The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption, 2nd Edition
Straightforward Advice to Guide You Through Every Stage of the Adoption Process
1st Edition
Published on 4. January 2005
432 pages
978-0-241-88185-9 (ISBN)
Description
"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, new 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
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, new 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
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
File size
1,65 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-241-88185-9 (9780241881859)
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Chris Adamec
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption
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01/2005
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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.
