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The 6 Avenues of Adoption, Part 6: International Adoptions
Are you curious about international adoptions? Well then, you’re in the right place! We are wrapping up our six-part series on the six avenues of adoption with information on international adoptions.
The 6 Avenues of Adoption, Part 5: Foster Care Adoptions
Have you been curious about foster care adoption?
My husband and I adopted our daughter through foster care when she was eight years of age. With foster care, you will find most children who are available for adoption are going to be eight years of age and older.
The 6 Avenues of Adoption, Part 4: Embryo Adoptions
Embryo adoption is when another family has gone through IVF and they have frozen embryos left over. They don’t want to destroy those embryos. They view them as having life and want to give those embryos an opportunity to live by donating them to a family, with the hopes that that other family becomes pregnant and can give birth with that child.
Family Home Updates to Make Before Adoption
While it’s easy to get swept up in the adoption process, it’s important that you’re making all the necessary adjustments to turn your current home into a family home.
The 6 Avenues of Adoption, Part 3: Private Adoptions
Private adoptions are often more flexible and have fewer restrictions than agency and consultant adoptions. Working directly with the expecting mother means some of those agency-applied limitations won’t be involved, but you still need to weigh the pros and cons.
The 6 Avenues of Adoption, Part 2: Adoption Consultants
What exactly are adoption consultants? With an adoption consultant, you pay one fee to network your portfolio with several different agencies in different states. Adoption consultants work to be your advocate and hold your hand through the entire adoption process.