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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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There are ways to make adoption affordable on any budget. Review resources available to help you afford your adoption, including an [[Adoption Tax Credit|adoption tax credit]], information about [[Adoption Grants|adoption grants]] and [[Adoption Loans|adoption loans]], guidance about [[Adoption Fundraising|adoption fundraising]], and more. | There are ways to make adoption affordable on any budget. Review resources available to help you afford your adoption, including an [[Adoption Tax Credit|adoption tax credit]], information about [[Adoption Grants|adoption grants]] and [[Adoption Loans|adoption loans]], guidance about [[Adoption Fundraising|adoption fundraising]], and more. | ||
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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 [[ | + | 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 simply browse through the list. |
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| − | Interested in international adoption? Hoping to learn more about the laws and procedures involved in adopting from each country? Our wiki contains information about adopting from more than 189 nations around the world. | + | Interested in international adoption? Hoping to learn more about the laws and procedures involved in adopting from each country? Our wiki contains information about adopting from more than 189 nations around the world. |
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If you're adopting from another state, remember that you'll be subject to the adoption laws in both your own state and the "sending" state. | If you're adopting from another state, remember that you'll be subject to the adoption laws in both your own state and the "sending" state. | ||
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Revision as of 03:58, 16 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
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!
See all the Adoption Celebrities pages.
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.
See all the Adoption Celebrations pages.
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.
See all the Affording Adoption pages.
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.
See all the Encyclopedia pages.
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 simply browse through the list.
International Adoption
Interested in international adoption? Hoping to learn more about the laws and procedures involved in adopting from each country? Our wiki contains information about adopting from more than 189 nations around the world.
See all the International Adoption pages.
Lullabies
Pull your child close and sing her a lullaby. Can't remember all the words? We're here to help, with a directory of the world's most popular lullabies.
U.S. Adoption Laws
Every state has its own adoption laws. Our Wiki contains a comprehensive collection of state laws that addresses everything from pre-placement requirements to laws regarding search and reunion.
If you're adopting from another state, remember that you'll be subject to the adoption laws in both your own state and the "sending" state.