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2. Adoption in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In those cases, the child is unable to live with the birth family, and the government is overseeing the care and adoption of the child. International adoptions involve the adoption of a child who was born outside the United States. A private adoption is an adoption that was independently arranged without the involvement of a government agency.

3. Adoptee rights - Wikipedia

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   Transracial adoption—in Western countries, usually involving non-white children and white adults—is a contentious issue. [11] Transracial adoptees often face specific challenges, including a lack of diversity in their environment, racism from adoptive family members, and a lack of connection with their birth culture. [ 12 ]

4. Effects of adoption on the birth mother - Wikipedia

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   Placing a child for adoption may also prompt identity issues in birth mothers. They may feel a desire to establish who the child will be in their lives and what role they will play in their lives. Birth mothers in open or mediated adoptions may be presented with more identity issues as they interact with the adoptive family. Placing a child for ...

5. New State Department ruling makes inter-country adoption ...

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   Inter-country adoption is still important when children cannot be placed with families in their country of origin, and UNICEF estimates there to be 17.6 million children who have lost both of ...

6. How much an adoption costs and 4 ways to pay for it - AOL

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   The most affordable way to adopt a child is through the U.S. foster care system. On average, it costs under $2,800 to adopt a child from foster care.. Independent adoption through an attorney ...

7. Ten children find forever homes on National Adoption Day in ...

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   Nationally, approximately 400,000 children are in foster care, with over 120,000 awaiting adoption, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In Texas alone, nearly 6,000 ...