Adoption

A legal procedure that ends the parent-child relationship between a child and his/her natural parent(s) and creates a parent-child relationship with the parent(s) who adopt the child.

Child Adoption By Veteran – Tax Dependency Rate

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its adjudication regulations to clarify that a veteran will not receive the dependent rate of disability compensation for a child who is adopted out of the veteran’s family. This action is necessary because applicable VA adjudication regulations are currently construed as permitting a veteran, whose former child Read more…

Adoption Counseling Services

Adopting a child will be one of the most important life-decisions you will ever make. Adoption can be a frustrating and time consuming process and is often fraught with disappointing challenges and broken dreams, but when the adoption finally goes through, it is an incredible reward for families who have been unable to have children Read more…

Adoption From Another State And Country – Resources

Families often adopt children from other States, and children can find permanent families living in other States. Resources For Interstate Adoption  Adoption Resources from MedlinePlus – links to adoption and foster care resources. Adopt Us Kids – the CB’s project to raise public awareness about the need for foster and adoptive families. International Adoption: International adoptions Read more…