Results for Intercountry Adoptions

Associate Professor Sonja Van Wichelen, sociologist and leader of the Biohumanity FutureFix research project in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences made the call in a paper published in the latest issue of Law and Society Review.

If you decide to adopt a child internationally, can you be certain that the child has been voluntarily relinquished for adoption by a parent or guardian who understands the permanency of adoption or is truly an orphan?

Adoption expert Lois Melina breaks down how children view adoption at different developmental stages of their life, from preschooler to teenager.

"I took her in my arms and walked down to where the expectant family sat in the waiting room. The walk seemed to last forever."

Adopting and doing foster care can be lonely in the world-at-large. Very few people know what it’s like to adopt, they don’t know about bonding or attachment issues, they don’t kn…

The Adoption Tax Credit is a gift that all families of adoption must not squander. The credit is the American government’s delayed Christmas present – a reward for adoptive families having weathered such a long, tough, arduous storm to become a family. You don't have to be a tax guru to understand the basics of ... [Read more...]

Adopting a pet is a big responsibility, and it will often change the life of the person adopting the pet. It will also, however, absolutely change the life of the pet being adopted as well. These pictures will show you how much difference a single day can make in the life of a pet that has finally been adopted.

Adopting these kids was the hardest fucking thing I have ever done in my life…and people…I rarely use the “F-bomb” in my writing. It was really hard and no other word fits.

Here are 10 quotations by celebrities with an adoption connection that have raised awareness and given hopeful parents encouragement with their own journey.

Need to give your kid an education in how a friend's family was formed? Here's how to do it right.

Health IT adoption has spread throughout the medical industry ever since the HITECH Act was passed in 2009 and meaningful use requirements were established.

Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky, coauthors of Parenting the Hurt Child, offer ways parents can nurture an older adopted child & begin the attachment cycle.

What do today’s indicators of digital health adoption tell us about its future in healthcare? Rock Health’s Ashlee Adams weighs in.

Our first agency was no-joke with the adoption education. They did an amazing job preparing us for what is to come. I'm not so naive to think we can be thoroughly prepared, but I believe we can prepare. And we should. As much as possible . . . as should all pre-adoptive parents. I don't want to …

In this slideshow you will learn some positive adoption language that you may not be familiar with....

When domestic adopters learn that their baby is being born, they're often caught by surprise. Here's how to prepare yourself for getting the adoption call.

Anyone who is a part of the adoption community knows that the manner in which the mainstream media (...

The wait for your adopted child can seem never-ending, but there are things you can and should do during the wait to help you prepare for your child.