Family Law and Adoption: What You Need to Know
Family law and adoption is a complex legal process, which is further complicated by the fact that there are no standardized adoption laws in the United States. Your first step in considering adoption is to know where to find detailed information for your specific circumstances and to get yourself a good adoption attorney.

Adoption Laws: Open Adoption
Open adoption allows the potential of contact between the adopted child and birth parents, but the adoptive parents are ultimately in control.
By: Jaceson Maughan

The Adoption Process and Adoption Law
The adoption process is set out according to adoption laws in each state, and additional laws apply at the federal level and in the case of international adoptions. While the specifics vary from state to state, there are some common elements to any adoption.
By: Jaceson Maughan

What to Include in Your Dossier for International Adoption
You have heard about a dossier in the spy movies, but you never realized what is in one, and what it takes to get one. You want to adopt a baby or child in an international adoption, and have just found out that you need one.

Open vs. Closed Adoption
There's a strong contrast between open vs. closed adoptions. While open adoptions are becoming more common, adoptive parents need to remember that they have strong legal rights once the adoption is complete.
By: Jaceson Maughan