Natural Mother People from 'natural families' are curious to know if I ever felt the urge to find my biological mother. Despite my horrendous upbringing at the hands of my adoptive mother and its effect of stunting my growth in mind and soul, I never felt it would be appropriate as long as this 'unnatural' mother...
Haiti Adoption Factsheet
Disclaimer: The following is intended as a very general guide to assist U.S. citizens who plan to adopt a child in Haiti and apply for an immigrant visa for the child to come to the United States. Two sets of laws are particularly relevant: 1) the laws of Haiti govern all activity in Haiti...
In Favor of the Child I don't remember exactly how old I was when I was told that I was adopted. It was probably when my twin sister and I were about nine or ten years old. "Adopted? What does that mean?" I asked my adoptive mother. "It means that I didn't give birth to you and your sister," my adoptive mother...
Adopting from Sierra Leone: Factsheet Disclaimer: The following is intended as a very general guide to assist U.S. citizens who plan to adopt a child in Sierra Leone and apply for an immigrant visa for the child to come to the United States. Two sets of laws are particularly relevant: 1) the laws of Sierra Leone govern all activity in...
Post-Adoption Contact Agreements: South Dakota January 15, 2008, 10:01 am
South Dakota. Their state insect is the honeybee which is rather appropriate. Why? Their laws regarding post-adoption contact agreements have me all a-buzz. (I'm funny, no?) We start out rather specific and then get all kinds of confusing somewhere in the middle.
Take a look:
What may be...
Post-Adoption Contact Agreements: Nevada November 19, 2007, 8:33 am
Nevada. When I think of Nevada, I think of the desert, don't you? Do you find it interesting to learn that the state's name, with origins in Spanish, means "snow-capped?" It kind of changes my view of the state. And, after reading through their post-adoption contact agreement statutes, I actually...
Post-Adoption Contact Agreements: Alaska November 2, 2007, 9:45 am
Alaska is our first alphabetical state that gives some provisions for post-placement contact agreements, frequently referred to as contracts. For those unfamiliar with the terms, a post-placement contact agreement/contract is put together by birth and adoptive families (sometimes helped along by...