A same-sex couple in Alabama lost an appeal to allow the non-biological parent to adopt her partner's child last Friday. The couple, who were married in California in 2008, currently lives in Alabama which does not recognize same-sex marriage and does not allow the adoption because, according to the court, the woman "is not the [...]
The Children's Bureau just released their 2012 Centennial Adoption Excellence Awards. The report is available here. Awardees include agencies, organizations and individuals that have contributed to the adoption of children and youth from foster care. The program goes back to the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. The awards were presented on october 10 [...]
A current University of Minnesota student wrote a first-person account of her experience as a Korean adoptee. Student Leah Lancaster describes her experience as being in "No man's land" for the Minnesota Daily. "What is distinctive about being an adoptee is that you are virtually thrown into a cultural No Man's Land," writes Lancaster. "Supposedly, [...]
Five counties in Pennsylvania have been selected to participate in a new federal project aimed to improve outcomes for at-risk youth by allowing flexibility in the use of federal Title IV-E funds. They will be using their flexibility to incorporate preventative strategies into child welfare services. Currently, federal Title IV-E funds are meant to be [...]
A recently published article in Adoption Quarterly by April Chatham-Carpenter explored the narratives that adoptive parents of internationally adopted Chinese children construct about the circumstances around their child's abandonment or relinquishment. The study was conducted to explore the story narratives that adoptive parents use, and what is included and left out in these stories. In [...]
This Thursday, October 4, 2012, a webinar will be held to discuss the Adoption Tax Credit. From the webinar description: In this webinar you will gain an understanding about the goals of our advocacy efforts, as well as the history of this credits existence, an overview of the legislative changes, the difference between a refundable [...]
One of the ways adoptive families are supported are through the adoption tax credit. The adoption tax credit, first enacted in 1997 as a means to help offset the costs incurred to adopt children from foster care, the tax credit has since become available for all types of adoptions. However, the tax credit is soon [...]
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a report stating that parents should tell their children if they are adopted, and that doctors should work with adoptive parents to help them raise their adopted children."Children who join families through adoption can have unique medical, educational, developmental or behavioral issues, and it is important for [...]