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Hello,

My name is Anne-Marie Fleckenstein, MA, LPC and I am a doctoral candidate at Fielding Graduate University. I am conducting a dissertation…
- Posted by Anne-Marie to India Adoptive Families on Feb 17, 2019 at 5:03pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
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Hello,

My name is Anne-Marie Fleckenstein, MA, LPC and I am a doctoral candidate at Fielding Graduate University. I am…
- Posted by Anne-Marie to India Adoptive Families on Feb 04, 2019 at 5:01am | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Dissertation Survey

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Hello,

My name is Anne-Marie Fleckenstein, MA, LPC and I am a doctoral candidate at Fielding…
- Posted by Anne-Marie to India Adoptive Families on Jan 17, 2019 at 2:39am | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Language Barrier

If you adopt an older child from India, will there be a huge language barrier? How much English did your child know when you first met him or her?
- Posted by ag11 to India Adoptive Families on Dec 08, 2018 at 4:06pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Kennesaw State University Personality & Familial Systems Survey

Hi there! My name is Aspen Starbird and I’m an undergraduate Kennesaw State University student! Currently, I’m doing research on fostered/adopted children (who are now 18+). Essentially, it’s just a…
- Posted by astarbird1 to India Adoptive Families on Mar 27, 2018 at 3:39am | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Adoption Counselling Camp, New Delhi - Feb 18

Families of Joy Foundation is organizing a 1 day special adoption counselling camp at New Delhi.

The camp will offer details on latest adoption guidelines, guidance on preparing for…
- Posted by FoJ to India Adoptive Families on Feb 04, 2018 at 6:02pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Article 5 and NOC

Hi all,

I am adopting a little girl from India and I have completed my dossier and DS-260. How long did you have to wait for your article 5 and…
- Posted by knhandy to India Adoptive Families on Feb 03, 2018 at 9:47pm | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Waiting for a Match

Hi all,

We are registered with the state of Uttar Pradesh and we have been waiting for 18 months for a child proposal. We are wondering if it’s worth contacting…
- Posted by Ramola to India Adoptive Families on Aug 07, 2017 at 1:06pm | 5 Comments | Post a reply
Adoption waiting process

We registered in CARA on August 2016 to adopt a child from India. It’s been 7 months we didn’t get any referral from CARA. If anybody went through this process…
- Posted by Kumud to India Adoptive Families on Mar 18, 2017 at 5:41pm | 4 Comments | Post a reply
BBC documentary reseach - Were you adopted in South Asia?

My name is Tara Nolan and I’m a Producer at Raw - an independent television production company based in London, UK. I’m currently doing some research into inter-country adoption for…
- Posted by TaraBBC to India Adoptive Families on Mar 16, 2017 at 3:11pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Research Study

Married moms…. please consider participation in a dissertation research study that will examine perceptions of parental competence and satisfaction of adopted, first children.
To participate or find out…
- Posted by CoquatMom to India Adoptive Families on Jan 28, 2017 at 3:42pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Adopted a Girl in India while living in India

Hi,

We are both US citizens and have lived in India for 10 years. We decided to adopt a child and got a No objection from CARA and letter from…
- Posted by Sree to India Adoptive Families on Oct 26, 2016 at 5:51am | 2 Comments | Post a reply
International adoption disruption

Dear Adoptive Parents,

You are invited to take part in a research study about the experiences of adoptive parents in the United States who have adopted…
- Posted by OlgaHayesUTA to India Adoptive Families on Apr 01, 2016 at 10:47pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Serious about adoption from a poor country

Hi everyone.
I’m brand new here. Please take a minute to read my story. I am a lady of 28 years old, my husband is 36. We have…
- Posted by EmmaManf to India Adoptive Families on Jan 21, 2016 at 1:27pm | 10 Comments | Post a reply
Narrowing down Agency - BAAS vs Holt vs International Family Services

Apologies for the cross-posting but I’m new here!

I seem to keep coming across Bay Area Adoption Services, Holt International and International Family Services when researching India adoptions. Does anyone…
- Posted by wanderlustmom to India Adoptive Families on Apr 21, 2015 at 4:20am | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Newbie

My husband and I are in the researching phase of adoption. Would love any advice on India. We have narrowed it down to a decision between 3 agencies. Awaa, dillon…
- Posted by abbridges to India Adoptive Families on Mar 29, 2014 at 12:00am | 4 Comments | Post a reply
American Expats living in India want to adopt Indian child

Hi there,

I’m new to the group and hoping some of you with experience may be able to help direct or advise us in our desire to adopt in India. - Posted by Ljhansen9 to India Adoptive Families on Aug 08, 2013 at 3:07pm | 5 Comments | Post a reply
Introduction

Hello all,

My husband, David and I have been matched with 2 girls from Delhi and are waiting to go to India to foster them while waiting for court orders.…
- Posted by lajobear to India Adoptive Families on Mar 17, 2013 at 8:10am | 2 Comments | Post a reply
Pre-adoption fostering in country

Are there any recent APs out there who fostered their child pre-adoption in India? If so, can you describe the process? How long were you in country? Where did you…
- Posted by 2Plus1 to India Adoptive Families on Aug 15, 2012 at 9:58am | 1 Comment | Post a reply
Question about citizenship for Indian adoptees

Hello,

I was recently told that we needed to file some paperwork to renounce our son’s Indian citizenship, and that if we didn’t there would be fines or even jail…
- Posted by wichuck76 to India Adoptive Families on Jul 06, 2012 at 8:29pm | 9 Comments | Post a reply