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Adoption provides myriad opportunities to celebrate, from "[[Gotcha Day]]"-- for commemorating the day your child came to live you-- to "[[Birth Mother's Day]]"-- an opportunity to express gratitude for your child's first mother-- and beyond. | Adoption provides myriad opportunities to celebrate, from "[[Gotcha Day]]"-- for commemorating the day your child came to live you-- to "[[Birth Mother's Day]]"-- an opportunity to express gratitude for your child's first mother-- and beyond. | ||
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Over the past 60 years, adoption has changed more than it did over the thousands of years between the first recorded accounts of adoptions in ancient times and the mid-20th century. From the days of routine [[Closed Adoption|closed adoption]] to the growing instances of [[Open Adoption|open adoption]], from catch-all terms to changes in language that have grown out of a respect for the position of each member of the adoption community, we find ourselves in a constantly evolving [[system]] of practices, procedures, and relationships. This encyclopedia is here to help keep you up-to-date on concepts and practices related to the world of adoption. You can search a specific topic or browse the encyclopedia by clicking here: [[:Category:Encyclopedia]]. | Over the past 60 years, adoption has changed more than it did over the thousands of years between the first recorded accounts of adoptions in ancient times and the mid-20th century. From the days of routine [[Closed Adoption|closed adoption]] to the growing instances of [[Open Adoption|open adoption]], from catch-all terms to changes in language that have grown out of a respect for the position of each member of the adoption community, we find ourselves in a constantly evolving [[system]] of practices, procedures, and relationships. This encyclopedia is here to help keep you up-to-date on concepts and practices related to the world of adoption. You can search a specific topic or browse the encyclopedia by clicking here: [[:Category:Encyclopedia]]. | ||
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The world of adoption has a lexicon all its own. We define everything for you from "[[apostille]]" to "[[filiation]]" to "orphan" to "[[revocation]]" and beyond. You can search for a specific term or browse the glossary by clicking here: [[:Category:Glossary]] | The world of adoption has a lexicon all its own. We define everything for you from "[[apostille]]" to "[[filiation]]" to "orphan" to "[[revocation]]" and beyond. You can search for a specific term or browse the glossary by clicking here: [[:Category:Glossary]] | ||
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Interested in international adoption? Hoping to learn more about the laws and procedures in each country? Learn about international adoption processes and procedures through either 189 nations. | Interested in international adoption? Hoping to learn more about the laws and procedures in each country? Learn about international adoption processes and procedures through either 189 nations. | ||
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Pull your child close and sing her a lullaby. Click here [[:Category:Lullabies]] for the lyrics to the world's most popular lullabies. | Pull your child close and sing her a lullaby. Click here [[:Category:Lullabies]] for the lyrics to the world's most popular lullabies. | ||
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Every state has its own adoption laws. Read here about the adoption laws in your state-- and, if you're adopting from another state-- about the laws in the state from which you're adopting. | Every state has its own adoption laws. Read here about the adoption laws in your state-- and, if you're adopting from another state-- about the laws in the state from which you're adopting. | ||
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Revision as of 18:10, 15 April 2014
This wiki is a collaborative effort to create the world’s most helpful knowledge base about adoption. We are a community of knowledge philanthropists who freely share, organize, and create information to help others. Like Wikipedia, in this adoption wiki, anyone can submit a page or an edit to an existing page. Because this wiki can be edited by anyone, the content is constantly changing. Recent changes are reviewed by moderators who can revert poor edits."
Contents
Category: Adoption Celebrities
Millions of people all over the world, both past and present, have been touched by adoption-- and famous people are no exception!
Our directory includes movie stars (like Richard Burton and Angelina Jolie), politicians (Andrew Jackson and Gerald Ford), monarchs (Karl XIV Johan and Catherine I), entrepreneurs (Dave Thomas), villains (Adolf Hitler), musicians (Harry Belafonte and Johann Sebastian Bach), writers (Kurt Vonnegut and John Keats), and more.
You can browse through the list of Adoption Celebrities by narrowing it down to how the celebrity has been touched by adoption...or you can scroll through the entire directory.
You might be surprised at who you find!
Click Category: Adoption Celebrities to get started.
Category: Adoption Celebrations
Adoption provides myriad opportunities to celebrate, from "Gotcha Day"-- for commemorating the day your child came to live you-- to "Birth Mother's Day"-- an opportunity to express gratitude for your child's first mother-- and beyond.
To browse through articles about adoption-related celebrations, click here: Category: Adoption Celebrations.
Category: Affording Adoption
Source: DHD Money Gallery
There are ways to make adoption affordable on any budget. Review resources available to help you afford your adoption, including an adoption tax credit, information about adoption grants and adoption loans, guidance about adoption fundraising, and more.
Click here to get the info: Category: Affording Adoption
Category: Encyclopedia
Over the past 60 years, adoption has changed more than it did over the thousands of years between the first recorded accounts of adoptions in ancient times and the mid-20th century. From the days of routine closed adoption to the growing instances of open adoption, from catch-all terms to changes in language that have grown out of a respect for the position of each member of the adoption community, we find ourselves in a constantly evolving system of practices, procedures, and relationships. This encyclopedia is here to help keep you up-to-date on concepts and practices related to the world of adoption. You can search a specific topic or browse the encyclopedia by clicking here: Category:Encyclopedia.
Category:Glossary
The world of adoption has a lexicon all its own. We define everything for you from "apostille" to "filiation" to "orphan" to "revocation" and beyond. You can search for a specific term or browse the glossary by clicking here: Category:Glossary
Category: International Adoption
Interested in international adoption? Hoping to learn more about the laws and procedures in each country? Learn about international adoption processes and procedures through either 189 nations.
Category: International Adoption
Lullabies
Pull your child close and sing her a lullaby. Click here Category:Lullabies for the lyrics to the world's most popular lullabies.
U.S. Adoption Laws
Every state has its own adoption laws. Read here about the adoption laws in your state-- and, if you're adopting from another state-- about the laws in the state from which you're adopting.