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Adam Pertman, author of Adoption Nation, Discusses Adoption Trends in 2012
Adam Pertman doesn’t do things in half measures. When I asked him in a recent interview about what open adoption trends he’ll be watching in 2012, he didn’t simply answer my question. He took me on a fascinating tour of the major adoption milestones of the past two centuries before circling back to the present [...]
Tax Attorney Discusses Adoption Tax Credit
Adoption Share hosted an interview with a tax attorney to address new changes regarding the adoption tax credit. For answers to your questions, read the transcript.
America Adopts! An Open Adoption Meeting Place
is a brand new resource for families pursuing open adoption. America Adopts! functions as a meeting place, offering various services that help prospective adoptive parents put their best foot forward as they reach out to potential birthparents. America Adopts! primary service allows prospective adoptive parents to create a four page adoption profile. Writing and networking [...]
Adoption for Gay Couples Increases
The Associated Press quoted IAC Executive Director, Ann Wrixon, in an article released today. The story focuses on the increase in adoptions by gay male and lesbian families (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gay-adoption-20111021,0,4860124.story). According to census data analyzed by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, the number of adoptions by same sex couples tripled from 2000 [...]
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Tagged adoption research, adoption rights, adoption statistics, gay adoption, LBGT adoption, lesbian adoption, open adoption
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People Magazine on Adoption Grants, and the IAC Dads Who Received One
What happens when you decide you want to adopt but you don’t have the financial means to finally complete your dream of having a family? Enter Becky Fawcett. In a recent article done by People Magazine, in the “Heroes Among Us” section, three stories of adoptive parents tell how one woman gave them the chance [...]
Also posted in Adoption Stories, Adoptive Families, LGBT Adoption
Tagged adoption costs, affording your adoption
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In-Depth Information on Adoption Tax Credit
Creating a Family recently published an in-depth blog post on the Adoption Tax Credit detailing what will happen to the credit through 2012 and beyond. Get this helpful information by visiting their blog, The Future of the Adoption Tax Credit in 2011, 2012, 2013, & Beyond.
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Social Media’s Impact on Adoption
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This morning the TODAY Show featured a story that helps reveal the impact of social media on adoption. The video clip above explains how an adoptive mother and her daughter used Facebook to find the woman who placed her for adoption 19 years [...]
Mrs. Alabama Supports Adoption & IAC
Lynn Maggio, Mrs. Alabama International 2011, is working to highlight open adoption and the Independent Adoption Center. She will be competing for the Mrs. International 2011 title in Chicago, Illinois from July 19 to July 23, 2011. Lynn is a mother to five sons. After her second marriage, Lynn was unable to have more biological [...]
Also posted in Adoption Stories, Adoptive Families, birthparents
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IAC Publishes Detailed Wait Time Statistics for Adoptive Placements
The Independent Adoption Center is committed to complete transparency in its operations. Recently, we posted wait times for every adoptive placement the organization has made from 2006 through May 2011. These statistics show the following: The average wait time from when a prospective adoptive family completes all of their pre-adoption paperwork and a child is [...]
Every Child Deserves a Family Bill Reintroduced: Prohibits Discrimination against LGBT Families in Adoption and Foster Care
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) announced today the reintroduction of the “Every Child Deserves a Family Act.” The act would prohibit any organization that receives federal funding from discriminating against LGBT families in screening or placement of adoptive or foster children. According to the Family Equality Council, “One in four children in this country is being [...]