‘Permanency’ Articles
Hawaii Adoption Subsidy Profile
Adoption subsidies are available for children with special needs. Federal subsidies were created by Congress (through Public Law 96-272—the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980) to encourage the adoption of special needs children and remove the financial disincentives to adoption for the families.
NACAC Releases Policy Statement
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) has just released their policy statement regarding Adoption Assistance.
Renegotiating or Modifying Adoption Subsidy
The North American Council on Adoptable Children Adoption Subsidy Resource Center has provided this fact sheet (August 2007) on renegotiating or modifying adoption subsidy agreements. Download the fact sheet for details. Download: Renegotiating Adoption Subsidy
Requesting New Social Security Number When You Adopt
To avoid problems and protect children, it is recommended that adoptive parents request a new Social Security number upon finalization.
Survey Shows the Importance of Adoption Subsidies
A survey of adoptive parents released by Children’s Rights shows the importance of adoption subsidies in ensuring that children in foster care can be adopted and grow up in permanent families.
Unconditional Commitment
Caring for teens can be rewarding, especially if you provide them with what they need most: Unconditional Commitment.
Update on Adoption Tax Credit Refunds from NACAC
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 that if you adopted a foster child between 2005 and 2010 and [...]
