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June 06, 2023
5 Steps to Prepare to Adopt a Stepchild
It can be a complicated experience to adopt a stepchild; the journey to get there requires quite a bit of organization and paperwork. To...
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May 12, 2023
6 Steps: How To Place a Baby for Adoption
If you are a mother considering placing a baby for adoption, it’s understandable that you may be feeling overwhelmed and scared....
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April 24, 2023
How to Adopt a Child Guide
Choosing to adopt a child and becoming part of the adoption community will change your life forever. The adoption process is a roller...
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June 11, 2022
Adoption of Children With Special Needs
My husband and I sat in a long (sometimes boring) foster parent training class. We listened to speakers discuss the minimum standards for...
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February 11, 2022
Preparing Your Adoptee for Reunion
While open adoptions are highly encouraged today, semi-open and closed adoptions are still an option. Even if you have an open adoption,...
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September 01, 2021
Adopting a Child With Special Needs and Disabilities
Adoption presents many challenges to both the (foster) parents and the child. Most adopters face problems they are often ill-prepared for...
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August 01, 2021
Using Christian Adoption Services in Faith-Based Communities
Christian Adoption Services One day I was sitting and listening to a group of adoptees speak about their journey through adoption. Many of...
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July 22, 2021
Open Adoption Agencies
You’re looking to adopt a child, and you’re sure you’d like to find an adoption agency that has birth mothers who would like an open...
Pregnant and considering adoption? You make the choices. We take care of the details.
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July 20, 2021
South Dakota Adoption
The plains of South Dakota are almost as well-known as the Black Hills National Forest, and of course, Mount Rushmore. One of the least...
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July 20, 2021
Find Adoptive Family
Have you found yourself pregnant unexpectedly, without a plan? Were you trying to get pregnant and now you’re not sure what you’re...
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July 17, 2021
Washington D.C. Adoption
Washington, D.C., home of the Capitol, the White House, and the Supreme Court, is a beautiful city on the Potomac River. Bordering the...
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June 26, 2021
How to “Give a Child Up for Adoption”
If you’re in a scenario where you realize that parenting an older child isn’t for you or that you don’t have the means to...
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January 11, 2020
How to Pursue a Stepparent Adoption
According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2010 an estimated 4.3 million children or 4.7 percent of children under 18 years of age...
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December 04, 2019
Should I Adopt My Stepchild?
A stepparent adoption is an adoption in which the spouse of one of the child’s parents adopts the child legally. Should you adopt your...
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