Category: International Adoption
Download the PDF Version Talking openly with children about their adoption and empowering them to do so as well is important both for the child and the relationship; keeping an adoption...
Download the PDF Version "When should I talk to my child about their parents?" "How much should I tell my child about the circumstances of their birth?" "What if my child has a b...
Adoption weaves together many stories. Within those stories, truth often exists in the spaces between perspectives, between what is said and what is felt, between what we know and what we are still...
Download the PDF Version What is kinship adoption? Definition: Kinship adoption refers to the formal legal process when a child is adopted by their grandparents, aunts, uncles, godparen...
This post was updated in January 2026 to give you the most current information. NCFA has been a strong advocate of the Adoption Tax Credit (ATC) since its inception, as a fiscally responsible way t...
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...
Since early 2020, many families pursuing adoptions from China have faced an indefinite pause. In January of that year, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, China suspended international travel, in...
Download the PDF Version Introduction Adoption can be a complex subject to discuss for a variety of reasons. Every adoption begins with loss and brings lasting, transformative changes ...
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...
US Intercountry Adoption System Is Failing Children and Violates the Purpose of the Convention and IAA Summary: The Department of State's FY2024 Annual Report on Intercountry Adoption confirms an...
Download the PDF Version Research shows that, as a group, children who are adopted have higher rates of special needs than their peers.[1] For some parents, they are aware of these need...
Download the PDF Version Introduction For many parents considering adoption, the idea of adopting a child who has been exposed to drugs prenatally presents one of the greatest potential...
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...
If you are a single individual considering international adoption (also called intercountry adoption), read more about your options below. Learn More - Single Parent Adoption: The Proce...
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...
ALEXANDRIA, VA (March 17, 2025) - A new report, titled Adoption by the Numbers, released by the National Council For Adoption (NCFA) reveals that the number of private domestic adoptions, also kno...
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...
Introduction Heritage travel includes a diverse range of experiences that help individuals, including adoptees, connect with their cultural roots and ancestral origins. Travel can involve explori...
by Peter Rupert Lighte Alive to diversion along the way, I am fortunate in having antennae which helped me discern purposeful adventure from frivolous distraction. How else could a gay and globetro...
The U.S. Department of State has released the FY2022 Annual Report on Intercountry Adoption. This covers the period of time from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. In the report, the Depar...
Ask your members of Congress to help The situation in Haiti is dire. Last week, Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called the situation in Port-au-Prin...
A lawsuit filed in Merrimack County, New Hampshire Superior Court last week makes serious allegations against numerous individuals and organizations, of child abuse, neglect, and failure to protect...
Prospective adoptive parents pursue adoption for various reasons, this can include expanding their family following the birth of a child or creating a family as a single person. For others, the rou...
The U.S. Department of State has published its annual report on intercountry adoptions completed between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. During this time, there were 1,785 intercountry...
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...
Introduction While numerous health organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control, emphasize the importance of family history in assessing patients' health risk, resources on how medical ...
ALEXANDRIA, VA (May 11, 2022) - A new report released by National Council For Adoption (NCFA) highlights the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on adoption within the U.S. Adoption by the Numbers, a r...
Ensuring U.S. citizenship for their adopted child can be a daunting task for expat parents. Essentially, there are three ways that a foreign-born child can obtain U.S. citizenship following adoptio...
NCFA recently conducted a webinar about supporting people in the adoption community who have roots in Ukraine and Russia. We have compiled a list of resources on this topic below. Supporting Youth ...
May 31, 2022 Update Last week, the U.S. Department of State issued an update regarding Judicial Adoption Hearings in Ukraine. Of note, is the confirmation of what adoptive parents and adoptive serv...
In this practical introductory guide to Dr. Bruce Perry's Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, learn how adoptive parents and professionals can implement the wisdom of the NMT, particularly The S...
An increasing number of adoptive families are single parent households where children have found permanency and are thriving with a Mom or Dad only. To learn how to best support these adoptive fami...
On Friday, July 9, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided case No. 20-5158, in which National Council For Adoption (NCFA) was appellant. The matter centered ar...
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...
Can military families adopt while a parent is on active duty? Should military families avoid adoption due to deployments and frequent moves? What do adoption professionals need to know and practice...
In many adoption processes, prospective adoptive parents are asked to agree in advance to comply with post-adoption reporting requirements. This is especially true for intercountry adoptions, as ma...
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...
May 8, 2020 - Alexandria, VA - This week, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released its FY 2019 Annual Report on Intercountry Adoptions. The report shows that American families adopted only 2,971...
National news outlets have reported on the arrest this week of Arizona attorney Paul Petersen, who has been indicted on numerous charges related to the alleged trafficking of pregnant women and chi...