Domestic Adoptions News for 03/11/2009



Adoption evolves - Lumberjack

Adoption evolves
Lumberjack, CA
25 letter to the editor titled EURśA picture of adoption,EURť I was saddened to hear that Ms. Rigge has experienced so many difficulties in her journey as an adopted adult. While adoption in this country has seen countless forms and is still, in many ways, .
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What To Expect From The Home Study Process For Domestic Adoptions
Whether you are considering doing an agency or independent adoption, one of the first things that you will have to do is to work with an agency to complete a Home Study. The Home Study is comprised of information that you give to the ...

Oregon slows international adoptions of foster kids (KMTR Eugene)
The Oregon Department of Human Services says it will temporarily stop allowing children in state foster care to be adopted by relatives outside the United States...

Possible distemper at Humane Society puts temporary hold on adoptions (Rapid City Journal)
A possible distemper outbreak at the Humane Society of the Black Hills has put a temporary halt to adoptions at the shelter, until test results come back...

Parents-to-be turn away from pricey private adoptions (Houston Chronicle)
So far, adoptions of children in state custody seem to be steady, if not growing, as couples search for affordable ways to grow their families...

Adoption seekers using YouTube, Facebook to find birth moms .
While there is no federal data tracking the number of private domestic adoptions each year, adoption experts estimate that about 15000 private domestic infant adoptions are completed in a year. Yet experts said the number of couples ...

Oklahoma House passes adoption measure supporters say will to end . - KFSM

Oklahoma House passes adoption measure supporters say will to end .
KFSM, AR
By AP OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) EUR” Legislation that supporters say will increase financial transparency during the adoption process has been approved by the Oklahoma House. The bill by Rep. Jason Nelson of Oklahoma City would require public reporting of .
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Adopt a Child -- on Facebook? | Momlogic
Roughly 15000 domestic adoptions get finalized each year, but the amount of couples wanting to adopt far outweighs this number. Is there a downside? Karen Greenberg, president of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, ...

Domestic Korean Adoptions Increase
More and more there seems to be growing support in Korea, for domestic adoptions. Korea has seen a dramatic increase of domestic adoptions, now a little over double the number of adoptions in the past 10 years. The Korean government has ...

Utahn sentenced in Samoan adoption case - Salt Lake Tribune

Utahn sentenced in Samoan adoption case
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
By Pamela Manson A Utah man who helped locate children in Samoa to be placed for adoption through a Wellsville agency was sentenced Tuesday to five years of probation and ordered to stay out of the adoption business for life. Dan Wakefield, who worked .
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Florida lawmaker files bills that would legalize gay adoptions - MiamiHerald.com

On Top Magazine
Florida lawmaker files bills that would legalize gay adoptions
MiamiHerald.com, FL
A second bill would specify that judges would determine adoptions based solely on ''the best interests'' of children. ''Someone who is a good parent -- whether they are heterosexual or homosexual -- that's what we should be basing decisions on, .
Florida Bill Repeals Gay Adoption Ban On Top Magazine
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International Vs. Domestic Adoption
However, before you decide to adopt you need to first decide if you are going to go for international adoptions or domestic adoptions. There are both pros and cons to each adoption so you need to understand and have clear expectations ...

Adoptions of foreign children plunge (The Washington Times)
Adoptions of children abroad by Americans are plummeting, and the trend is likely to continue owing to new restrictions by foreign governments and diminishing financial resources among prospective parents...

One Year Later
domestic adoptions, not one child has found a permanent family through the Convention. When the Convention was implemented the law stated that the estimated 3000 adoptions that had been initiated would be completed. ...

Adoption and Mental Illness: The facts ain't pretty
According to the National Council For Adoption,1 there were 130269 domestic adoptions and 21063 intercountry adoptions in 2002. (In 1996 there were 108463 domestic adoptions and 11303 intercountry adoptions.) US Census figures in 2000 ...

W.Va. high court weighs same-sex couples' adoption - Huntington Herald Dispatch

State Journal
W.Va. high court weighs same-sex couples' adoption
Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV
The state says married couples should get preference in adoptions because they provide more stable environments for children. Though justices are not likely to issue a ruling for several months, they keyed in on whether that preference is one of policy .
WV Supreme Court Considers Same-Sex Adoption WTAP-TV
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'Pet Tales' adoptions: Meet Fanny the cat (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Fanny is a 3-year-old dilute tortoise shell cat that came to the San Luis Obispo County Animal Shel..

Adoption seekers using YouTube, Facebook to find birth moms - CNN

Adoption seekers using YouTube, Facebook to find birth moms
CNN
By Stephanie Chen Amanda, a college student seven months pregnant, scrolled past a YouTube video of a young California couple seeking adoption. The couple, Jeremy and Christy Nueman, wanted to adopt a baby after struggling with infertility for five .
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International Adoption versus Domestic Adoption - Current Perspectives
Agencies handling domestic adoptions are better able to provide the option of an open or semi-open adoption than are international agencies. Whether this is a benefit or a deficit depends on the preferences of the adopting parents. ...

Economy Hits Foreign Adoptions - Christian Broadcasting Network

Economy Hits Foreign Adoptions
Christian Broadcasting Network, VA
Experts also predict the number of foreign adoptions in 2009 could drop by 5000 more children. "This is a difficult economic time, and people don't add to their family when they are worried about losing their job or their home," Linda Brownlee, .
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Lodi Animal Shelter Needs Volunteers (FOX40 Sacramento)
     LODI-Cities throughout the region are facing a cutback in services that are animals as well as people. In Lodi, the police department is relying on animal lovers to help its understaffed animal shelter stay open for adoptions.  Dogs at the Lodi Animal Shelter beg potential owners for attention.      They sometimes don't get it, but not because of the lack of interest. The city currently has ...

Florida state senator files bills to legalize gay adoptions (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
As gay rights advocates and religious groups queue up in an effort to influence the outcome of a Miami appeals court case that will help decide whether gay people can adopt children in Florida, a state lawmaker has quietly introduced two bills that could render the dispute moot...

First 3 pet adoptions at Humane Society free on March 21 (Fort Pierce Tribune)
On March 21 the center will pay for all adoption fees for the first three qualified pet adoptions, as well as the premiums for pet health and wellness care insurance for a year...

Guatemala One Year Later
Despite an estimated 6000 institutionalized children and few domestic adoptions, not one child has found a permanent family through the Convention.When the Convention was implemented the law stated that the estimated 3000 adoptions that ...

Midwife rejects 'baby deal' claim - Stuff.co.nz

Midwife rejects 'baby deal' claim
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
By MARK HOTTON - The Press A midwife accused of trying to broker the adoption of her teenage client's baby to family members admits the two parties met at her Central Otago home, but she says she was only the "cup of tea woman". .
Midwife accused over adoption 'deal' Otago Daily Times
Midwife denies trying to broker baby deal NZ Herald Wellington Metro
Midwife faces adoption allegations Stuff.co.nz
Otago Daily Times - Stuff.co.nz
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Ore. slows international adoptions of foster kids - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com

Ore. slows international adoptions of foster kids
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR
The action will delay the adoptions of five children who are expected to live with relatives in Mexico. Oregon has sent 27 children to relatives outside the United States since October 1999, The Oregonian reported. About half went to Mexico. .
EUR˘ State halts sending foster kids out of US The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
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One Of The Korean Government's Campaigns For Domestic Adoptions
Lee Seung-ki Yoon Eun-hye Joo Ji-hoon Wonder Girls Kim Hye-soo The above pictures are famous people in South Korean posing with babies that need to be adopted, it is a campaign the government is running to promote adoption. ...

Pets & More USA Expo & the Super Pet Adoption Weekend - Duluth Weekly

Pets & More USA Expo & the Super Pet Adoption Weekend
Duluth Weekly, GA
Petopia: Super Pet Adoption Weekend: Pets & More USA is working with some of the local rescue clubs to help focus on the availability of rescue pet adoptions. The rescues will have some of the pets that are available for adoption on hand. .
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Bad economy sours market for adoptions of wild horses (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) EUR” When the U.S. Bureau of Land Management put more than 450 wild horses and burros up for adoption here last month, the dirt parking lot was filled with cars and trucks EUR” but very few horse trailers...

State agency halts sending foster kids out of U.S. (The Oregonian)
Adoptions officials say the delay will last 60 days or until they can ensure the safety of the children..



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