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For Prospective and Adoptive Parents

Resources are provided to help prospective adoptive parents make the best decision for their families. Resources for adoptive parents provide information to help parents nurture their adopted children.

Getting Started
General information to help begin the adoption process.

What to Expect in the Adoption Process
Basic information about the different types of domestic and intercountry adoptions to help prospective adoptive parents choose the type of adoption that is best for their family. Includes adoption costs, length of time to adopt, State and country-specific requirements, and more.

Funding and Financial Assistance
Resources to help defray adoption costs for all types of adoptions and make adoption a more affordable option, including grants, loans, employer benefits, adoption tax credits, and adoption subsidies.

Legal Considerations for Prospective Adoptive Parents
Publications and resources that cover pertinent legal issues, including consent to adoption and State regulation of adoption expenses.

Types of Adoption
Information and resources regarding different types of adoption: Intercountry Adoption and Domestic Adoption, which includes independent adoption, adoption from foster care, kinship/relative adoption, and Native American adoption. Also includes legal information on who may adopt and who may be adopted in each State.

Types of Adoptive Families
Resources on the unique challenges of specific types of adoptive families: Married, Single, Military, Kinship/Relative, Gay/Lesbian, and Transracial.

Issues Common to Adopted Children
Common issues faced by adopted children, including those who are members of a sibling group, those adopted as older children, and those who are members of minority groups.

Understanding Potential Challenges
Resources to guide adoptive parents in helping children face challenges specific to events in their history, such as child abuse and neglect, multiple placements, prenatal substance abuse, or developmental and physical disabilities.

 

Parenting Your Adoptive Child: Birth to Adulthood
Information on parenting adopted children, including Issues Common to Adopted Children and resources relevant for parents of Infants, Preschool Children, Elementary School Children, Middle-School/Junior High Youth, High School Youth, and College-Aged Young Adults.

Types of Adoptive Families
Resources on the unique challenges of specific types of adoptive families: Married, Single, Military, Kinship/Relative, Gay/Lesbian, and Transracial.

Talking About Adoption
Many adoptive parents will need to talk about adoption with others. Find information on how to explain adoption to children, adopted children, family, friends, medical professionals, teachers, and others.

Understanding Potential Challenges
Resources to guide adoptive parents in helping children face challenges specific to events in their history, such as child abuse and neglect, multiple placements, prenatal substance abuse, or developmental and physical disabilities.

Obtaining Children's Records and Pre-Adoption History
How to access your child's medical records and past placement in foster care homes and orphanages, and laws and legal information regulating release of records.

Legal Considerations for Adoptive Parents
Information on State laws related to collection of information on adopted children, access to adoption records, adoption subsidy, and other adoption-related topics.

Searching for Birth Relatives
The basics on how to conduct a search for birth relatives, both within the United States and internationally, and a listing of search support groups for people searching for birth relatives.

Funding and Financial Assistance
Resources to help defray adoption costs for all types of adoptions and make adoption a more affordable option, including grants, loans, employer benefits, adoption tax credits, and adoption subsidies.

 

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For more information, contact:
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Phone: (703) 352-3488 or (888) 251-0075
Fax: (703) 385-3206
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Updated on July 13, 2004 by webmaster_naic@caliber.com.

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