The complete adoption book
Subtitle: everything you need to know to adopt a child
By: Laura Beauvais-Godwin and Raymond Godwin.
Contributors: Godwin, Raymond.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Avon, MA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781593373696
Subjects: Adoption -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter One: Looking at Adoption Today.; title: There Are Children to Adopt; title: Who Can Adopt?; title: How to Begin; title: What Kind of Child Do You Want?; title: What Route Do You Want to Take?; title: Adopting After Infertility; title: Are You Ready to Accept Parenthood Through Adoption?; title: What Are Your Reasons for Wanting a Child?; title: Chapter Two: Infant Adoption. What Is an Adoption Agency?; title: Private Agencies That Place Infants; title: Religious Agencies; title: Traditional Adoption; title: Facilitated Agency Adoption; title: The Middle Road; title: Identified Agency Adoption; title: Why Consider an Identified Agency Adoption?; title: Identified Adoption : Some Disadvantages; title: Is an Identified Adoption for You?; title: When an Agency Turns You Down; title: Adoptive Parents' Rights : Getting All the Information; title: Private Agencies : What to Look Out For; title: Contracting with an Agency : What to Ask; title: Investigating an Agency's Reputation; title: Chapter Three: Independent Adoption.; title: The Independent Adoption Process; title: Why Pursue an Independent Adoption?; title: Independent Adoption : Some Disadvantages; title: Is a Domestic Infant Adoption for You?; title: Independent Adoption : One Couple's Story; title: Chapter Four: Choosing an Adoption Attorney.; title: Services and Fees; title: The Attorney as Intermediary; title: Your Attorney's Role in a Domestic or International Agency Adoption; title: Putting Together a Portfolio : A Quick Overview; title: Chapter Five : Finding a Birth Mother.; title: Networking; title: Broadcast Letters; title: Business Cards and Fliers; title: Newspaper Advertisements; title: Where Should You Advertise?; title: Internet Adoption Services; title: Searching for a Birth Mother : One Couple's Story; title: Chapter Six : Who Are Birth Mothers, Fathers, and Grandparents?; title: A Historical Perspective; title: Predicting the Likelihood of Placement; title: Choosing to Place a Baby; title: Birth Fathers; title: Birth Grandparents; title: Chapter Seven : Meeting the Birth Mother.; title: What to Tell Her, What to Ask; title: The First Meeting; title: Talking to Birth Mothers; title: Supporting a Birth Mother Emotionally; title: Supporting a Birth Mother Financially; title: Relating to More Than One Birth Mother; title: Chapter Eight : Birth Fathers and Their Rights.; title: Laws and Precedents; title: Worst-Case Scenarios; title: Chapter Nine : Openness in Adoption.; title: Is Open Adoption for You?; title: Open Adoption : Advantages; title: Open Adoption : Disadvantages; title: How Open Is Open?; title: Staying in Touch - Searching for Birth Families; title: How Are Searches Conducted?; title: Potential Outcomes of Searches; title: Searches After International Adoption; title: Contacting a Birth Relative; title: Legal Aspects of Searching; title: Chapter Ten : Special Families, Special Considerations.; title: Single-Parent Adoption; title: Adoption for Single Men; title: Adoption for Gays and Lesbians; title: Adoption for Unmarried Couples; title: Military Families; title: Chapter Eleven : Relative and Stepparent Adoption.; title: Adoption by Relatives; title: Kinship Adoption; title: Adoption by Grandparents; title: Adoption by Stepparents; title: The Stepparent Adoption Process; title: Chapter Twelve : International Adoption.; title: International Adoption : Advantages; title: International Adoption : Disadvantages; title: The International Adoption Process: Eighteen Steps; title: International Adoption for U.S. Citizens Living Abroad; title: International Travel When Adopting : Health and Safety Concerns; title: Your Trip Abroad; title: The Most Popular Countries and Regions for Adoption; title: International Adoption : One Couple's Story; title: Transition Issues; title: Citizenship for Your Child; title: Obtaining Your Child's Original Adoption Paperwork; title: Readopting Your Child in the United States; title: Getting a Social Security Card and Passport for Your Child; title: Follow-up Documentation for the Foreign Country; title: Arrange for a Final Medical Evaluation; title: Issues Related to Adopting International Children; title: Special Health Concerns for the Internationally Adopted Child; title: -- Resources Online; title: International Adoption : One Couple's Story; title: Chapter Thirteen : Adopting in Canada.; title: An Overview of Adoption in Canada; title: Private Domestic Adoptions; title: Provincial Rules and Regulations; title: Foster Care Adoption; title: International Adoption; title: Adopting a Child from the United States; title: Adoption in Quebec; title: Chapter Fourteen : Toddler Adoption.; title: Why Toddlers Are Available; title: Toddlers Through Private Adoption; title: Adopting a Toddler Internationally; title: Adopting a Toddler Through Social Services; title: Preparing for a Toddler; title: Adopting More Than One Toddler; title: Choosing to Adopt a Toddler; title: Chapter Fifteen : Special Needs Adoption.; title: Why Adopt from the Social Services System?; title: Getting Started; title: Who Are the Children in the Social Welfare System?; title: Special Needs Classification; title: Working with a State or Private Agency; title: The Adoption Process; title: Social Services Adoption : One Couple's Story; title: The Assigning of a Child; title: Questions to Ask Yourself; title: Adoption Networks or Exchanges; title: When the Adoption Is Completed; title: Disruptions; title: Talking to Your Child About Adoption and His or Her Past; title: Life Books; title: Open Adoption; title: Getting to Know More About Special Needs; title: Attachment Disorders; title: History of Sexual Abuse; title: Sibling Groups; title: African-American and Racially Mixed Children; title: Older Children; title: Chapter Sixteen : Transracial Adoption.; title: What to Consider; title: Broadening Your Options; title: What Is Transracial Adoption?; title: Biracial Child Placement; title: The Adoption Process; title: Private Agency Adoption; title: Public Agency Adoption; title: The Controversy over Transracial Adoption; title: Transracial Families; title: Providing Your Child with a Positive Ethnic Identity; title: Asian Adoptees; title: Adoption Policies and Practices; title: Chapter Seventeen : The Home Study.; title: When to Have a Home Study; title: Who Qualifies to Adopt?; title: Selecting an Agency or Independent Investigator; title: The Home Study Process; title: A Sample Home Study; title: Postplacement Supervisory Visits; title: Chapter Eighteen : Adoption Expenses.; title: Domestic Infant Adoption; title: Independent Adoption; title: Agency Adoption; title: How to Keep Your Expenses to a Reasonable Level; title: Paying for a Birth Mother's Living Expenses; title: International Adoption; title: Public Agency Adoptions; title: Paying for Your Adoption; title: Adoption Assistance as an Employee Benefit; title: The Adoption Tax Credit; title: State Subsidies for "Nonrecurring Costs"; title: State and Federal Support for Children with Special Needs; title: State Adoption Subsidy Programs; title: Tax Benefits; title: Adoption Assistance Checklist; title: Negotiating an Agreement; title: Loans; title: Grants and Other Resources; title: Chapter Nineteen : Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies.; title: Finding an Obstetrician; title: Prenatal Care; title: The Baby's Birth and Hospital Stay; title: Health Risks; title: Birth Mothers and Substance Abuse; title: The Signs and Results of Substance Abuse; title: What Risks Can You Accept?; title: How to Accept a Child with a Medical Condition; title: Chapter Twenty : Preparing for a Baby's Homecoming.; title: Infant and Child Care; title: Naming the Child; title: Appendix A. Adoption Laws : State-by-State Questions and Answers; title: Appendix B. Adoption Organizations : State-by-State Listings