Myths and Realities About Adoption
MYTH It takes years to complete an adoption. REALITY The average time span of adoption is one to two years. The majority of domestic and international adopters who responded to a recent poll by Adoptive Families Magazine completed their adoptions in less than a year. MYTH Birthparents can show up at any time to reclaim […]
Read More...Birthmother Choices and Adoptive Parent Issues2004 Adoptive Families Magazine
Dont’ Expect to Recover Money Spent on Birthmother Living Expenses by Colleen M. Quinn From 2004 Adoptive Families Magazine “Q: If a prospective birthmother decides not place her baby with us for adoption, can we get back the money we paid for her living expenses during the pregnancy? A: The expenses that prospective parents can […]
Read More...How to Be an Adoption Advocate
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 […]
Read More...Wrongful Adoption: What It Is, What It Is Not
After 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 […]
Read More...The Truth About Domestic Adoption
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. […]
Read More...When You Adopt Under the Laws of Another Country
U.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 […]
Read More...It’s The Law: Health Insurance for Adopted Children
BY MARK T. MCDERMOTT Click HERE to View the Entire Article As a PDF 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 […]
Read More...The Top 10 Secrets of Successful Adoption Travel
“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 […]
Read More...How to Lobby Your Employer for Adoption Benefits
For 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 […]
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