"There are some big differences between domestic and international adoption. Bill says there is a lot more paperwork adopting overseas. 'I mean, they send us a tomb filled with paperwork that has to be done over 6 or 8 month period. And everything is time sensitive, too.'"

Labels: domestic_adoptions, international, overseas

"Parents are forthcoming in the film about their children's awareness of race - noticing at a young age that they look different from other family members. They also talk about comments related to race which cross the line of reasonable matters. One mother chokes up talking about woman she didn't even know inquiring about whether she would get her Chinese daughter's eyes 'fixed'."

Labels: ethnicity, race, trans-racial

"Typically, biological parents stripped of custody have a year to straighten out drug problems or mental health issues and convince a judge their home is a safe place for kids. If they can't, the child's foster parents have the chance to adopt him permanently."

Labels: adoption_options, foster_care

"Ford's son, Steven, was touched by the ceremony, in which a painting of Ford cradling an infant was presented to the museum."

Labels: adoptees, awards, awareness

"Ford's son, Steven, was touched by the ceremony, in which a painting of Ford cradling an infant was presented to the museum."

Labels: adoptees, awards, awareness

"Children with speech delays can find it very frustrating to try and communicate with others, and especially when they are in a new environment and around people who are not used to their speech, it can be challenging."

Labels: communication, foreign_adoption, trans-racial

"My mother is a very special lady. She has been a mentor and inspiration and a blessing to me for the past 50 years. Although she is up in years, she is the one I can still go to for guidance, comfort and love. Let me explain why she is so special, see I was chosen by her. I am an adopted child."

Labels: foster_care, mothers, parenting

Labels: adoption_agencies, international, Russia

Labels: adoption_agencies, adoption_rights, privacy

"This new network consists of almost a dozen agencies. Four Oaks in Cedar Rapids is the lead agency in this new effort to recruit and retain resource families who are interested in foster care and adoption of Iowa children."

Labels: adoptive_parents, foster_care, permanent_adoptive_homes

"... problems including schizophrenia, for which the son was later diagnosed, according to court records. The New York City couple said that dealing with the behavior without knowing the diagnosis led to the end of their marriage, their careers and to clinical depression for both of them."

Labels: adoptive_parents, disclosure, mental_health

"Established in January 2006, Standard Register's policy on adoption provides employees with up to $4,000 of financial assistance as well as up to four weeks of paid leave. These benefits apply to both female and male employees."

Labels: adoption_policy, employers, financial_assistance

"[Roberta] MacDonald said one of the main reasons for the law would be to allow adoptees to have a family medical history. She said the law would not lead to a mass of adoptees bothering birth parents, citing other states with more lenient adoption laws."

Labels: birth_certificates, birth_parents, laws

"Know the laws in your state, and the state the agency is in (if it is an out-of-state agency). Every state has different laws regarding when a birthmother can relinquish her rights and at what point they become irreversible. Some states have a waiting period in between when a mother can sign relinquishments and when they are effective, and during that waiting period, the mother is fully able to change her mind."

Labels: adoption_laws, adoption_rights, birth_parents