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Who Would Do Such a Thing?: Pavel Astakhov and the Russian Adoption Ban

March 6, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

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 …

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I’ll Tell You Why: Reflections on Domestic and International Adoption by Anne Louise Pass

February 21, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

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 …

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Jedd Medefind invites you to watch STUCK

February 19, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

Jedd Medefind invites you to watch STUCK adoption documentary from Both Ends Burning Campaign on Vimeo. …

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Alabama’s New International Adoption Law is Up and Running!

January 11, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

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 …

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Russia’s New Adoption Ban

January 2, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

The landscape of international adoption is seeing some drastic changes.  No longer will U.S. citizens be allowed to adopt from Russia.  How many children will this actually affect?  According to the 2010 - 2011 statistics, almost 1,000 Russian …

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We Love a Good Christmas Adoption

December 20, 2012 //  by Sam McLure

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 …

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Changing Landscape of Intercountry Adoptions from Russia to the US

November 2, 2012 //  by Sam McLure

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 …

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Introducing Orphan Care Law Center

October 2, 2012 //  by Sam McLure

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 …

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Georgia Adoption Law: Readoption / Finalization of International Adoption

September 28, 2012 //  by Sam McLure

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 …

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