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This article is about child adoption. See also: adoption (software implementation). Adoption is the legal act of permanently placing a child with a parent or parents other than the birth parents. Adoption results in the severing of the parental responsibilities and rights of the biological parents and the placing of those responsibilities and rights onto the adoptive parents. After the finalization of an adoption, there is no legal difference between biological and adopted children. Dif ...
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Resources
- Administration for Children and Families
- Adopted Child (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Adopting a Child with Special Needs (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Adopting a Child with Special Needs (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Adopting Children with Developmental Disabilities (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Adoption (Nemours Foundation)
- Adoption (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Adoption (Medline Plus)
- Adoption (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - Links to PDF File
- Adoption - A Child's Questions and Concerns (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Adoption and Co-Parenting of Children by Same-Sex Couples: New Position Statement Adopted by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) (American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF File
- Adoption and School Issues (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Adoption and School Issues (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Adoption and the Stages of Development (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Adoption and the Stages of Development (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted from Foster Care (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Adoption from Foster Care (National Adoption Center)
- Adoption Home Study Process (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Adoption Home Study Process, The (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Adoption Laws (National Adoption Center)
- Adoption Process (American Pregnancy Association)
- Adoption Statistics (Administration for Children and Families)
- Adoption-Related Books for Children Ages 9-12 (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Adoption-Related Books for Children from Preschool to Age 8 (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Adoption-Related Books for Teenagers (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Adoption: Glossary (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Adoption: Where Do I Start? (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Adoption: Where Do I Start? (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- AdoptUSKids - Photographs and descriptions of children available for adoption in the U.S. foster care system.
- AdoptUSKids.org (Children's Bureau, ACF, HHS)
- After Adoption: The Need for Services (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- After Adoption: The Need for Services (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Are You Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption? (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Are You Pregnant and Thinking about Adoption? (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Benefits for Grandchildren (Social Security Administration)
- Benefits of Adoption (American Pregnancy Association)
- Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services)
- Children's Bureau
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Adoption (National Institutes of Health)
- Consent to Adoption (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Cost of Adopting (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Creating a Family by Birth and Adoption (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Developmental Evaluations of International Adoptees (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Explaining Adoption to Your Children, Family, and Friends (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Facts on Foster Families (Nemours Foundation)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (Dept. of Labor)
- Foster Care (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Foster Care and Adoption for Waiting Children (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Foster Care and Adoption Statistics Current Reports (Children's Bureau)
- Foster Parent Adoption: What Parents Should Know (National Adoption Center)
- Foster Parent Adoption: What Parents Should Know (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Foster Parent Adoption: What Professionals Should Know (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents: Resources for Professionals and Parents (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents: Resources for Professionals and Parents - Sources of Support and Information (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Guidelines for Choosing an Adoption Agency or Attorney (American Pregnancy Association)
- Hepatitis B Vaccine Is Imperative for Families Adopting from Abroad (Immunization Action Coalition)
- How to Adopt (Children Awaiting Parents, Inc.)
- Immigration of Adopted and Prospective Adoptive Children (Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services) - Links to PDF File
- Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents, The (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Innovative Foster Care Programs Show Promise in Reducing Youth Violence (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Intercountry Adoption (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- International Adoption: Health Aspects (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Issues Facing Adult Adoptees (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Issues Facing Adult Adoptees (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Keeping the Family Tree Intact Through Kinship Care (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Kid's Guide to Adoption (Nemours Foundation)
- Legal Issues of Independent Adoption (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Legal Issues of Independent Adoption (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Medical Issues in Adoption (Kids Health)
- Medical Issues in Adoption (Nemours Foundation)
- Military Families and Adoption: A Fact Sheet for Families (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- National Adoption Directory Search (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
- Obtaining Background Information on Your Prospective Adopted Child: A Fact Sheet for Families (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Openness in Adoption: A Fact Sheet for Families (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Overview of Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits and Adoption Tax Benefits (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Parenting After Adoption (Resolve)
- Parenting the Adopted Adolescent (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Parenting the Adopted Adolescent (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Parenting the Sexually Abused Child (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Parties to an Adoption (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Presumed (Putative) Fathers (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Related Organizations/Resource Lists in Child Welfare and/or Adoption (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenderd Parents and Prospective Parents (Ferre Institute, Inc.)
- Searching for Birth Relatives (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Searching for Birth Relatives (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Single Parent Adoption: What You Need to Know (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Single Parent Adoption: What You Need to Know (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Standby Guardianship (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- State by State Adoption and Foster Care Statistics (Administration for Children and Families)
- State Regulation of Adoption Expenses (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Subsidized Adoption: A Source of Help for Children with Special Needs and Their Families (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Tax Topics: Adoption Credit (Internal Revenue Service)
- The Sibling Bond: Its Importance in Foster Care and Adoptive Placement (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
- Tips on Selecting an Adoption Therapist (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Transracial and Transcultural Adoption (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
- Value of Adoptive Parent Groups (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, ACYF, ACF, HHS)
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