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High-School Youth
Adoption information, reading lists, and other resources for high-school children.
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Access to Family Information by Adopted Persons
In nearly all States, adoption records are sealed and withheld from public inspection after the adoption is finalized. Most States, therefore, have procedures by which parties to an adoption may obtain nonidentifying and identifying information about an adopted person and the adopted person's birth relatives from an adoption record. This resource, current through June 2004, provides definitions of nonidentifying and identifying information, an overview of who may access such information, and information about access to original birth certificates.
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Adopting a Child with Special Needs
This fact sheet for prospective adoptive parents defines "special needs" and explains the process for adopting children who are older, part of a sibling group, or who have physical or emotional disabilities. Federal and state adoption subsidy programs and post-adoption support services are described. The fact sheet includes a list of resources for parents who are adopting children who have special needs.
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Adopting Children with Developmental Disabilities
Families who adopt children with developmental disabilities have the parenting skills and motivations to provide a loving home for children with special needs. This factsheet describes the emotional benefits and challenges of raising a child with a developmental disability and reviews the characteristics of some common forms of disability. Mental retardation, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, spina bifida, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol effect are discussed.
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Adoption and the Stages of Development
The impact of adoption on the psychological development of children is reviewed in this factsheet. The briefing describes what parents can expect during each stage of development, from infancy through adolescence. Topics include: when to disclose adoption, family relationships, loss and grief, and identity formation.
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Adoptive Families Magazine
A leading adoption information source for families before, during, and after adoption.
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Children with Disabilities/Special Needs
This directory lists organizations that maintain information about resources for parents and caregivers on children with disabilities/special needs. The groups provide direct service or referrals for technical assistance, professional training, respite care, educational issues, and advocacy. E-mail and Web address are provided when available.
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College Scholarships and Tuition Waivers
Information on scholarships and tuition waivers for current and former foster youth.
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Information Packet: Adolescent Identity and the Impact on Adoptive Parents (PDF 149 KB)
This National Resource Center on Foster Care and Permanency Planning packet includes a list of organizations that provide information about adoption advocacy and public policy, practice tips for parents of teens who are struggling with adoption issues, and more.
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Intestate Inheritance Rights
Issues of property distribution may arise when a birth parent or adoptive parent dies without making a valid will or without naming an heir to particular property (referred to as "intestacy"). In these cases, State law determines who may inherit from whom. All 50 States and the Territories of the United States specify an adopted child's rights of inheritance from and through the adoptive and biological parents. Current through July 2003, this document sets forth the laws of each State and Territory regarding intestate succession as it affects adopted children.
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Impact of Adoption on Adopted Persons: A Factsheet for Families
As discussion of the adoption process becomes more open and accepted in American society, and as more Americans have experience with adoption, there is also more attention focused on those involved in adoption -- the adopted person, the birth parents, and the adoptive parents (often referred to as the adoption triad or, more recently, the adoption constellation). People who have experienced adoption firsthand are coming forward to talk or write about their experiences, and researchers are conducting scientific studies to find out about the impact of adoption on all members of the adoption triad. This factsheet examines the impact of ...
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Lifelong Issues in Adoption
Discusses how adoption is a lifelong, intergenerational process that unites the triad of birth families, adoptees, and adoptive families.
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You're Never Too Old: Teens Speak Out on Adoption (PDF 357 KB)
Teens share their thoughts on the best and worst parts of being adopted and offer advice to other teens in foster care considering adoption in this brochure from the Center for Child and Family Studies.
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A Service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
For more information, contact:
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: (703) 352-3488 or (888) 251-0075
Fax: (703) 385-3206
E-mail: naic@caliber.com
Updated on October 12, 2004 by webmaster_naic@caliber.com.
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