent and child together at last.
Virtually all adoptive parents travel to meet their new child, to a nearby city, to another state, or to a distant country. The adoption trip is a defining moment in a family’s life, the event that brings parent and child together at last. This event usually takes place in Read MoreFor working people who want to adopt, the need to take time off without pay doesn’t have to put adoption beyond your financial means. By Elizabeth A. Mair
From 2002 Adoptive Families Magazine
"If anyone is seeking an issue for which to crusade in his workplace, may I suggest employee adoption benefits? If you are “waiting,” this is the time to make a pitch to your employer to institute
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