The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption, 2nd Edition: Straightforward Advice to Guide You Through Every Stage of the Adoption Process

by Christine Adamec

Overview

“A beacon through the often tangled and varied paths to parenting through adoption.”— William Pierce, President, National Council for Adoption

Hailed as “an extremely valuable resource” by Jann Heffner, executive director of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, this new edition covers the adoption process, updated information on cyber adoption, changes in adoption laws, and the financial considerations of adoption.

• Updated appendixes with new listings for adoption agencies, publications, adoptive parents’ groups, and adoption attorneys
• Comprehensive information on adopting abroad, Internet-assisted adoptions, and the legal aspects of adoption, including pre-birth consent laws

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101218167
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	01/04/2005
Series:	COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE Series
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Chris Adamec is a freelance writer and a retired Air Force major. She launched her own adoptive parent group in 1986 and was appointed to the Florida Adoption Advisory Council from 1989-1990. She regularly speaks to organizations and groups about adoption and publishes a newsletter entitled Adoption/Medical News devoted to addressing the medical issues that concern the adoption community. She is the author of There ARE Babies to Adopt and co-author of The Encyclopedia of Adoption. She lives in Palm Bay, Florida, with her husband and children, including an adopted son.