Today's guest post was written by Kris LaFleur. What to do with children reaching the age of majority has been an ageless problem since the inception of the foster care system. Many youth are considered difficult to place; older children, sibling groups, African American and American Indian children. These lost children are forced to leave, [...]
[Photo by Patrick Cummings for Associated Press] ESPN's Rick Reilly published a commentary on ESPN's website last week about Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Kaepernick was adopted and according to the Reilly article, is currently not interested in meeting his birth mother. Human interest stories about our sports figures are common, [...]
MN Adopt is offering a webinar on September 12, 2012 on Communicating with Birthparents/Families: An Adoptive Mother's Experience. The webinar will be hosted by Terssa Markworth, MA. Terssa Markworth and her husband of 25 years have adopted waiting children from Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa and South Korea. She is currently completing her Master of Communication Studies [...]
The Child Welfare Information Gateway has created a factsheet for adopted individuals and birth families on the search and reunion process. This publication also includes information on hiring a professional searcher, using social media, and issues that come up in the reunion process. The resource is free and you can download it as a PDF [...]
Several stories in the news lately feature the experiences of fathers fighting for custody of children placed for adoption without their consent. Birth fathers are often left out in discussions about adoption and permanency. In one recent ruling, the Utah Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision that determined a Colorado man was not entitled [...]