Product Description

This new edition covers the adoption process, new information on cyber adoption, changes in adoption laws, and the financial considerations of adoption.

• Updated appendixes with new listings for adoption agencies, publications, adoptive parents’ groups, and adoption attorneys
• Comprehensive information on adopting abroad, Internet-assisted adoptions, and the legal aspects of adoption, including pre-birth consent laws

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #269848 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

Review
"An inspiring and informative guide for anyone in the emotional and complicated process of considering adopting." -- Comeunity

From the Author
You're not an "idiot" if you try to obtain as much information as possible when you're adopting a child. My book simplifies the process and I hope it will save you time and money as you move toward adopting your child. I have completely updated CIG to Adoption to reflect the current needs of people adopting today, and contacted hundreds of people, including social workers, attorneys, adoptive parent group leaders and others who helped me transform the book into one I hope will enable you to adopt your child. A new section on the Internet is included and I updated the adoption law chart, among the many changes that have been made. I also updated the agency and attorney appendixes.

About the Author
Christine Adamec launched an adoptive parent group in 1986 and was appointed to the Florida Adoption Advisory Council from 1989-1990. She publishes the newsletter Adoption/Medical News and is the author of There ARE Babies to Adopt and co- author of The Encyclopedia of Adoption.

Customer Reviews

Definitely a worthwhile purchase
In many ways, this book is better than all the overly earnest or psycho-babbly pastel-covered books available on adoption. In keeping with the "Idiot's Guide" approach, this book is reader-friendly, breezily-written, and full of info. I'm most impressed with the inclusion of unsentimental, nuts-and-bolts subjects like financing, avoiding adoption scams, and state-by-state adoption rules.

Don't let the title fool you! This is a great book!
This book is chock full of information on every aspect of adoption, including domestic, international, older child, special needs, transracial, state regulations, single parents, etc. I love it! My adoption counselor even bought a few copies for her office library!

A good starting point...
If you are just thinking of adopting and have no idea where to begin, this is a great book. It gives details about many different types of adoption. It could really help you decide whether to go through government agencies, private agencies or international. If you have already narrowed your scope, then it is better to get a book specific to the type of adoption that you are pursuing, otherwise there will be many chapters of this book that you will skip.