How
to Adopt Internationally: A Guide for
Agency-Directed and Independent Adoptions
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How to Adopt Internationally: A
Guide for Agency-Directed and Independent
Adoptions
by Jean
Nelson Erichsen,Individuals
desiring to adopt children from other
countries will find this book extremely
valuable. As parents of three adopted
Colombian children and founders of the
nonprofit adoption agency Los Ni$os
International, Nelson-Erichsen and
Erichsen well understand the adoption
process on both personal and professional
levels. They have broken down the
international adoption process into 23
detailed, easy-to-follow steps, from
selecting an agency to adapting to life
with an adopted child. The adoption laws
of 86 child-placing countries, samples of
required documents, the approximate costs
of international adoption, and the health
concerns of Third World orphans are
covered, and the web sites of foreign
embassies and parent support groups are
listed. The reader must keep in mind that
this type of information changes
constantly. Nevertheless, this is an
outstanding source for public libraries
and special libraries dealing with
adoption.DMee-Lee Hom, Hunter Coll. Lib.,
New York
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information,
Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback
edition.
The
Midwest Book Review, March 2003
"...a truly first-rate guide filled
from cover to cover with practical and
sound advice..."
Adoption
Book Review Newsletter, February 2002
Highly recommended for those who are
seeking an overview and step by step
guide to the international adoption
scene. --This text refers to the Paperback
edition.
Book
Description
How to Adopt Internationally is organized
around 23 easy-to-follow steps that lead
readers through every phase of the
international adoption process —
from finding a reputable agency and
organizing a home study to choosing a
country to adopt from, working through
emigration and immigration, traveling
abroad, and adjusting to a new life with
a child. The book includes detailed
instructions for estimating the cost of
an international adoption and also
provides samples of almost all forms and
documents parents will be required to
fill out or provide including sample
guidelines used to conduct a home study.
The last half of the book provides
up-to-date and in-depth information on
the adoption laws and requirements for 68
child-placing countries including Russia,
Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, China, Korea,
Guatemala, Chile, Mexico, and Colombia.
This latest edition also includes
Internet addresses for finding important
updates regarding international adoption
on the World Wide Web including sites for
downloading INS forms, contacting
Embassies and agencies overseas, finding
country-specific adoptive parent support
groups, up-to-date travel information,
and much more. This is the most
comprehensive and up-to-date guide to
international adoption available
anywhere.
From the
Publisher
How to Adopt Internationally is a
comprehensive, up-to-date, step-by-step
guide through the international adoption
process that features:
• 23
steps that include detailed coverage of
every aspect of the international
adoption process from finding an agency
and organizing a home study to choosing a
country to adopt from, working through
emigration and immigration, traveling
abroad, and adjusting to a new life with
a child.
•
Samples of almost all forms and documents
parents will be required to fill out or
provide, including sample guidelines used
to conduct a home study.
•
Samples of actual referral and health
information received by adoptive parents.
•
Detailed instructions for estimating the
costs of an international adoption.
•
Information on interviewing, evaluating,
and selecting the best agency, should you
decide to proceed with an
agency-initiated adoption.
•
Up-to-date and in-depth information on
the adoption laws and requirements for 64
child-placing countries, including
Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria,
China, Korea, Guatemala, Chile, Mexico,
and Colombia.
•
Separate chapter on health concerns of
orphans from developing countries.
•
Practical advice on packing for the
adoption trip and caring for your child
while overseas.
•
Internet (URL) references for finding
important information regarding
international adoption on the World Wide
Web, including sites for downloading INS
forms, contacting Embassies overseas,
finding adoptive parent support groups,
up-to-date travel information, and much
more.
From the
Back Cover
Organized around 23 easy-to-follow steps,
How to Adopt Internationally includes
detailed coverage of every aspect of the
international adoption process, including
organizing a home study and fulfilling
state requirements as well as choosing a
country to adopt from, working through
emigration and immigration, and traveling
abroad to meet your child. How to Adopt
Internationally also includes:
* Detailed
information on the adoption requirements
for 68 child-placing countries.
* Samples of
the forms and documents parents will be
required to provide.
* Guidelines
for estimating the cost of an
international adoption.
* Detailed
information on collecting and verifying
documents required for state approval,
INS approval, and approval of the child's
country of origin.
* Practical
information on preparing for the adoption
trip abroad.
* A separate
chapter on the health conditions of
orphans adopted from developing countries
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