Category Archives: Adoption

There has long been tension between the United States and Russia over issues related to the adoption of Russian children by U.S. parents. This tension came to a head two years ago, when a U.S. woman decided she could no longer deal with her adopted s...

While many would-be parents here in the U.S. are eager to take children from other countries into their homes, they are now encountering significant obstacles as international adoption has become a much harder prospect in recent years. To illustrate,...

Over the past few years, Russian officials have become increasingly upset over allegations that some Russian children adopted by American parents were being subjected to abuse or worse. Matters reached a boiling point back in 2010, when a Tennesse...

In previous posts, we discussed how Russia -- the preferred destination of many prospective parents -- temporarily closed adoptions to U.S. families. Here, the temporary ban came after a Tennessee woman, Torry H., put her child alone on a plane back ...

Adoption Associates of San Antonio, Texas, shut its doors last week leaving many families in limbo as to the status of their adoptions. Very little information has become available about the reasons for the sudden closure. Some families in the proces...

In a rather unusual case out of Illinois, a stepfather is currently fighting for visitation rights and custody of his former wife's adopted son. The couple, Nicholas G. and Miki M., married in 2009, when Miki M. was in the process of adopting the ...

In a previous post, we discussed how Russia -- the preferred destination of many prospective parents -- temporarily closed adoptions to U.S. families. Here, the temporary ban came after a Tennessee woman put her child alone on a plane back to Russia ...

A wealthy Florida man -- heir to an air conditioning fortune and founder of a West Palm Beach polo club -- has resorted to an unusual adoption in an apparent attempt to shelter his fortune from civil litigation. The new adoptive father -- John Goo...

Nobel Prize winning author Pearl S. Buck championed adoption of foreign born children, particularly Asian children, by Americans. Her specific motivation arose from concern over the number of half-American children born in countries where the U.S. ha...

It's no secret that the adoption process can be challenging. In the United States, potential parents are required to undergo extensive background checks, as well provide information about their home life and financial situation. In fact, the process ...