Since 1999, American families have adopted 242,602 children from other countries. From 1999 to 2004, the number of international (also called intercountry) adoptions steadily grew
Like domestic adoption, international adoption is the permanent legal placement of a child into an adoptive family. Both types of adoptions involve the legal transfer
“You know what’s wrong with you people?” If this is the leading question, you can guarantee an interesting conversation is about to follow. The passenger
So much effort, planning, time and care go into the process of adopting a child. By the time the child is in the home, many
I will never forget the day in August 2010 when my wife Jennifer and I signed our names on our adoption application. We were excited, nervous
Second time around… Thomas and Sarah thought they would spend their retirement traveling, serving more at church and spoiling their five grandchildren. But it didn’t
A child who arrives in a new home faces both an initial adjustment to the situation and a long-term adjustment to becoming part of a new
Almost 5 million children are being raised by their grandparents in the United States today. It is unlikely that any of these grandparents ever dreamed
