Adoption allows families to legally bring new loved ones into their family or helps an individual or couple create a family for the first time. The adoption process can be a challenging and intricate process, but it doesn
Adopting a child from abroad is one of the most admirable and fulfilling things a person or couple will do.
In the State of Kansas, there are a several ways in which an adult can adopt a child. The most common types of adoption are private, public, foster-to-adopt and kinship. If a child
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In my practice here in Kansas, I frequently meet prospective parents who want to adopt but are just too overwhelmed with information to know where to begin the adoption process. Rather than go over the specifics of international, foster care, or any other kind of adoption, I find myself walking these folks through the very
Recently, the FBI raided an international adoption agency in Ohio as part of a larger, ongoing criminal investigation of the agency. Two months before the raid, the United States State Department had barred European Adoption Consultants from conducting any international adoption services for three years. The agency had been operating programs in twelve nations before
Kansas is one of only a handful of states that allow adopted individuals to have complete access to their official birth certificates.
When a family would like to have a child, there are a few ways that they can pursue that dream without getting pregnant themselves. There are many reasons that a person or a couple may not be able to conceive or carry a child. One way to have a child without conceiving and carrying them
Some adoptions do not begin until after a child is born. Other adoptions begin while the baby is still in the birth mother
If you are pregnant and you are wondering how you will choose between raising your child or placing your child for adoption, know that you are not alone. Many women from all different walks of life are considering this same question right now, today, and many others have already worked their way through this decision
