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The Complete Adoption Book: Everything You Need to Know to Adopt a Child
Your dream of being a parent can come true. The Complete Adoption Book is your indispensable resource along the way.
Whether you choose to pursue independent, agency, or international adoption, The Complete Adoption Book is the most comprehensive and authoritative adoption book you can use to guide you through the process—from deciding if adoption is right for you to budgeting your expenses and interviewing birth mothers.
As adoption professionals and adoptive parents, authors Laura Beauvais-Godwin and Raymond Godwin bring an unparalleled level of expertise and compassion to every situation an adopting parent is likely to encounter. The information provided in The Complete Adoption Book
*Information about every kind of adoption—from family adoption to independent and from agency to international
*All contact information required for agencies, attorneys, and support groups
*State-by-state requirements for completing legal adoptions
*A step-by-step guide to the home study
The Complete Adoption Book puts control back in your hands and places you on the right track for securing the family you’ve always wanted quickly, legally, and with few complications.
Whether you choose to pursue independent, agency, or international adoption, The Complete Adoption Book is the most comprehensive and authoritative adoption book you can use to guide you through the process—from deciding if adoption is right for you to budgeting your expenses and interviewing birth mothers.
As adoption professionals and adoptive parents, authors Laura Beauvais-Godwin and Raymond Godwin bring an unparalleled level of expertise and compassion to every situation an adopting parent is likely to encounter. The information provided in The Complete Adoption Book
*Information about every kind of adoption—from family adoption to independent and from agency to international
*All contact information required for agencies, attorneys, and support groups
*State-by-state requirements for completing legal adoptions
*A step-by-step guide to the home study
The Complete Adoption Book puts control back in your hands and places you on the right track for securing the family you’ve always wanted quickly, legally, and with few complications.
672 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2000
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February 9, 2021
Have too buy book.
March 15, 2021
It was a really great overview of a lot of the issues you will deal with as you begin the adoption journey
April 1, 2008
This was a great book to get an overview of the different ways to go about adoption. It does a good job of explaining them and helping readers understand the pros and cons of each form, so that they may decide which is best suited for them. It really helped us narrow our path.
Once we had decided, I felt that a lot of the information didn't apply to us and it was time to move on to more specific books. Because of this book and conversations with other adoptive parents, we have been able to have a lot of confidence that choosing Fost-Adoption has been the best path for us, without looking back. This book gave us a great basis to grasp language to use about different kinds of adoptions.
Once we had decided, I felt that a lot of the information didn't apply to us and it was time to move on to more specific books. Because of this book and conversations with other adoptive parents, we have been able to have a lot of confidence that choosing Fost-Adoption has been the best path for us, without looking back. This book gave us a great basis to grasp language to use about different kinds of adoptions.
March 11, 2008
Filled with a wealth of information on pretty much everything about the logistics of adoption - from selecting an agency to international adoptions. The state-by-state requirements were especially informative.
April 3, 2008
A great starting point for anyone considering adoption. Very informative!
February 21, 2014
Really just a book of facts that you can find online, or will be given once you choose an agency.
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