Adoption & Foster Care

Considering adopting or fostering a child? Learn the ins and outs of the adoption process and the foster care system in your state, including facts on domestic and international adoption, tips on finding an agency, and a breakdown of the cost of fostering or adopting a child.
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What Open Adoption Is Really Like
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Why I'm Teaching My Adopted Child to Love His Birth Family
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The New International Adoption Powerhouse: The United States?
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Child at Center of Adoption Case Returned to Biological Father
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Family Adopts Chinese Baby Girl with Cancer
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Complexities of Surrogacy, Abortion, and Law Highlighted in Multi-State Case
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TV's 'The Little Couple' Adopts Baby Boy
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Katherine Heigl Announces Baby Girl's Name
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Jillian Michaels to Adopt Baby Girl
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Why Transracial Adoptees Need to Be Immersed in Black History as Children
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Planning to Foster a Child for the First Time? Here's What You Need to Know About Managing Finances
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Please Stop Calling My Adopted Daughter 'Lucky'
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine Halts International Adoptions, Leaving Adoptive Parents Desperate to Know Kids Are Safe
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Adoptive Mom and Luisa Cosplayer is Schooling TikTokers on the Definition of Self-Love
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Adoption is Expensive, It's Time We Normalize Baby Showers for Adoptive Parents
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3 Families Who Became Forever Homes for Their Foster Children
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I'm a Single Foster Mom—Here's How I Budget for Retirement, Meals and More
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What Prospective Parents Need to Know About Financial Assistance for Adopting From Foster Care
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Why Are Queer Parents Still Paying for Second-Parent Adoption?
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What Foster Parents Need To Know About Adopting and Affirming a Queer Child
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Foster Parent Shares Genius 'Comfort Care' Kit To Help Kids Regulate Big Emotions
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These PSAs Show the Beauty and Importance of Adopting Teens From Foster Care
Adoptive Families: Lisa Milbrand
Why the GOP's Tax Plan Is Bad News for Anyone Who Plans to Adopt
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The Pandemic is Forcing Hopeful Parents to Change Their Adoption Plans
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How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Adoption Community
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Foster Care and the Opioid Crisis: This is What It Looks Like in Real Life
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I Was a Kid in Foster Care, Now I'm Advocating for a Better System
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What is Embryo Adoption?
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People Are Getting This Symbol Tattooed After Adoptions and This Is What It Means
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How to Adopt a Child in 7 Steps
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Adoptive and Foster Parent Shopping List
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How Much It Costs to Adopt a Child
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Single Parent Adoption: How to Start a Family Solo
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Stepparent Adoption: How to Start the Process
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The Adoption Process: Agency vs. Independent Adoption
Diverse Children in a Circle
Kids for Adoption: Facts, Statistics, and Raising Awareness
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International Adoption: Post-Adoption Reports
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Expert Advice: ADHD and Adoption
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My Harrowing TSA Experience Reminded Me What it Means to Have a Child Who Doesn't Look Like Me
4 Book Covers on the topic of Adoption
18 Books About Adoption for Kids
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When Should We Tell Our Child That He Was Adopted?
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Colin Kaepernick's Netflix Series, 'Colin in Black & White,' Sheds Light on Transracial Adoption
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Discussing Adoption with Your Kids
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Watch This Girl's Ecstatic Response When She Hears She'll Be Adopted
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This Mom's Heart-Wrenching Post Shows the Reality of Fostering a Child
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Firefighter Adopts Baby Girl He Delivered After Responding to Fateful Call
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Toddler Celebrates His Adoption With Happiest Photo Ever
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Disney Princesses Made This Little Girl's Adoption Day a Royal Affair
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The Best Reason to Buy Lemonade: This Boy's Adoption
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WATCH: Kids Meet New Baby Brother Under Christmas Tree
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A Simple Adoption Story
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Meet the Parents Who Adopted 4 Kids in Just 24 Hours
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Celebrity Moms Who Adopted
Sandra Bullock Is My Adoptive Mom Hero
Sandra Bullock Asks People to Stop Saying 'Adopted Child,' and I Applaud Her
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I Reached Out to My Birth Father Because of the Pandemic and Never Heard Back, But That Just Made Me Stronger
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Our Special Needs Adoption Was Unpredictable But Perfect for Our Family
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Adopting an Older Child: One Mom's Story
I Found Out I was Adopted From a DNA Test
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Adopting a Son of a Different Race Opened My Eyes to the Foster Care System
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Our Adoption Story is Not a Fairy Tale But a Real-Life Happy Ending
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Mom and Daughter Shut Down Racist Adoption Questions in Adorable Instagram Video