"At our first meeting she just looked at me and my husband with such intensity and then broke out in a smile and that was it.

After the adoption process has been finalized, there are still some post-adoption legalities to be aware of. Depending on the type of adoption, you may still need to work with social services or your ...

social worker, advertising (and) finalization,” says Becky Fawcett, mother of two adoptees and founder of HelpUsAdopt.org, an organization that issues adoption grants. “If you are adopting ...

"At our first meeting she just looked at me and my husband with such intensity and then broke out in a smile and that was it... we all looked at each other and said 'yes this is our family ...