There Are Babies to Adopt: A Resource Guide for Prospective Parents
- ISBN-10
- 0806523344
- ISBN-13
- 9780806523347
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 308
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Citadel Press
- Author
- Christine Adamec
Description
For millions of Americans who dream of having a family, adoption is the answer, and this indispensable, up-to-the-minute handbook will lead would-be parents smoothly through the entire process. Compassionately written by an expert who is herself an adoptive parent, it provides easy-to-follow information on every type of adoption -- independent, open, or confidential -- and family situation, including single-parent adoptions and adopting special needs kids, as well as: -- How long a wait to expect, and how to avoid delays -- Types of agencies, insurance, and costs -- Sensitive advice on first encounters with birth parents, and the reactions of friends, family, and strangers -- Preparing for the Home Study and writing the autobiography Features a complete, up-to-date bibliography and appendix directory of lawyers, agencies, support groups, and adoption organizations.
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- 1987-01-01
- 258 pages
- Paperback
- Mills & Sanderson Pub
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