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Recent Adoption Blog | Adoption Process Issues Posts

Walking Through a Minefield

by Fatherofeight

29 Dec 2006 10:44 PM

People who are fostering children to adopt them get very wary of almost everyone that they have to deal with in the system. We had an adoption agency working on our behalf and I was very trusting of our assigned worker. We went to that agency solely because of her.

The Wheels of Justice Turn Slowly

by Fatherofeight

20 Dec 2006 09:16 PM

Our adopted children first came into our home as foster children. We were assured that there was a high probability that the birth mother's rights would be terminated making it possible for us to adopt them.

Adopted Children Need New Social Security Numbers

by Fatherofeight

11 Dec 2006 03:17 PM

If you are about to adopt or have recently adopted, you may need to add one more thing to your "to do" list. After a child is adopted, his name is changed according to your wishes. Obviously, parents want their adopted child to have the family name. But you should not stop there.

Should You Adopt a Child From A Photolisting?

by Shoshanna Grey

28 Oct 2006 05:14 PM

Since I have become immersed in adoption, one thing that has always drawn me is the photolistings. The faces of those children staring back at me makes me want to fill my home with adopted children. Many of the agencies that use photolistings are very ethical.



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