Adoption Resources

RESOURCES
We've compiled links to great overview articles, personal stories, tools and checklists, and adoption attorney and adoption agency listings across the country. So, if you are just starting out, we have good news for you: You too can adopt a child! And we're going to help you figure out your best route to adoption success.
An Overview	Articles/Stories	Useful Links
10 Steps to Adoption by Chris Adamec You can do it! What's New in Adoption? by Susan Freivalds New laws that benefit adoptive families Adoption Options by Lois Gilman and Susan Freivalds Today's adoptive parents have more choices. How We Decided by Adoptive Families Readers Each family finds the adoptions route that's right for them. Help with Adoption Expenses	The Reluctant Spouse by Jill Smolowe Don't be surprised if your mate resists adoption even as you're embracing it. Pre-parenthood by Jeanne Marie Laskas Do you need an inner Martha Stewart to pass the home study? Our Open Adoption by Julie Branigan Getting to know our child's birthmother was a blessing. The Truth About Domestic Adoption by Eliza Newlin Carney A mother confronts misperceptions about adopting in the U.S.	Costs and Timing Easing a Spouse's Reluctance Risks and Benefits of Adopting Independently Hiring an Adoption Attorney Using the Internet to Adopt Writing a Dear Birthmother Letter How to Research an Adoption Agency Telling It Like It Is (PDF)

by Adoptive Families staff
Where there's a will, there's a way.

Special Circumstances
by Lucia Moses
Single, gay, older, living abroad? Here's what you need to know.

Finally, Our Turn!
by Kim Rapier
First-time parent at 41? What a sweet mid-life crisis!

Raising California
by Nelson Handel