Download the PDF Version   Introduction and Getting Ready to Search Perhaps you are considering initiating a search for birth or adoption records. Many different articles share lis...

Download the PDF Version   Quick Look: What's New in NTDC? You Asked, We Listened! Training materials are now available with Spanish translation! New and expanded content, incl...

For the most up-to-date information on the Adoption Tax Credit, including the credit and refundability amounts, please click here. The Adoption Tax Credit can significantly offset the costs and fee...

Alexandria, VA - The team at National Council For Adoption (NCFA) endorses legislation (S. 1458/H.R. 2833) introduced this week that, if enacted, would support more families who adopt children in n...

Download the PDF Version Editor's Note: As of July 2025, the Adoption Tax Credit is now partially refundable. Updated information on the Adoption Tax Credit is available here. Adoption...

Download the PDF Version Addressing infertility as part of educating, orienting, and assessing prospective adoptive parents is an ongoing part of my clinical practice in adoption.  Whi...

ALEXANDRIA, VA (July 27, 2022) - A new report released by National Council For Adoption (NCFA) highlights the dramatic changes that have taken place in adoption in recent decades and answers key qu...

On May 28, 2021, NCFA met via video conference with several African country adoption authority representatives to discuss transparent and ethical intercounty adoptions. I am currently a NCFA intern...

Transparent and effective child advocacy requires adoption agencies to weigh important ethical considerations and follow best practices. In this issue of the Adoption Advocate, Jennifer Lanter and ...

Download PDF At various times throughout the year, we are immersed as a culture in times of annual celebration that are strongly linked to traditions, memories, friends, and family. Whi...