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• Norwegian Ruling Families and Adoption
  In the Middle Ages fostering was practiced between the great families of [[Norway]], possibly as a means of cementing interfamily alliances or de [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Interracial Families
  ...ft out or bullied by others who don't agree with or understand interracial families. Although it is unlikely that racism will ever disappear, it is possible to
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• Hawai'ian Royal Families and Adoption
  ...t again, the ruler will be extremely wealthy. The following members of the families are generally recognized as having been [[adopted]] or fostered. (The abnor [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Norwegian Ruling Families
  #REDIRECT [[Norwegian Ruling Families and Adoption]]
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• Hawai'ian Royal Families
  #REDIRECT [[Hawai'ian Royal Families and Adoption]]
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• Using Social Media for Contact With Birth Families
  ...nce suggests that increasing numbers of [[adopted]] people and their birth families are finding each other through social networking sites, such as Facebook. I ...ple, connections are being made between [[adopted]] people and their birth families without the benefit of important support systems. Also, online contact may
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• Finding and Using Postadoption Services: Postadoption Issues That Adoptive Families Often Encounter
  ==Postadoption Issues That Adoptive Families Often Encounter== ...l issues—such as [[loss]] and identity development—affect all adoptive families, while others may differ depending on the child’s and family’s backgrou
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• Alabama
  Conviction for any crime listed in the [[Adoption]] and Safe Families Act, (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(20)) shall disqualify a person from being approved o ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Post-Adoption Resources
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[
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• Alaska
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/consent.cfm
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• Who Can Be Adopted from Armenia
  ...[[relinquishment]] of their [[Parental Rights|parental rights]], and whose families do not visit them, thus abandoning them, are available for [[adoption]]. In
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• Andy Berlin and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Arizona
  ...d genetic history of the birth parents and members of the birth parents’ families. ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Aristotle and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Charlotte Anne Lopez and Adoption
  ...her]] since infancy but is close to her sister, who was in the same foster families but stayed with the Wensleys, and has contact with her brother.
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• Arkansas
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...Collection of Family Information About [[Adopted Persons]] and Their Birth Families." www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm
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• Edgar Allan Poe and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• California
  ...ose to those families or persons that there are other prospective adopting families or ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Adoption Attorney
  ...h parents, adoptive parents, and when necessary, members of their extended families, in matters relating directly and indirectly to adoption.
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• Adoption Exchanges
  ...d international exchanges facilitate adoption matches between children and families in more than one state, or even internationally.
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• Adoption Facilitator (Glossary)
  ...on]] [[facilitators]] are [[adoption]] professionals that focus on helping families find and match with [[adoption]] situations. They focus on finding an accep ...have the freedom to work with families in most every state, and typically families will be matched much more quickly with one. They can also work with birth m
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• Adoption Insurance
  ...ed "[[adoption]] insurance," [[Adoption Disruption]] Insurance (ADI) helps families within the United States who are adopting domestically to recover qualifyin Typically this is only available to families who are adopting a child under 2 years of age. There is only one option ava
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• Adoption Plan (Glossary)
  ...plan]], your counselor may also provide you with letters and pictures from families waiting to [[adopt]] and arrange for you to meet with the family you choose ...rent situations so that a consensus can be reached and agreed upon by both families.
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• Adoption Subsidy (Glossary)
  ...rth family must have been receiving - or was eligible to receive - Aid for Families with Dependent Children ([[AFDC]]). ...subsidies]] are financial assistance from federal and state governments to families adopting children meeting certain requirements. Children with special medic
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• Adoption (Glossary)
  ...behind the adoptions - farm families needed laborers, while many immigrant families were unable to support or care for their children. [[Massachusetts]] was th ...h certificates were not altered or hidden in court files, meaning adoptive families and biological parents had no legal protection against intrusions into each
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• Attention Deficit Disorder
  ...Their Web site has links to information for people with [[ADHD]] and their families (www.help4adhd.org). The National Resources Center operates a call center w
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• Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder
  ...Their Web site has links to information for people with [[ADHD]] and their families (www.help4adhd.org). The National Resources Center operates a call center w
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• Autism
  ...tion has links on its Autism Spectrum Disorder Web page to information for families www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/links.html.
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• Jesus and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Caseworker
  ...e families, once they have received their child, and counsel with adoptive families to help them adapt the changes that they undergo in their lives as the resu
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• Cerebral Palsy
  ...ters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has links to information for families (www.cdc.gov/ncbddd).
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• Colorado
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Connecticut
  The Commissioner of Children and Families shall file a petition to terminate [[Parental Rights|parental rights]] if: ...the child has been in the [[custody]] of the Commissioner of Children and Families for at least 15 of the most recent 22 months unless:
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• Delaware
  ...l be forwarded to the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF), which will assess the information and make a determination of suit The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 prohibits individuals from becoming [[Foster Parents|foster par
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• What Does Special Needs Adoption Mean
  ...ligibility for Federal financial assistance, so it is a term that adoptive families hear often. However, the term “Special Needs” is almost universally dis ....4 How Can I Find Out About Children And Youth With Special Needs Who Need Families?4 Getting Started
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• Adopting from Angola
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[
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• Adopting from Argentina
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Armenia
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Australia and the Hague Convention
  ...doption|inter-country adoption]] program to place Australian children with families seeking to [[adopt]] from overseas.
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• Adopting from Austria
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adoption Parenting: Teenage Years Part 2
  [[Adopted]] teenagers wonder about their birth families and think about [[adoption]] more than most parents realize. They need pare ...ound. An adoptive teen group (meeting in person or online), other adoptive families with teens, or an [[adoption]] mentor (an older [[adopted]] person) can pro
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• Adopting from Bahamas, The
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Bangladesh
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Young Adults: Postadoption Issues
  ...[[adopted]] as older children, there may be a [[loss]] of friends, foster families, pets, schools, neighborhoods, and familiar surroundings. ...cfm Collection of Family Information About Adopted Persons and Their Birth Families]
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• Adopting from Barbados
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Belarus
  ...t a child should be officially offered at least 3 or 4 times to Belarusian families before being considered "unadoptable."
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• Adopting from Belgium
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Belize
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Preschool: Communication About Adoption
  ...he [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] and birth families. Many adoptive families choose to maintain some level of contact with their child’s birth family ...ing Information|identifying information]] such as last names or addresses. Families should learn more about the benefits of [[Open Adoption|open adoption]] by
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• What to Expect the First Year
  ...teway. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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• What to Expect the Second Year
  ...teway. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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• Preschool: Adoption and Child Development
  ...eir abilities develop, so will their understanding of their place in their families and communities. These early years are a good time for you to start practic ...Joining a support group or parent group, particularly with other adoptive families, may help your family cope with these issues.
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• Adopting from Bolivia
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Bosnia and Herzegovina
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Botswana and the Hague Convention
  ...rently, this list is much longer than the number of available children and families can wait many months or years before being matched. ...common nor a preferred option for orphans or abandoned children. Extended families usually assume the role left to the state in many other countries. The Gov
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• How to Adopt from Botswana
  ...rently no [[adoption]] service providers recognized in [[Botswana]]. Some families retain an attorney believing that to do so may help them navigate the burea ...rently, this list is much longer than the number of available children and families can wait many months or years before being matched. If you are eligible to
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• Adopting from Botswana
  ...vate nonprofit post [[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[
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• Adopting from Brazil
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Teenage Years: Understanding Teenage Development and the Impact of Adoption
  ...as he or she takes on greater independence. Finally, because some adoptive families will need additional help addressing their adolescent’s mental health nee ...is complicated for [[adopted]] teens because they have two sets of parents/families. They must consider birth family members as they figure out who they are li
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• Teenage Years: Communicating with Your Teenager About Adoption
  [[Adopted]] teenagers wonder about their birth families and think about [[adoption]] more than most parents realize. They need pare ...ound. An adoptive teen group (meeting in person or online), other adoptive families with teens, or an [[adoption]] mentor (an older [[adopted]] person) can pro
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• Adopting from Bulgaria
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adoption Parenting: Young Adults Part 2
  ...s, which can greatly aid them in discovering information about their birth families or finding resources for support and encouragement. ...ofit membership organization provides education, advocacy, and support for families touched by adoption. http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/
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• Bipolar Disorder: Treatments
  ...nd guidance to people with [[Bipolar Disorder|bipolar disorder]] and their families. Some psychotherapy treatments used to treat [[Bipolar Disorder|bipolar dis
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• Adopting from Burundi
  ...odic welfare/whereabouts visits with Burundian adoptees and their adoptive families until the children reach age 18. ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Cabo Verde and the Hague Convention
  ...y]], which families filing now would not be able to anticipate or address. Families filing now could thus find themselves incurring costs for cases that will n
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• Adopting from Cameroon
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Who Can Be Adopted from Chile
  Families interested in adopting in [[Chile]] must apply and be approved by SENAME, w ...s given priority, followed by unrelated Chilean families, then non-Chilean families. Prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] do have the right to dec
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• How to Adopt from Chile
  ...adoptions and approves parents who wish to [[adopt]]. Prospective adopting families must contact SENAME first before beginning any [[adoption]] proceedings.
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• Adopting from Canada
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Chile and the Hague Convention
  ...quirements to receive an [[orphan]] visa, so it is important that adopting families consult with the U.S. Embassy in Santiago before beginning any [[adoption]]
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• Adopting from Chile
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Who Can Be Adopted from China
  Families should allow at least two weeks in [[China]] to finalize their child's [[ad
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• How to Adopt from China
  '''Please note: Prospective adoptive families must use an agency that is both U.S. Hague accredited and a CCCWA-licensed ...for transition cases will not significantly change. For transition cases, families will continue to sign and return the "Letter of Seeking Confirmation from t
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• Adopting from China
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• How to Adopt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  ...reign prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] for [[adoption]]. Families also need to apply to the Ministry of Gender and Family for approval of an
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• Adopting from Colombia
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Democratic Republic of the Congo Adoption Alert
  ...se courts should be allowed to obtain exit permits and join their adoptive families in the United States. The Department of State deeply regrets that families continue to face an indefinite wait for exit permits. We will continue to
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• Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Hague Convention
  ...ept Attestation de Naissance documents for immigration purposes. Instead, families must provide a child’s [[Original Birth Certificate|original birth certif
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• How to Adopt from Cyprus
  ...process. Attorneys in [[Cyprus]] provide legal services only when Cypriot families [[adopt]] children from abroad. Fees vary from case to case.
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• Adopting from Costa Rica
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• After Adoption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Adopting from Cote d'Ivoire
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Adopting from Cyprus
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Denmark
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Djibouti
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Intercountry Adoption: Where Do I Start?: Additional Resources
  Adoptive Families. (n.d.). Cost of [[adoption]] update: 2012-2013. Retrieved from http://www. Reilly, T., & Platz, L. (2003). Characteristics and challenges of families who [[adopt]] children with [[Special Needs|special needs]]: An empirical s
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• Intercountry Adoption: Where Do I Start?: Adjusting to Your New Family
  .... Learning how to navigate these experiences can pose a challenge for some families. Parents who have not joined an [[Adoptive Parent|adoptive parent]] support ...e information about [[Open Adoption|open adoption]] and contact with birth families, visit Child Welfare Information Gateway at childwelfare.gov/adoption/adopt
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• Intercountry Adoption: Where Do I Start?: Deciding Whether Intercountry Adoption is Right For Your Family
  ...oster care and [[Domestic Infant Adoption|domestic infant adoption]]. Many families consider the following issues when deciding whether intercountry [[adoption ...e same reasons children in the United States need foster care and adoptive families. These reasons may include poverty, illness or death of the parents, [[aban
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• Intercountry Adoption: Where Do I Start?: The Hauge Convention
  ...this adoption process may vary and may change over time. For example, some families will first select an adoption services provider; their choice of country wi ...eguards to protect [[adopted]] children, biological families, and adoptive families in adoption between participating countries, including the prevention of th
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• Adopting from Dominica
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• How to Adopt from Dominican Republic
  ...the interview. Until the number is called, the U.S. Embassy requests that families have a seat in the waiting area. ...file for printing the visa and the Hague [[Adoption Certificate]]. Again, families are asked to wait in the waiting area again for the visa to be prepared and
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• Adopting from Dominican Republic
  ...] reporting requirements in a timely manner. The ASP is required to assist families as well. '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• How to Adopt from Ecuador
  ...or]] generally takes between nine and sixteen months to complete. Adopting families must first contact an Ecuadorian-approved U.S. [[Adoption Service Provider|
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• Adopting from Ecuador
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• How to Adopt from Egypt
  ...ian Attorney before trying to change the child's name in [[Egypt]]. Foster families can obtain a birth certificate for the child from the Egyptian Passport Off
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• Adopting from Egypt
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Who Can Be Adopted from El Salvador
  ...nicipalities, however, biological siblings may be [[adopted]] by different families without the Central Authority’s knowledge.
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• Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption: Making the Adoption Decision: Questions to Ask Yourself
  ...]] has put a strain on your relationships. Besides emotional support, your families may be able to provide money, housing, and other kinds of help. In addition
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• Adopting from El Salvador
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care: Conclusion
  ...oster care so that more children in care are placed in permanent homes and families.
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• Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care: Arranging Adoption Assistance
  ...ly about steps in the State fair hearing process. During the process, some families choose to hire an attorney or seek the advice of advocacy [[organizations]]
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• Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care: State Adoption Assistance
  '''4''' Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) replaced Aid to Families With Dependent Children ([[AFDC]]).
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• Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care
  ...th [[Special Needs|special needs]] are waiting in foster care for adoptive families. The most recent data '''1''' suggest that an estimated 115,000 children ar
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• The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
  ...ly target their assistance toward agencies that deal in providing adoptive families for [[Foster Children|foster children]] who are close to ageing out of the ...ate their service in such a way that they will be able to provide adoptive families for [[Foster Children|foster children]] that are on the verge of leaving th
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• Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits: Types of Benefits
  Financial benefits for adoptive families vary. Some employers provide a lump sum payment for an adoption, usually be
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• Adopting from Eritrea
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Who Can Adopt from Estonia
  ...adopted]]. There are few such children and long waiting lists of Estonian families who by law take precedence. Consequently, identifying a child for [[adopti
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• How to Adopt from Estonia
  ...adopted]]. There are few such children and long waiting lists of Estonian families who by law take precedence. Consequently, identifying a child for [[adopti
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• Adopting from Estonia
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Tourette’s Syndrome: Other Concerns and Conditions
  ...d treatment of TS and create extra challenges for people with TS and their families, educators, and health professionals. ...lls training, and therapy. Some of these methods will help individuals and families better understand what can cause the rage, how to avoid encouraging these b
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• Pregnancy Questions: Initial Questions About Adoption
  ...tes provide some type of government aid or support for low income women or families facing [[pregnancy]]-related expenses including medical benefits, food stam ...is is possible. However, if there are no available and interested adoptive families, foster care might be a good option until the right family for your child c
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• Adopting from Fiji
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from France
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Who Can Be Adopted from Germany
  ...e to cope with a child’s [[Special Needs|special needs]] and may require families to submit to follow up assessment.
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• Georgia
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Adopting from Germany
  ...authorities also encourage agencies to facilitate contact between adopting families and birth parents and assist with the provision of updates on the child’s ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[
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• Adopting from Ghana
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• What Is Adoption
  ...behind the adoptions - farm families needed laborers, while many immigrant families were unable to support or care for their children. [[Massachusetts]] was th ...h certificates were not altered or hidden in court files, meaning adoptive families and biological parents had no legal protection against intrusions into each
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• Adopting from Greece
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Grenada
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Guatemala Adoption Alert
  ...four cases under the notarial process and these children have joined their families in the United States. Some cases have concluded with the child’s [[reuni ...nfirmation of this from the Guatemalan government, USCIS informed the U.S. families associated with those cases.
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• Adopting from Guinea
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Adopting from Guyana
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adoption: Where Do I Start?: Step 3: Explore Your Options/Select an Agency
  Families wishing to [[adopt]] have many options. The following is one way to think a
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• Adoption: Where Do I Start?: Additional Resources
  Resources and support for families involved in [[Open Adoptions|open adoptions]]
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• Adoption: Where Do I Start?: Step 7: Parent Your Child
  ...[[adopted]] child. Adoption is a lifelong process. Your family, like many families, may need support adjusting to life with your new child. Your family and yo ...rmation Gateway website: http://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/postadoption/families/parenting.cfm
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• Adoption: Where Do I Start?: Step 5: Engage in the Placement Process
  ...ildren, or other ways to let you know about available children waiting for families. You can also view waiting children at the national photolisting website li ...ant parents may select your family from among several prospective adoptive families.''
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• Adopting from Haiti
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Maltreatment Statistics
  ...nistration for Children and Families Administration on Children, Youth and Families Children’s Bureau'' ...istration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, collects and analyzes the da
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• Adoption Disruption and Dissolution Statistics
  ...on]] of their adoptions—many of them eventually return to their adoptive families. (Some of the studies below report on re-entry into care and not legal [[di ...ldren were placed out of the home after 4 years. However, in all cases the families did not dissolve the [[adoption]] and were considered to be connected to an
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• Foster Care Statistics 2012
  ...manency goals, see Child Welfare Information Gateway’s Case Planning for Families Involved With Child Welfare Agencies: https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwi
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• Adopting from Honduras
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Hong Kong S.A.R.
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Hungary
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Tarzan
  ...the Kerchek (the leader). Other humans come to the Africa in search of ape families, a scientist and his daughter, Jane. Tarzan is intrigued by them because th
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• Adopting from Iceland
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adoption in America before the Twentieth Century
  ...nineteenth century, it was commonplace to find children from working class families in the homes of others working as either an apprentice or as an indentured
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• Adopting from India
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Indian Child Welfare Act History
  ...argued that placing the Native American children with non-Native American families would be no different than what the European colonist did two centuries ear ...the United States Senate that removing Native American children from their families would begin to destroy the Native American family and the tribe’s way of
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• During the Roaring Twenties: Orphan Trains
  ...dren from [[New York City]] and the surrounding area, to various farms and families that lived in places from [[Florida]] to [[Texas]].
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• During the Great Depression
  ...of children in the American orphanage and foster care systems because many families felt they could no longer afford to provide adequate care for their childre
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• Adopting from Indonesia
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Adopting from Israel
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Italy
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Jamaica
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Adopting from Japan
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Jordan and the Hague Convention
  ...o [[adopt]] the child in a different country. [[Custody]] and Alternative Families is a [[system]] followed in [[Jordan]]. This [[system]] is similar to [[ad
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• How to Adopt from Jordan
  ...cies|adoption agencies]] in [[Jordan]]. Under [[Custody]] and Alternative Families, [[Jordan]] does not permit adoptions. In certain cases, the MSD will awar # [[Custody]] inside [[Jordan]]: For Jordanian or permanent resident families in [[Jordan]], an application may be submitted to the Ministry of Social De
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• Adopting from Jordan
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Kazakhstan Adoption Alert
  ...cation, upbringing, and health of Kazakhstani children [[adopted]] by U.S. families. In accordance with Kazakhstani family law, parents who [[adopt]] Kazakhsta
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• Adopting from Kazakhstan
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Adopting from Kenya
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Adopting from Kiribati
  ...s]] should expect a minimum of two days for the visa to be issued. U.S. families should make their travel plans accordingly, including allowing for the poss
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• Adopting from Kosovo
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Kyrgyzstan
  ...ement reports twice a year until the child is fourteen years old. Adoptive families must submit their reports through their [[Adoption Agencies|adoption agenci '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Latvia
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Adopting from Lebanon
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Liberia
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adoption Quotes
  ...pts.com/25-motivational-[[adoption]]-quotations-and-[[poems]]-for-adopting-families/, instantlyfamily.hubpages.com/hub/I-never-saw-this-coming, www.brainyquote
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• Lithuania and the Hague Convention
  ...eligible for [[adoption]]. There are few such children and the Lithuanian families interested in adopting are given precedence.
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• Adopting from Lithuania
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Madagascar
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Malawi
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[
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• Adopting from Malaysia
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Adopting from Mali
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• How to Adopt from Marshall Islands
  ...mes for immigrant visas can take two to three weeks due to mailing times. Families need not travel to Manila directly, as petitioners may present all document Adoptive families should take this into account and thus not make non-refundable travel plans
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• Marshall Islands and the Hague Convention
  ...t applicable to [[adopted]] children who will reside permanently with U.S. families in the United States. Prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] of
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• Adopting from Marshall Islands
  ...[adoption]] services available in the United States for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• How to Adopt from Mexico
  *'''DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:''' Mexican authorities have informed us families must provide the following documents in order to [[adopt]] in [[Mexico]]: ...different from a Hague Convention intercountry [[adoption]]. Dual national families may be under the impression that a [[Domestic Adoption|domestic adoption]]
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• Adopting from Mexico
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Federated States of Micronesia and the Hague Convention
  ...mmigrant visa in order to travel to reside permanently with their adoptive families in the United States.'''''
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• Adopting from Micronesia, Federated States of
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Who Can Be Adopted from Moldova
  ...uardians. Children who have health or developmental problems that Moldovan families cannot afford to treat are also considered exceptional cases.
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• Adopting from Moldova
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Mongolia
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Morocco Adoption Alert
  ...to indicate that Kafala [[guardianship]] should only be granted to Muslim families who are long-term residents in [[Morocco]]. ...ed that kafala [[guardianship]] would only be considered for those foreign families who are long-term residents in [[Morocco]].
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• Adopting from Morocco
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and [[adoptee]] [[o
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• Mozambique and the Hague Convention
  ...the same pre- and post-[[adoption]] monitoring requirements as Mozambican families, which may become an obstacle if the court decides the child cannot be moni
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• Adopting from Mozambique
  ...vate nonprofit post-[[adoption]] services available for children and their families. There are also numerous adoptive family support groups and adoptee [[organ
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• Adopting from Namibia
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Nepal
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Netherlands
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• New Zealand and the Hague Convention
  ...ew Zealand]].. [[New Zealand]] follows the principle of locating permanent families for [[New Zealand]]-born children in [[New Zealand]].
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• How to Adopt from New Zealand
  ...Special provisions may apply if it is an inter-family [[adoption]] and the families concerned still should apply through CYF. In order to take such a child int
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• Adopting from New Zealand
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Nicaragua
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• How to Adopt from Niger
  ...ents of their country of residence will be sufficient (in the case of U.S. families, the [[I-600A]] [[Home Study|home study]]), but must be accompanied by a Fr
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• Adopting from Solomon Islands
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Niger
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Nigeria
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Norway
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Pakistan
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Palau and the Hague Convention
  ...plicable to [[adopted]] children who will reside permanently with American families in the United States. Prospective [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]] of
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• How to Adopt from Palau
  ...or once they have completed all required Palauan [[adoption]] procedures. Families should not travel to Manila prior to contacting the U.S. Embassy in Manila,
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• Adopting from Palau
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from South Korea
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Panama
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Papua New Guinea
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Paraguay
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Peru
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Philippines
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Poland
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from St. Vincent and the Grenedines
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Russia Adoption Alert
  ...provide information regarding the welfare of children [[adopted]] by U.S. families. Reports should be prepared in accordance with the requirements establishe ...his guidance. The Department of State continues to strongly encourage U.S. families, in cooperation with their [[adoption]] service providers, to seek confirma
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• Adopting from Russia
  ...provide information regarding the welfare of children [[adopted]] by U.S. families. The initial [[Post-Placement Report|post-placement report]] is due six mo
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• Adopting from Samoa
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Syria
  ...parents to send their children out of the area, for safety reasons, or for families to become separated during an evacuation. Even when it can be demonstrated
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• Adopting from Serbia
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Sierra Leone
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Singapore and the Hague Convention
  The U.S. Embassy in [[Singapore]] is aware of cases in which U.S. families have concluded adoptions in [[Singapore]] involving children of other natio
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• Adopting from Singapore
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Somalia
  ...stile situation for parents to send their children out of the area, or for families to become separated during an evacuation. Even when it can be demonstrated
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• Adopting from South Africa
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from South Sudan
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Spain
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Who Can Be Adopted from Spain
  ...before turning fourteen. It is important for American prospective adoptive families to note, however, that U.S. law required adoptive children to be under age
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• Adopting from Sri Lanka
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from St. Kitts and Nevis
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Uruguay
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• How to Adopt from Uzbekistan
  ...are no public or private [[Adoption Agencies|adoption agencies]]. Instead families hire attorneys or [[facilitators]] who help them file the appropriate paper
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• Adopting from St. Lucia
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Sweden
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Switzerland
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Taiwan
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Tanzania
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Thailand
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• How to Adopt from United Kingdom
  ...epartment for Education (formerly the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Education and Skills) is the UK Central Authority fo
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• Adopting from Togo
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Tonga
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Trinidad and Tobago
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Turkey and the Hague Convention
  ...opting orphans even though there is a several-year waiting period. Turkish families are given preference in [[adoption]] of children between the ages of 0 and ...ls generally only can [[adopt]] children who cannot be placed with Turkish families or who have [[Special Needs|special needs]]. The information provided is in
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• Who Can Be Adopted from Turkey
  ...ls generally only can [[adopt]] children who cannot be placed with Turkish families or who have [[Special Needs|special needs]].'''''
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• How to Adopt from Turkey
  ...h orphans under the state [[custody]] and children still living with their families given up for [[adoption]], must go through the General Directorate of Socia ...ng the Turkish [[adoption]] process. The U.S. Embassy in Ankara recommends families consider engaging a translator or an English-speaking attorney. A list of s
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• Adopting from Turkey
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• How to Adopt from Tuvalu
  ...ts should expect a minimum of two days for the visa to be issued. American families should make their travel plans accordingly, including allowing for the poss
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• Adopting from Tuvalu
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Uganda and the Hague Convention
  ...assy. These are general overview sessions, and we encourage all in-country families to attend, regardless of where you are in the [[adoption]] process. Email K
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• Who Can Be Adopted from Uganda
  ...often believe the child(ren) will return to [[Uganda]] and to their birth families at age 18.
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• How to Adopt from Uganda
  ...the prospective adoptive families can begin the U.S. Embassy process. Some families may find it easier to make two trips to [[Uganda]] - one to appear in court ...nt for the [[I-600]] petition and the immigrant visa at the same time. For families who will do this, please read sections 5 and 6 in their entirety and ensure
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• Adopting from Uganda
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Ukraine
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from the United Kingdom
  ...epartment for Education (formerly the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Education and Skills) is the UK Central Authority fo '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• How to Adopt from Togo
  ...hile some lawyers and notaries may promise to facilitate adoptions or help families overcome legal ineligibilities preventing them from adopting in [[Togo]], t
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• Adopting from Uzbekistan
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Vanuatu
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Venezuela
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• How to Adopt from Zambia
  While not mandatory, prospective adoptive families may wish to hire an attorney to assist them with Zambian legal requirements
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• Adopting from Zambia
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Adopting from Zimbabwe
  '''What resources are available to assist families after the [[adoption]]?'''
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• Maine
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Florida
  ...nd evaluation shall be made of the child and adoptive applicants to select families who will be able to meet the physical, emotional, social, educational, and *When families have children by birth or adoption, the anticipated impact of a new child o
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• Hawaii
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Idaho
  Initial interviews with groups of applicants or with individual families will be used to explain Department of Health and Welfare [[policies]] and p ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Cooperative Adoption
  ...range from informal, mutual understandings between the birth and adoptive families, to written, formal contracts. The written agreements that will be signed b
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• Down Syndrome
  ...ome. Diagnosis of Down syndrome during [[pregnancy]] can allow parents and families to prepare for their baby’s [[Special Needs|special needs]]. ...th other families that have had children with Down syndrome. This may help families gain insight into overcoming potential differences in caring for their chil
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• Family Preservation
  ...ved, evaluated and treated together. It is based on the premise that birth families are the preferred means of providing family life for children, whenever tha
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• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
  ...needed to help the child and his or her family. Early diagnosis also helps families and school staff to understand why the child might act or react differently ...es, such as counseling or respite care have more positive experiences than families who do not receive such services.
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• Finalization (Glossary)
  The [[Finalization Hearing|finalization hearing]] is a great photo-op for families who are creating [[adoption]] journey [[books]] or a lifebook for their chi
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• Foster Care (Glossary)
  ...Respite or relief care families take children for a few days to give their families a short break. Some [[Foster Children|foster children]], usually those who ...]] is [[Foster Parents|foster parents]] - married or single individuals or families who open their hearts and homes to children in need. The process and guidel
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• Independent Adoptions (Glossary)
  ...options]]. Within the United States, more newborns are placed with forever families through independent [[adoption]] than through an [[Adoption Agency|adoption
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• Independent Contractors
  ...and post-placement supervision on a case-by-case basis for their adoptive families. Although these individuals are not legally the employees of the agency, th
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• International Adoption (Glossary)
  ...promote the best interests of children, biological families, and adoptive families and to prevent the abduction, sale, and trafficking of children. In this co ...[[adoption]] process may vary and may change over time. For example, some families will first select an [[adoption]] services provider; their choice of countr
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• Illinois
  ...the purpose of allowing mutually consenting members of birth and adoptive families to exchange identifying and medical information. [[Identifying Information| ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Indiana
  ...amilies to promote the well-being of members of adoptive families or birth families ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Iowa
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Kansas
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Kentucky
  Department for Community Based Services, Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Louisiana
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Maryland
  Postplacement services shall be provided to all children and families before the adoption is finalized to strengthen and support the family funct *Families who have other children
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• Massachusetts
  .... A copy of the consent shall be filed with the Department of Children and Families. The Department of Children and Families shall file a petition to terminate [[Parental Rights|parental rights]] unde
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• Michigan
  **Eligibility requirements the adoption facilitator has for adoptive families, if any ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Minnesota
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Mississippi
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Sen. Robert Byrd
  Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families
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• Missouri
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Montana
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Nebraska
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Norwegian Ruling Families and Adoption
  In the Middle Ages fostering was practiced between the great families of [[Norway]], possibly as a means of cementing interfamily alliances or de [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Nevada
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• New Hampshire
  ...]] applicant’s household, staff of the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) in cooperation with staff from the child-placing agency shall conduc Approved adoptive families who have waited a year for a placement shall have an annual home visit and
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• New Jersey
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• New Mexico
  *The Children, Youth and Families Department or the agency to whom the child has been relinquished that has p The Children, Youth and Families Department shall file a motion to terminate [[Parental Rights|parental righ
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• New York
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• North Carolina
  *The head of household for the prospective adoptive family is an Aid to Families With Dependent Children ([[AFDC]]) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) re ...of the child, the birth parents, and other members of the birth parents’ families
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• North Dakota
  *Make continuing supportive services available for children and families following adoptive placement ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Ohio
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Oklahoma
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Oregon
  *The State Office for Services to Children and Families or a licensed Oregon [[Adoption Agency|adoption agency]] or an agent, emplo ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Pennsylvania
  ...tion to information obtained from interviews of other prospective adoptive families, the interviewing agency shall convey information obtained from the intervi ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Rhode Island
  The Department of Children, Youth and Families shall apply to the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the State police or ...adoption home study. The director of the Department of Children, Youth and Families will determine by rules and regulations those items of information appearin
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• South Carolina
  ...ter Parents|Foster parents]] may apply to [[adopt]] a foster child. Foster families who have been approved for adoption will be given first consideration for t ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• South Dakota
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Tennessee
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Texas
  The applicants, their families, and any persons, including children, residing in the applicants’ home sh ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Utah
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Vermont
  The commissioner of the Department for Children and Families Services or any judge of the probate division of the superior court shall o *Provide notice to the Department for Children and Families that the person or facility has taken temporary [[custody]] of the child
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• National Adoption Awareness Month (U.S.)
  ...nternationally and in foster care, who are still waiting for their forever families.
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• Virginia
  ...roved as foster families, adoptive families, resource families, or respite families. The approved provider shall, however, be allowed to choose to provide only ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Washington
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• West Virginia
  ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families== ...S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/laws/domestic.cfm#sss
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• Wisconsin
  The Department of Children and Families shall promulgate rules establishing the number of hours of preadoption prep The Department of Children and Families may charge a fee of $75 to review foreign adoption documents and provide th
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• Wyoming
  ...]] or through an [[Interstate Compact]] request. All other individuals and families requesting adoptive home study services are to be referred to child-placing ==Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families==
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• Victoria Rowell
  ...or most of her childhood, in Maine and Massachusetts, sometimes with Black families and sometimes with whites. She credits her foster child experiences with gi
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• Alexander the Great and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Long-Term Foster Care
  ...g philosophy has been strengthened by the passage of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-89). SEC. 203.
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• Mental Retardation
  ...ters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has links to information for families (http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd).
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• Multi-Ethnic Placement Act of 1994
  ...tates to provide for diligent recruitment of potential foster and adoptive families who reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children for whom homes are
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• Non-Recurring Adoption-Related Expenses
  ...e adoption-related expenses, which may be at least partially reimbursed to families adopting children with special needs under state-sponsored adoption assista
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• George Hamilton Gordon Aberdeen and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble, or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble, or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Public Adoption Agency
  ...so receive federal tax support, and can place their children with adoptive families that live in or out of their state.
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• Reactive Attachment Disorder
  ...way. ''A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services''
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• Reunion Registry (Glossary)
  ...tempt to establish a link between adoptees and members of their biological families. These registries exist in a wide variety of formats, both on and off the I
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• Adoption
  ...behind the adoptions - farm families needed laborers, while many immigrant families were unable to support or care for their children. [[Massachusetts]] was th ...h certificates were not altered or hidden in court files, meaning adoptive families and biological parents had no legal protection against intrusions into each
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• Transracial Adoption (Glossary)
  ...[[adoption]] a wonderful opportunity for growth and pleasure for the right families.
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• Waiting Children (Glossary)
  ...latives, by people unrelated to them and by stepparents. 86 percent of the families adopting children from [[Foster Care|foster care]] received [[Adoption Subs ...those who have conditions that place them beyond the "healthy infant" most families request. Each country administers its [[Waiting Children|waiting children]]
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• Richard King Mellon and Adoption
  ...99 in Pittsburgh, [[Pennsylvania]], into one of America 's great financial families. His grandfather, Thomas Mellon, established the private bank of T. Mellon
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• Edward Franklin Albee and Adoption
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• Alexander VI and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Jani Allan and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Arthur and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Joshua Astor and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• John James Audubon and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Johann Sebastian Bach and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Oksana Baiul and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Lea Bálint and Adoption
  ...elp other child survivors of the Shoah trace their original identities and families.
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• Tallulah Bankhead and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Dee Seton Barber and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• James Asheton Bayard, Sr. and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• James Best and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• John Green Brady and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Boson of Arles and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• William Bradford and Adoption
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• Alex Brimeyer and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Rita Mae Brown and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Darcey Andrea Bussell and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• John Crichton-Stuart Bute and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Robert C. Byrd and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Dean George Thomas Cain and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Gian Giacomo Caprotti and Adoption
  Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Carl Louis John and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Rosemary Casals and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Sébastien-Roch Chamfort and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Philip Stanhope Chesterfield and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Childebert II and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Childebert III Adoptivus and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Adoption
  ...d westward migration with the Saints often estranged them from their birth families. Intra-church [[adoption]] in some measure compensated for this. The great ...gained control of the son's labor and it created some very large extended families and economic units, useful in the settling of new lands in the western stat
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• Jacqueline Cochran and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• George Cole and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Joely Collins and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Joseph Conrad and Adoption
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• Adoption Grants
  ...ion Agencies|adoption agencies]] offer grants and/or low-interest loans to families who inquire and qualify for their program. Typically, grant [[programs]] ar ...tions]] receive far more applications than they can offer grants, but many families do receive grants so it is worth your time and energy to pursue this option
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• Show Hope
  ...pted]] twice more. "Financial barriers should not be what's stopping these families from getting to these children," Stephen said in an informational video fea
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• Adoption Costs
  <i>This information was taken from the most recent </i>Adoptive Families<i> magazine [[adoption]] cost survey.</i> <li>Approximately 78% of families who complete a [[Foster Adoption|foster adoption]] report having received a
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• Adoption Fundraising
  ...arage sales, raffles, and dinners. Other have sent out letters to friends, families members, and businesses directly asking for monetary donations, asked for g
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• Adoption Subsidies
  ...th [[Special Needs|special needs]] are waiting in foster care for adoptive families. The most recent data '''1''' suggest that an estimated 115,000 children ar ...adoption]]. When subsidy contracts are negotiated later (as in cases where families were not told about subsidies), retroactive payments may go back to the dat
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• Birth Mother's Day
  ...e one who parented and the one who gave birth. In our extended and blended families, Mother’s Day can also include foster mothers, stepmothers, and other car ...r birth mothers celebrate in personal ways: together as birth and adoptive families, separately with the exchange of cards or gifts, or as part of both Birth M
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• Domestic Infant Adoption
  ...ntly there may be more financial and emotional risk for adoptive and birth families using these services. ...linquish their [[Parental Rights|parental rights]] to the agency. Adoptive families then work with [[Adoption Agency|adoption agency]] professionals toward pla
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• CuChulain and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• George Washington Parke Custis and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Jean le Rond d'Alembert and Adoption
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• Alexandra Dyonysievna Danilova and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Eugène-Rose de Beauharnais and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Hortense de Beauharnais and Adoption
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• Édouard Dermit and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Anthony Douglas and Adoption
  ...las, Anthony. "Losing out in Adoption: Priority Should be Given to Keeping Families Together," The Guardian [London], 23 August 2000. Also available at: societ [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Peter Oelrichs Duchin and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Peter Eaton and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Edward VI and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Erichthonius and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Eumenes I and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Finn Mac Cumhal and Adoption
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• Percy Leo Fowler and Adoption
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• Ruth May Fox and Adoption
  ..., so until she was about eight she was raised by a succession of other LDS families, friends and relatives.
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• Adelaide Foyster and Adoption
  ...h Mother|birth mother]]. Both Adelaide and Vincent have traced their birth families. (The full history of the family is extremely complicated, involving severa [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Peter Francisco and Adoption
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• Mike J. Frankovich and adoption
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• Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Victoria Fyodorova and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and Adoption
  ...s raised partly by an aunt, but her childhood was spent in a succession of families rather than with her father.
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• Piers Gaveston and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Adeline Genée and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Jean Genet and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• German Democratic Republic and Adoption
  ...migrated to the West, or who attempted to do so, into politically reliable families. ...ice (Stasi), begging for the return of their children. A very few of these families have been reunited since the [[reunification]] of the two Germanys, not alw
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• Melissa Ellen Gilbert and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Eddie Graham and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Calvin Griffith and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Gülnüs Ummetüllah and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Helena and Adoption (under Nazi Germany)
  ...elated to [[adoption]]. These are in addition to the orphans and separated families created when foresighted Jewish parents sent their children overseas before ...ers remained in children's homes until after the war, when more were found families (often in foreign countries, even with Allied soldiers), although others sp
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• Heracles (Hercules) and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Hildegard of Bingen and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Samuel Houston and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Hugh of Cluny and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Joseph Peter Hyde and Adoption
  ...Deutscher: A Newsletter for German-Born Adoptees and Their Birth/Adoptive Families, 11(2)/Issue 39 (Summer 1998). Also available at: Geborener Deutscher ...Deutscher: A Newsletter for German-Born Adoptees and Their Birth/Adoptive Families, 11(2)/Issue 39 (Summer 1998). Also available at: Geborener Deutscher
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• Hyllus and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Isidore of Seville and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Ivan VI and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Derek Jameson and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Janissaries and Adoption
  ...x, enslaved and raised as Moslems. However, the evidence is that the boys' families did not always oppose this, as the opportunities for advancement in the Arm
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• Karl XIV Johan and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Edmund Kean and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Edward Austen Knight and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Lawrence Kutner and Adoption
  He is an [[adoptee]] and on the Board of Directors of Adoptive Families of America. He and his wife are also [[Foster Parents|foster parents]].
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• Florence LaBadie and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• John Doyle Lee and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Hugh Leonard and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Roger Lea MacBride and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• William Mariner and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Ivan Massow and Adoption
  Massow was adopted aged 12, after four previous families and two other names.
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• William Somerset Maugham and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• James McArthur and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Catherine McAuley and Adoption
  ...d by a Protestant surgeon named Conway, then by the Armstrong family. Both families were well-to-do and both fell on hard times, but when she was 18 she was ad [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Heather McCartney and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Special Needs Adoption
  ...is a disability. It means that, at this time, we have not recruited enough families to [[adopt]] our waiting minority race children, and especially the boys. I
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• Terry Melcher and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Herman Melville and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Francesco Melzi and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Christopher Gustavus Memminger and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• James Albert Michener and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Midas and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• William Smith Monroe and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Edgardo Mortara and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Andrew Buist Murray and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Nazi Germany and Adoption
  ...elated to [[adoption]]. These are in addition to the orphans and separated families created when foresighted Jewish parents sent their children overseas before ...ers remained in children's homes until after the war, when more were found families (often in foreign countries, even with Allied soldiers), although others sp
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• Adoption attorney
  ...eaking with local members of support groups such as Open Door Society or [[Families]] with Children from [[China]];
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• Adoption For Canadians
  ...Minutes aired a segment about a trend in British Columbia where Caucasian families are adopting African-American babies from the United States in record numbe
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• Adoption Overview
  ...behind the adoptions - farm families needed laborers, while many immigrant families were unable to support or care for their children. [[Massachusetts]] was th ...h certificates were not altered or hidden in court files, meaning adoptive families and biological parents had no legal protection against intrusions into each
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• Adoption Photolisting
  ...ing is a collection of photographs and information about children awaiting families in the U.S. [[Foster Care|foster care]] [[system]] and, where permitted by
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• Agency Adoption
  ...tile whereas some of these children may have been removed from their birth families homes and the [[adoption]] process is not always straightforward or easy.
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• China Adoption
  ...g about seven months at this time. [[China]]'s one-child policy means that families who birth girls are driven to give up their daughters in favor of a male he
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• Family Foster Care
  ...iving situations for children who are unable to live with their biological families. A child may become a candidate for family [[Foster Care|foster care]] if o ...screened and trained to handle children coming from disrupted homes. These families receive state subsidies to pay for the care of [[Foster Children|foster chi
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• Foster Parent
  ...es, sometimes with their [[Foster Parents|foster parents]], sometimes with families wishing to expand.
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• Haiti Adoption
  ...doption]] here is due in part to the economic hardships that most of their families endure. ...red to the Haitian Government for approval. Once approval is received, the families then may travel to meet and bring home their child.
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• Interracial Families
  ...ft out or bullied by others who don't agree with or understand interracial families. Although it is unlikely that racism will ever disappear, it is possible to
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• Jewish Adoption
  ...uding prospective parents, adoptive families, [[adult]] adoptees and birth families.
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• Indian Child Welfare Act
  ...]] was designed to protect the best interests of Native American children, families and tribes. According to the Act, child [[custody]] matters involving Nativ ...lti-ethnic adoptions by eliminating the need to match children to adoptive families by racial or ethnic background. This Act, which would have seriously impact
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• What is Open Adoption?
  ...rs, emails, social media exchanges, telephone calls, or visits. While some families may exchange brief notes and photos, others may spend more time together an ...arents (and possibly other members of the birth families) and the adoptive families. Contact may be occasional or frequent, in person or remote, and may vary o
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• Bhanu Pratap Singh and Adoption (under India - Princely States: 10)
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Private Adoption
  Some states do not allow private adoptions and require hopeful adoptive families to use licensed agencies in their state. A thorough [[research]] of the law
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• Social Worker
  ...[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]], their families, birth parents, their families, [[adopted]] children, siblings and others involved after an [[Adoption Pla
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• Us Adoption
  ...es|adoption agencies]] and attorneys who are placing US born children with families in [[Canada]] and Europe. Usually it is infants who are placed. There is li ...sing number of inquiries about US [[adoption]] from European families. The families making contact have completed home studies which approve them for [[adoptio
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• Youthville
  ...unity support, life skills, and aftercare to [[Kansas]] children and their families. ...cally provided numerous services necessary for [[Foster Care|foster care]] families throughout the state including:
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• James F. O'Connell and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Hugh O'Connor and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Robert Vincent O'Neil, Jr. and Adoption
  ...t with his birth mother. Both Adelaide and Vincent have traced their birth families. (The full history of the family is extremely complicated, involving severa [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Oedipus and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Orphan Trains of the USA and Adoption
  ...ere relevant, and the children were sent to individual foster and adoptive families, not to institutions. ...nd adoption, with the intention that they be fully absorbed into their new families. At least two children who were sent West under the scheme became successfu
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• James Alvin Palmer and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Caroline Perrott and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Peter III and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Elizabeth Clark Phair and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Philip V and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Sarah Ponsonby and Adoption
  ...Eleanor Butler (1745?-1829). The relationship was not approved of by their families, and in 1778 the two women eloped to Wales, eventually settling in Llangoll [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Affording Adoption
  However, for families pursuing private domestic or [[international]] adoptions, there are four ke
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• Peter John Powell and Adoption
  ...fare of Native Americans has led to his formal adoption into at least four families of the Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux and Crow people, and he is a Northern Cheyenn
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• Priscilla Ann Presley and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Pryderi and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Katherine DeMille Quinn and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Michael E. Reagan and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Harold Robbins and Adoption
  ...ts. He was placed in a Catholic orphanage and had several temporary foster families before finally being [[adopted]] by a pharmacist and his wife in 1927.
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• Roland and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• El Salvador Adoption Alert
  ...with these requirements or valid for U.S. immigration purposes. Adoptive families have encountered serious delays, additional expenses, uncertainty, and unex
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• Romulus and Remus and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Gotcha Day
  Gotcha Day is celebrated by some Adoptive Families as the day their adoption was finalized or became “legal.” Each year th
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• Placement Day
  ...hey will hold in their hearts forever, just like a Birthday. Some adoptive families and birth parents will recognize this day once a year and the selfless sacr
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• Sargon I and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Friedrich Schünemann-Pott and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Shoah and Adoption
  ...eated when parents managed to send their children to hide with sympathetic families or in convents and monasteries inside Nazi-occupied countries before they t
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• William Short and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Frances Slocum and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• John Walter Smith and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Joseph Fielding Smith and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Robyn Smith and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Joe Soll and Adoption
  ...tion for assisting the tracing and [[reunification]] of adoptees and birth families and supporting all people affected by adoption). He is a frequent guest on
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• Spain, 1936-75 and Adoption
  ...ranco's death that the survivors have been able to try to find their birth families.
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• Percy LaBaron Spencer and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Aloizy Twardecki and Adoption (under Nazi Germany)
  ...re related to adoption. These are in addition to the orphans and separated families created when foresighted Jewish parents sent their children overseas before ...ers remained in children's homes until after the war, when more were found families (often in foreign countries, even with Allied soldiers), although others sp
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• Barbara Strozzi and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Gift of Adoption
  ...on]] by providing grants to qualified parents – giving children who need families a permanent home and a chance to thrive."
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• Lifesong for Orphans
  ...grant provider, with a focus primarily on traditional two-parent Christian families. Their mission statement is as follows: "We seek to mobilize the Church, Hi ...available, Lifesong for Orphans turns its focus to fundraising support for families that set up an account with them. The donations given to the account are ta
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• Tito and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Trapp Family and Adoption
  ...roness von Trapp and their 10 children, are one of the world's most famous families, and the subject of one of the most successful stage musicals and films in [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Joseph Davies Tydings and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• National Adoption Foundation
  ...tion]] Foundation is dedicated to providing financial support for adoptive families in order to assist them in the successful [[adoption]] of children. We are ...has since helped at least two women to successfully place their child with families whose profiles were featured on the site.
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• Nepal Adoption Alert
  ...[[Nepal]]’s efforts to seek permanent solutions for children in need of families and safeguard the integrity of intercountry adoptions. (Note: The United S ...n]] Convention and reform its [[adoption]] process to protect children and families.
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• How to Adopt from Panama
  ...edited in [[Panama]]: A Helping Hand [[Adoption Agency]] in Lexington, KY; Families Thru [[International Adoption]], Inc., in Evansville, IN; Faith [[Internati
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• HelpUsAdopt.org
  HelpUsAdopt works with both single and two-parent families as well as same-sex households, does not require a statement of faith or re Since its founding, HelpUsAdopt has given financial assistance to 107 families by awarding a total of $920,000 in [[adoption]]-related grants.
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• Maurice Utrillo and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• God's Grace Adoption Ministry
  <li>Annual household income; GGAM considers families with an annual income of $60,000 or less as eligible for a grant</li>
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• Sources of Financial Assistance
  ...rganizations]] and [[Adoption Agencies|adoption agencies]] offer grants to families who inquire and qualify for their program. Typically, grant [[programs]] ar ...tions]] offer low-interest [[Adoption Loans|adoption loans]] to qualifying families. You can also talk to your bank about home equity or line of credit loans,
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• America's Christian Credit Union
  ...y donate a portion of purchases to [[Adoption Grants|adoption grants]] for families in need of financial aid to finance their [[adoption]]. ...e point of these cards is to have a convenient way to give aid to adoptive families. The cards have a lowest APR of about 10.90%, and they have no annual fee.
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• Heinrich von Kleist and Adoption
  [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Edgar Wallace and Adoption
  [[Category: Very Poor (Financially) Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Pregnancy Week 25
  ...arents|adoptive parents]]. You can look at profiles and photos of waiting families at Parent Profiles. Start making a list of questions that you want to ask
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• Wild Boy of Aveyron and Adoption (under Feral Children)
  ...have been taken by animals when they were too young to remember their real families.
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• Latvia Adoption Alert
  ...e that [[Latvia]]'s history of positive experiences with American adoptive families continues. ...e that [[Latvia]]'s history of positive experiences with American adoptive families continues.
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• Kyrgyzstan Adoption Alert
  ...ment in an effort to seek a resolution for US citizen prospective adoptive families who were in various stages of the process prior to adoptions being suspende
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• Open Adoption History
  ...'The [[Open Adoption]] Experience: A Complete Guide for Adoptive and Birth Families−from Making the Decision Through the Child’s Growing Years'' ([[New Yor ...mfort in their searches by forming various groups to help search for birth families. The first search group for [[adult]] adoptees trying to find their birth p
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• Who Can Adopt from Poland
  ...e of the three [[adoption]] centers in [[Poland]] deals only with Catholic families.
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• Who Can Be Adopted from Poland
  ...maintains a database of all children residing in children homes or foster families in [[Poland]] who are available for [[International Adoption|international ...nditions:''' Young and healthy children are most often placed with Polish families. Children with medical conditions or [[Special Needs|special needs]] are m
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• Anton Wilhelm Amo and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• Baiteke and Adoption (under Kiribati)
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]]
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• James Asheton, Sr. Bayard and Adoption
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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• Bhayats and Adoption (under India - Princely States)
  [[Category: Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Adoptive or Foster Families]] [[Category: Adoptees/Fosterees from Wealthy, Famous, Noble or Divine Birth Families]]
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