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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption, Second Edition
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.7340973
EAN: 9781592572748
Edition: 2
ISBN: 159257274X
Label: Alpha
Manufacturer: Alpha
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: 2005-01
Publisher: Alpha
Studio: Alpha
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Editorial Review:
The byzantine process of applying for adoption can leave even the best and the brightest feeling like an idiot. Fear not. Chris Adamec, coauthor of the Encyclopedia of Adoption and mother of an adopted child (plus two biological kids), has survived the process, truly believes in it, and passes along everything she's learned in more than 15 years of writing on the subject--all in a warm, encouraging style. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption begins with two chapters designed to help readers determine their adoption readiness by describing lifestyle changes and typical costs as well as offering a smart reality check in the form of a self-evaluation. The next section provides excellent information on adoption arrangers (agencies, lawyers, private individuals), adoption finances, laws and rights from state to state, and the increasingly popular international adoption scene. Then Adamec gets into the nitty-gritty of the actual adoption process, such as going through the dreaded home study (an evaluation of the potential adoptive family's lifestyle), dealing with birth mothers, coping with the challenges of raising adopted children, and, finally, facing a child's desire to search for his or her birth parents. An extra-large reference section includes adoption agencies, organizations, attorneys, parent groups, and more. Throughout the book, Adamec offers "real life snapshots" (true stories about different stages of the adoption process), helpful definitions of "adopterms," family-building tips, easy-to-understand charts, and relevant statistics--all to help potential adoptive parents arm themselves with multiple winning strategies. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption is an excellent primer that should instill readers with enough confidence to drop their "idiot" badge. --Liane Thomas
This new edition covers the adoption process, new information on cyber adoption, changes in adoption laws, and the financial considerations of adoption.• Updated appendixes with new listings for adoption agencies, publications, adoptive parents' groups, and adoption attorneys
• Comprehensive information on adopting abroad, Internet-assisted adoptions, and the legal aspects of adoption, including pre-birth consent laws
You're no idiot, of course. You've applied for jobs, colleges, and even a driver's license. But when it comes applying for adoption, you don't know where to begin. Start here! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption makes the adoption process easy. In sensitive, straight-forward language, adoption expert Chris Adamec shows you how to prepare for adoption, survive the adoption process, and raise a happy, healthy, adopted child.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - pro-closed adoption
open adoption has been shown, again and again, to be the healthiest choice for all members of the adoption triad (adoptive parents, birthparents, and children). To advocate closed adoption is not simply archaic but, frankly, irresponsible.
A woman who chooses to place her child for adoption should never be treated as a human incubator, but an important part of your child's past, present, and future. Much of the information regarding birthmoms is way off- for instance, birthmoms considering ... Read More
Rating:  - Good, Quick, and Concise
This was a good and quick read over the generalities of the adoption process. It discussed the many faces of adoption (domestic/international; open/closed; the "nontraditional" adopter), the process (choosing an agency/private attorney), the homestudy, where to find the resources (some unexpected) to fund your adoption, the adoption laws within each state (including adoptive parent and birthparent rights), how to "meet" the birthmother, and what happens after bringing the child home (getting ready for his/her/their ... Read More
Rating: - Buy the Second Edition, published in 2005!
Adoption has changed a lot since I wrote the first edition of Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption in 1997. Which is why if you want to adopt a child, you need to buy the second edition, published in 2005. ISBN: 159257274X
Rather than save a few bucks by buying someone's old used copy of the book, get the latest information! Would you make other life-changing decisions by relying upon outdated information? Adoption is definitely a (wonderful) life-changing decision.
I have completely updated ... Read More
Rating:  - A good starting point...
If you are just thinking of adopting and have no idea where to begin, this is a great book. It gives details about many different types of adoption. It could really help you decide whether to go through government agencies, private agencies or international. If you have already narrowed your scope, then it is better to get a book specific to the type of adoption that you are pursuing, otherwise there will be many chapters of this book that you will skip.
Rating: - Let's not be idiots
I admire any author who compiles as overwhelming an amount of information as this book and also makes the book fun to read with its various insets and short, punchy chapters. But let's not be idiots. We're told that `Sometimes you may be paying for the birthmother's living expenses or her medical expenses, too. But you are not paying for your child.' Adoption is now the largest unregulated industry in the U.S. An industry analysis of Fertility Clinics and Adoption Services by Marketdata Enterprises of Tampa, Florida, ... Read More
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