Domestic Adoptions News for 10/09/2007



Red tape causes frustration in international adoption - Advertiser

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Red tape causes frustration in international adoption
Advertiser, Canada - 11 hours ago
In Pakistan, Dr. Dogar was considered Ibrahim's adoptive father, but Canada does not recognize any adoptions or legal guardianship from Pakistan. .
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Allegations could slow or stop Guatamalan adoptions to the US - 49abcnews.com

Allegations could slow or stop Guatamalan adoptions to the US
49abcnews.com, KS - 7 hours ago
Allegations surrounding the illegal processing of Guatemalan children may force the government to stop adoptions to the US by January first. .
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Random thoughts on domestic adoptions and family tree
At the risk of beating a dead horse, I just wanted to share some thoughts on the issue of family trees, domestic adoptions and degrees of openness. One of the reasons I can't see every child doing a family tree in preschool or ...

Guatemalan adoptions to end on Jan. 1 (Capital News 9)
Guatemala has long been a source of relatively fast, uncomplicated adoptions. But word from the State Department that adoptions to U.S. parents will end as of Jan. 1 has many people worried -- including a couple from right here in the Capital Region...

TOWN OF TONAWANDA: CATastrophe strikes the SPCA - Tonawanda News

TOWN OF TONAWANDA: CATastrophe strikes the SPCA
Tonawanda News, NY - 6 hours ago
Adults are being offered for adoption at a lower rate this week for a simple reason, SPCA Adoptions Supervisor Stephanie Hall said. The organizations last .
SPCA Marks a Catastrophe with a CATastrophe WGRZ-TV
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Halloween has little bearing on black-cat adoptions - Detroit Free Press

Halloween has little bearing on black-cat adoptions
Detroit Free Press, United States - 16 hours ago
With adoption fees high enough and screening processes rigorous enough to deter those who might use a black cat for unsavory or superstitious purposes, .
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Humane Society plans pet adoptions - Forrest City Times-Herald

Humane Society plans pet adoptions
Forrest City Times-Herald, AR - 14 hours ago
Due to the large number of animals available for adoption, the cost of adoptions has been reduced to $15 for puppies and $25 for adult dogs. .
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Beebe: Foster parent initiated act goes too far on adoption focus (Pine Bluff Commercial)
LITTLE ROCK - Gov. Mike Beebe said Monday a proposed initiated act banning unmarried couples living together from fostering or adopting children goes too far by placing restrictions on adoptions...

A First in Korea: Domestic Adoptions Beat International
Experts say the increase is largely attributed to a new law that encourages domestic adoptions over international. Korean society has been exposed to more adoption campaigns (the government has been making efforts to shake off the ...

40-Day Anti-Abortion Vigil Underway (WJXT News4Jax.com via Yahoo! News)
Anti-abortion supporters in Jacksonville have vowed to stay outside a local medical center day and night as part of a campaign called 40 Days For Life...

Proposed restrictions on adoption go too far, Beebe says (The Morning News)
LITTLE ROCK -- Gov. Mike Beebe said Monday that a proposed ballot initiative to ban unmarried couples from adopting or becoming foster parents goes too far...

NC Coalition for Adoption Reform Presents 'Unlocking the Heart of Adoption' by Sheila Ganz (PRWeb)
Unlocking the Heart of Adoption is a 56 minute documentary which bridges the gap between birth and adoptive families through diverse personal stories of adoptees, birthparents and adoptive parents in same race and transracial adoptions interwoven with the filmmaker's story as a birthmother revealing the enormous complexities in their lives with fascinating historical background. (PRWeb Oct 9, ...

Jeanette Davison's Niece Nominated For National EUR˜Adoption Angel' Award (Du Quoin Evening Call)
Congressman Jim McDermott of Washington State has nominated Kathryn Pope Olsen, founder and Executive Director of AHOPE for Children, as a 2007 Angel in Adoption for her outstanding advocacy of special needs and older-child adoptions; and for her assistance to HIV infected Ethiopian orphans...

Allegations could slow or stop Guatamalan adoptions to the U.S. (49 ABC News Topeka)
More than 4,000 Guatemalan children were adopted by U.S. parents last year. But that number could drop to zero. 49 News Reporter Marshanna Hester explains why, and how the change could impact one local couple's family...

Don't decry parents - Arizona Republic

Don't decry parents
Arizona Republic, AZ - Oct 6, 2007
"What we want to do is make sure that all adoptions are consistent with these kinds of ideas." Dozens of news stories in the past year have detailed .
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What to Expect from the Home Study Process for Domestic Adoptions
By Katie Gee 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 ...

A Peek Inside Russian Domestic Adoptions
How did I miss this one? In mid-July, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ran a story about Russia's efforts to find more families interested in domestic adoption. It is an eye-opener, both for what it reveals about Russian attitudes toward ...

Fathers input advocated in adoptions - Langley Times

Fathers input advocated in adoptions
Langley Times,  Canada - Oct 7, 2007
The mother decides not to inform the father of the birth, and subsequently decides to put the child up for adoption. The child is placed with caring .
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Korean Times: "Domestic adoptions reach 60 percent"
Domestic Adoptions Reach 60 Percent. By Kim Tae-jong Staff Reporter About 60 percent of all adoptions were made domestically in the first half of this year, making it the first time for them to surpass overseas adoptions. ...

Halloween has little bearing on black-cat adoptions (Detroit Free Press)
Black cats in Detroit-area animal shelters are just as likely to find homes around Halloween than any other time of year...

Understanding Domestic Adoptions
In this article, we will explore domestic adoptions. A domestic adoption means that the child is adopted in the United States. With all the attention being paid to international adoption in the media lately, some people have passed [. ...

Guatemalan adoptions to end on Jan. 1 (Capital News 9)
Guatemala has long been a source of relatively fast, uncomplicated adoptions. But word from the State Department that adoptions to U.S. parents will end as of Jan. 1 has many people worried -- including a couple from right here in the Capital Region. Ryan Peterson has their story...

Families Adopting From Guatemala May Lose Children - WKRC TV Cincinnati

Families Adopting From Guatemala May Lose Children
WKRC TV Cincinnati, OH - 7 hours ago
American families adopting children from Guatemala may be distressed to learn, adoptions to the US will be suspended January 1. .
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The Benefit of Domestic Adoptions
In the United States, it is free to place a child up for adoption. For the parents adopting fees can very from country to country and in some countries, it is illegal to charge an adoption fee. Although in the US, you are allowed a ...

How to promote domestic adoptions in India
Various sources seem to suggest that there are a lot of orphans in India but CARA numbers suggest that domestic adoptions only range between two to four thousands per year. What is the missing link? Is it that Indians are not receptive ...

Korean adoption: domestic adoptions going up?
and campaigns to encourage domestic adoptions. But it may take time to assess the full impact of the new law on adoption patterns, a ministry spokesman said. Over 2000 Korean children have been adopted by foreign families ...

Register office given rebuke - The Press Association

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Register office given rebuke
The Press Association - 5 hours ago
The state office that registers all births, deaths, marriages and adoptions has received a stinging rebuke from the Ombudsman. Emily O'Reilly called on the .
Refusal to restore a child's name RTE.ie
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Infant Industry: Jane Aronson, the Orphan Doctor - The Jolie-Pitts .
One major thing that has changed [in domestic adoptions] is that more and more agencies have created policies requiring that families be open to "open adoption," where in the birth family is involved, certainly the birth mothers. ...

Guatemalan orphans will face legal limbo - Fresno Bee (subscription)

Guatemalan orphans will face legal limbo
Fresno Bee (subscription), CA - 3 hours ago
Guatemala is one of the most popular places in the world for adoptions, so much so that the tourism industry promotes special packages for prospective .
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Humane Society plans pet adoptions (Forrest City Times-Herald)
The Forrest City Area Humane Society will have a pet adoption booth during Ridgefest, on the campus of East Arkansas Community College, on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m...



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