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New to Adoption

For anyone considering domestic or international adoption—risks, rewards, routes, timelines, and costs. For a comprehensive overview, visit theadoptionguide.com.

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Wanting to Adopt Transgender Stepchild

My stepson came out as a transgender female. She asks me to adopt her. What should I do?
- Posted by imdoneone to New to Adoption on Oct 09, 2019 at 8:16pm | 1 Comment | Post a reply
Wanting to Adopt LGBT Stepchild

My son came out as transgender female. She asks me to adopt her. What should I do?
- Posted by imdoneone to New to Adoption on Oct 09, 2019 at 8:16pm | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Detailed post of my adoption research / experience

I recently adopted - domestic, infant adoption - but when I started I didn’t have a clear path of how I wanted to adopt, even though everyone seemed to think…
- Posted by SBala to New to Adoption on Aug 10, 2019 at 8:43pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Adoptees Apparel

Hello! My name is Ethan Cahoon and my sister and me were adopted in 2005 from Kemerovo, Russia. As you probably know, Russian adoption is closed to the United States.…
- Posted by Ethan Cahoon to New to Adoption on Jul 27, 2019 at 2:21am | 0 Comments | Post a reply
New to adoption

Hi my name is Jason Bell I m 43 and Single I m nervous is it ok for me to adopt because I m a dad any advise Thanks for…
- Posted by Belljp to New to Adoption on Jun 08, 2019 at 1:21am | 5 Comments | Post a reply
San Diego/ SoCal Adoption

Hi everyone! My name is Natalie, and my husband Dan and I are located in Escondido, California. We have been married for 5 years, and have been trying to get…
- Posted by natalieadoptivemama to New to Adoption on Jan 17, 2019 at 9:36pm | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Adopting from a Non-Hague Country

Is it true that if you adopt from a non-Hague country, you have a high chance of adopting a child that should have never been adopted in the first place?…
- Posted by ag11 to New to Adoption on Dec 16, 2018 at 6:33pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Would you adopt if there would be no amended birth certificate?

Trying this question again. Would you be willing to adopt if the person you adopt was not issued an amended birth certificate? The adoption decree demonstrates that the people who…
- Posted by redwonder to New to Adoption on Dec 02, 2018 at 11:37pm | 5 Comments | Post a reply