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    Adoption 101: The Basics to Begin Your Adoption Journey
    Adoption 101: The Basics to Begin Your Adoption Journey
    Adoption 101: The Basics to Begin Your Adoption Journey
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    Adoption 101: The Basics to Begin Your Adoption Journey

    By Stacy Gleaton

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    Expanding your family through adoption may seem overwhelming. Often circumstances out of your control have led you to this fork in the road.

    How do I get started? How long will the process take? What is the involvement of the biological parents?  Do I want to adopt domestically or internationally? Do I want to adopt a child from the foster care system or through a private adoption? How much does adoption cost? How do I place my child for adoption? Can my spouse adopt my child from a previous relationship? Can biological parents change their decision and have their child returned to their custody? How do adoption agencies work?

     

    The questions are near endless.

     

    This book will cover these topics and guide you, so that you can make the best decisions to grow your family through adoption. You will be prepared, competent, and confident to make the first step in your adoption journey and with every step along the way.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStacy Gleaton, LCSW
    Release dateAug 29, 2022
    ISBN9798887575049
    Adoption 101: The Basics to Begin Your Adoption Journey
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    Stacy Gleaton

    Stacy Gleaton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Mexico and Texas. She has worked in multiple social work settings over the years. One such social work job was with Child Protective Services (CPS) in New Mexico, where she first professionally learned about foster care and adoption. Stacy then continued to conduct home studies, but this time in the private sector. In 2015, Stacy began working with the military population and found it to be generally mistaken as a poor resource for an adoptive family; she enjoys advocating for military families in their adoption journey. As a Christian, Stacy has found many similarities between adoption and her relationship with God. It is her hope that this book will give you the comfort and competence needed to begin your adoption journey! Stacy loves to hear and learn from adoptive families, so please email her at [email protected].

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      Adoption 101 - Stacy Gleaton

      Title Page

      Copyright © 2022 by Stacy Gleaton

      The photos printed in this book are used with the permission of the prospective adoptive parents and adoptive parents.

      All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The NIV and New International Version are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

      All rights reserved. The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced, scanned, distributed, or used in any manner whatsoever, via the Internet, electronic, or print, without the express written permission of the authors, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      For more information, or information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the author at [email protected]

      Edited by: Marion Archer with Making Manuscripts

      Cover Design by: Jena Brignola

      Formatting by: Rebecca Manuel with Bibliophile Productions

      Printed in the United States of America

      First Printing, August 2022

      ISBN:

      979-8-88757-503-2 Print

      979-8-88757-504-9 Digital

      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      Chapter Eleven

      Chapter Twelve

      Chapter Thirteen

      Chapter Fourteen

      Chapter Fifteen

      Chapter Sixteen

      Chapter Seventeen

      Chapter Eighteen

      Chapter Nineteen

      Chapter Twenty

      Chapter Twenty-One

      Chapter Twenty-Two

      Definitions

      Resources

      About the Author

      Appendix

      INTRODUCTION

      My goal in this publication is for you to gain the understanding, comfort, and competence to take the first step in your adoption journey. This book is not designed to be a complete guide as there are many varied paths that adoption can take. However, this book will give you the foundation and direction to start.

      The photos printed in this book are used with the permission of the prospective adoptive parents and adoptive parents.

      To those families, thank you for allowing me to share photos from your adoption journey.

      Chris and Julie Barnes

      Jade and Jeanette Barnett

      Dave and Mandy B.

      Brenner and Stephanie Campbell

      Todd and Lisa E.

      Zack and Meagan Eastburn

      BJ and Jeana Ford

      Casey and Lacy Jones

      Eric and Kristy Muller

      Jeffrey and Teryn Neuer

      Bradley and Brittany Noack

      Eric and Rebekah Peele

      Radames and Tiffany Perez

      Justin and Selena Savell

      Weston and Jessica Tramell

      Chad and Janna Usher

      Edward and Karen Williams

      Nathan and Lisa Yocom

      A special thanks to my friends who helped me polish this document into a book.

      Ami Allen

      Marion Archer

      Jena Brignola

      Daniel Gleaton

      Janet Hitchcock

      Chelle Northcutt

      Becca Manuel

      prospective adoptive “big brothers” pose with their future younger sister

      prospective adoptive big brothers pose with their future younger sister

      CHAPTER ONE

      OVERVIEW OF THE ADOPTION PROCESS AND HOW TO GET STARTED

      Adoption is the act of becoming legally responsible for a child, as if that child was your biological child. There are inherent rights and responsibilities of being legally responsible for a child. For example, you decide if your child will attend a public or private school, you decide the medical care your child will or will not receive, and you financially support your child.

      The simple version of the adoption process is as follows. In order for a child to be adopted, that child has to be legally freed, meaning that the legal responsibilities of their biological parents have to be ended in order for another adult (or adults) to be able to assume that legal responsibility. The prospective adoptive parents are required to complete and pass a home study. The adoptee is placed in their home. Then, the adoption is finalized in court. There are many contingencies involved to ensure each step is completed correctly.

      Before you start your adoption journey, you will need to decide what type of adoption would best fit you. You can adopt a child from foster care through your state's Child Protective Services department or you can adopt a child through a private adoption (a child that is not in foster care). If you decide that a private adoption fits you

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