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Basic Information

Birth Parents

Getting Started
Are You Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption?
Open Adoption
What is Open Adoption ?
The Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents
Legal Issues of Independent Adoption (especially for Birth Fathers)
State Statutes and Codes Online

Adoptive Families

Post Adoption Resources

Adult Adoptees

Searching for Birth Family

Getting Started
Are You Ready?
Searching for Birth Relatives
Making the Decision to Search:
(Sheas Search Series part 1)
SEARCHING : Initiating a Search (for adoptees): The information gathering phase:
(Sheas Search Series part 2 )
Documents: What they are, where they are, what they mean, and how to get them:
(Sheas Search Series part 3)
I have a name! Uh, now what?:
(Sheas Search Series part 4)
Choices in Searching: Intermediaries, Agency searches, ISC's, Professional Searchers, Private Investigators, Volunteers, and Self-searches:
(Sheas Search Series part 5)
Petitioning the Court to Open Your Adoption File
(for adoptees adopted in the United States):
(Sheas Search Series part 6)
I Found My Birthparents
Access to Adoption Records
Access to Adoption Records - State by State
Contacted by an Adoptee
State Statutes and Codes Online

Information for Professionals

Special Topics

Gay and Lesbian

Single Parent

Special Needs

Foster Parenting

Foster Parent Adoption: What Parents Should Know

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