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Good news Alabamians! On Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, Gov. Bentley is scheduled to sign into law a bill that could revolutionize foster care and adoption in Alabama. In a recent post, Improving Foster Care and Adoption, we chronicled the …
“Best Interest of the Child” Act – Set for Signing on Wednesday!Read More
An essential component of every international adoption is this mythically mammoth thing called a dossier (pronounce doss-E-A). Actually, for our discussion here, let's think of the dossier as a wooly mammoth - a wooly mammoth that you have to eat …
If you haven't seen the trailer for new international adoption documentary, STUCK, you need to ... and get excited, because it's coming to Birmingham, AL on April 15th! For more information on purchasing tickets, visit the Both Ends Burning …
Dear Orphan Care and Adoption Advocates, The Elmore County Pregnancy Center is going medical and they need your help. For years the Elmore County Pregnancy Center has been offering counseling and parenting classes ... without the benefit of …
If you've found this blog, then you've probably heard of the U.S.-Russian adoption. You've also probably heard about the American woman who put her Russian adopted child back on a plane back to Russia with a note on his chest. You've also probably …
Who Would Do Such a Thing?: Pavel Astakhov and the Russian Adoption BanRead More
Who Could Keep From Loving Them? "I just don't understand why they can't adopt American kids," she said. I immediately whipped my head around to see if she was walking hand in hand with her own domestically adopted child. After all: you shouldn't …
I’ll Tell You Why: Reflections on Domestic and International Adoption by Anne Louise PassRead More
Jedd Medefind invites you to watch STUCK adoption documentary from Both Ends Burning Campaign on Vimeo. …
During the summer of 2012, The Adoption Law Firm met with key Alabama Legislators to improve foster care and adoption in Alabama. We put our heads together with Speaker Hubbard’s Office to put some proposals together to improve foster care and …
This is great news for international adoptees in Alabama. The new law applies where the adoption was finalized in the home country and the adoptee has received a Certificate of Citizenship. Adoptees from places like China, Ukraine, and Hungary often …
Alabama’s New International Adoption Law is Up and Running!Read More
