Before you may move forward with adopting or fostering a child in North Carolina, you need to undergo an adoption pre-placement assessment or a home study. Conducted by a licensed North Carolina adoption agency, the pre-placement assessment typically involves an...
Year: 2021
What decisions can you make in a surrogate situation?
As a surrogate or intended parent, you likely have concerns about the amount of control you will have throughout the process. What are your rights? Your decision-making abilities? How will you commit to the agency and can you override their decisions? Hopeful parents...
Are you eligible to adopt a child in North Carolina?
There are many myths and misconceptions out there about what it takes to become an adoptive parent in North Carolina. If you are thinking about trying to become one, you may have questions about the process and whether you are eligible to do so. According to the North...
What if adopted parents want to divorce?
While many parents already feel the burden of guilt when divorcing due to the impact it will have on their child, this burden is undoubtedly even bigger for adoptive parents. After all, you worked hard to enter parenthood and broke the many oaths you made to maintain...
Is international more difficult than domestic adoption?
If you want to adopt a child, you have two basic options. You can adopt a child from within the U.S., or you can adopt a child from another country. Both options have their pros and cons. American Adoptions explains both domestic and international adoption can be...
3 unexpected challenges in stepparent adoption
The last few decades have seen an exponential rise in divorce rates across numerous age groups. This has led to increased instances of remarriage. These new marriages are often blended, bringing children from past relationships to the new one. Stepparents often opt to...
How should you announce surrogacy on social media?
When you decide to go the surrogacy route to have a child, you will undoubtedly share your journey with those closest to you. However, once you have a confirmed pregnancy, should you announce it to your acquaintances, extended family, and other friends? Nowadays, the...
New NC Law Leaves Stigma Around Foster Parents Hiring Attorneys
September 10, 2021 should go down as a watershed day for North Carolina foster parents for a number of reasons, all of them bound up in the passage of a new law https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H769v6.pdf which the NC General Assembly has boldly...
What should you know about adult adoption?
When you think of adoption, you might think of the adoption of a minor child, or even an infant. However, most states do have laws that allow for the adoption of consenting adults, as well. Adult adoptions happen for many reasons, from protecting the inheritance of a...
Preparing young children for a new adopted sibling
A new sibling may be difficult for some children to accept. Even when children demonstrate excitement about the arrival of a new family member, they may feel a fair amount of uncertainty about what it means for their role in the family. It is important to offer...