Category Archives: Adoption

Texas residents interested in adoption may be interested to learn that new data released by the U.S. State Department shows that foreign adoptions have fallen to their lowest level in more than 30 years. Americans adopted 6,441 babies from foreign co...

Texas residents who are interested in adopting a child may benefit from learning more about the preparation required for successfully completing the process. Unless the adoptive parent is a stepparent, grandparent or uncle or aunt through prior adopt...

Same-sex couples in Texas that wish to adopt a child may desire more information about second-parent adoption. In a second-parent adoption, both parties to a same-sex relationship are allowed to acquire parenting rights over the biological child of o...

Adopting a child in Texas requires prospective parents to follow state-specific guidelines. The state has enacted requirements for who can adopt and who can be adopted. The state also maintains distinct requirements for children who are residents of ...

In Texas, an adoption may be classified as open or closed, but the majority of cases will exhibit elements of both. In an entirely open adoption, the birth parents meet with the adoptive parents and initiate post-placement visits. While the adoptive ...

The Texas Family Code outlines certain limitations regarding the adoption process. Except under certain circumstances, any adult is legally able to pursue an adoption. However, a number of restrictions limits if a child is eligible for adoption. I...

In 2010, the U.S. Department of State announced that it was following the lead of other Western nations in suspending all adoptions from Nepal, citing systemic problems that it believed cast doubt on the reliability of that country's adoption system....

While it may seem difficult to believe, there are only a handful of states -- Alabama, Alaska, Kansas, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Island and Tennessee -- that grant adoptees the right to access their birth files. This essentially means th...

It seems that when a story makes headlines concerning adoption, the topic involves the complex legal issues that may cause a hiccup during the process. In other situations, a celebrity adoption may grab the attention of the media. Tim Tebow may ma...

Those who have gone through the adoption process will tell you that it can sometimes get complicated, even with domestic adoptions. But this process can get even more complicated when different nations get involved and also when adopting four childre...