Feb 2, 2011
During the week of September 27, 2010 the IRS released guidance stating that adoption tax credit amounts carried forward from previous years are also refundable, so even parents who adopted as long ago as 2005 can benefit from the new law. These changes mean...
Feb 2, 2011
From the Child Welfare Information Gateway: Adoption expenses vary depending on the type of adoption. Adoptive families can educate themselves on what is included in the costs of adoption and the types of financial assistance that may be available to them. Click...
Feb 2, 2011
Views surrounding disruption and dissolution are widely divided. Many believe adoptions should never be allowed to disrupt or dissolve; some think disruption or dissolution is the answer at the first sign of trouble; and others believe disruption or dissolution can be...
Feb 2, 2011
A personal account of one family’s experience in applying for Adoption Subsidy retroactively. In the process of adopting a sibling group of four children two years ago, we learned through their social worker that it was still possible to petition for monetary...
Feb 2, 2011
Provides overview of federal adoption subsidy program. In years past, many children were deemed to be “unadoptable” and languished in foster care. In part, this was due to a lack of financial resources available to support these children in adoptive homes....
Feb 2, 2011
The children and families of Missouri won a great victory on May 1, 2006. The attached editorial gives new insite into the case and the Missouri Attorney General’s opposition to the original law.The article below appeared in the Editorial Section of the St....