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Adoption Financial Assistance
Raising a child is expensive. So is bringing one into your life through adoption. Here are some ways that you might be able to defray the costs.
Organizational Letters of Support for All Children - All Families
The All Children - All Families initiative of the HRC Family Project is working to find permanent families for children by promoting fairness for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender foster and adoptive parents. Several organizations have written letters in support of this initiative, visit this page to read these letters.
Social Science Research
All major research studies, including a 2001 meta-analysis of two decades of studies on the topic, show that the sexual orientation of a parent is irrelevant to the development of a child’s mental health and social development and to the quality of a parent-child relationship.
What Are the Alternatives to Second-Parent Adoption?
My partner and I live in Pennsylvania. She is pregnant with our first child, who is expected in February 2001. We have wills and durable powers of attorney for each other. What other legal documents can we get to protect our family? We understand that second-parent adoption is not an option in Pennsylvania at this time but what about guardianship?
Are There Any Agencies that Deal with Lesbian Couples for International Adoption?
I’ve been searching the Internet for adoption agencies that accept applications from gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples for international adoption and I have been so far unsuccessful. Are there any agencies that deal with lesbian couples for international adoption? We would appreciate any help you can give us.