Adoption stories are exciting to me all the year round, but especially at Christmas. I love to hear of a family put together, a family mended, right around the time that we celebrate God mending His family. It’s also the time of year we brought our …
Changing Landscape of Intercountry Adoptions from Russia to the US
Ever since 2010, when the US adoptive mother put the 7 year old Russian adoptee on a plane back to Russia with a note, US-Russian adoptions have been ... well ... a little tumultuous. For a while, understandably, all adoptions between from Russia to …
Changing Landscape of Intercountry Adoptions from Russia to the USRead More
Foster Care Training: Group Process Selection
Each state can be a little different with their requirements regarding foster care. Usually a state will require a prospective fostering or adoptive couple to complete a home study, criminal and abuse background clearance, and some kind of training …
Georgia Embryo Adoption
GEORGIA ADOPTION LAW: EMBRYO ADOPTION Adoption, though at a glance seems relatively simple, is a complex and oftentimes difficult area of U.S. law to grasp. Georgia adoption law is no exception, but understanding some of the basics of this state’s …
Introducing Orphan Care Law Center
Dear Orphan Care Advocate, I want to introduce you to the Orphan Care Law Center. The Orphan Care Law Center exists to help orphans like “Kate.” Kate is an eight year old girl who was repeatedly abandoned by her biological mother and has no idea …
Georgia Adoption Law: Readoption / Finalization of International Adoption
GEORGIA ADOPTION LAW: READOPTION Adoption, though at a glance seems relatively simple, is a complex and oftentimes difficult area of U.S. law to grasp. Georgia adoption law is no exception, but understanding some of the basics of this state’s laws …
Georgia Adoption Law: Readoption / Finalization of International AdoptionRead More
Georgia’s America World Adoption to Host “Adopted By Design” Seminar
In an effort to educate families across Georgia on the adoption process, America World Adoption is hosting the Adopted By Design seminar at First Redeemer Church in Cumming on October 10th. This seminar will deal with such important questions Is God …
Georgia’s America World Adoption to Host “Adopted By Design” SeminarRead More
Noel Piper makes good on her promise at Together for Adoption
We had the privilege of hearing Noel Piper speak at this year's Together for Adoption conference in Atlanta. Noel, who is a mother of five (one through adoption) and grandmother, spent most of the talk teaching us through "what she didn't …
Noel Piper makes good on her promise at Together for AdoptionRead More
Basics of Alabama Adoption Law: Payment of Money to Birth Mother
BASICS OF ALABAMA ADOPTION LAW: Payment of Money to a Birth Mother CAN I PAY THE PARENT OF A MINOR OR UNBORN CHILD FOR THE CHILD? No! An offer to make such payment is a Class A misdemeanor; to receive payment for a person's consent to …
Basics of Alabama Adoption Law: Payment of Money to Birth MotherRead More
