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AAAA Issues Joint Statement with Center for Adoption Policy and National Council for Adoption

By AAAA-Admin / February 24, 2023 / Comments Off on AAAA Issues Joint Statement with Center for Adoption Policy and National Council for Adoption

Today, in a joint statement with the Center for Adoption Policy and the National Council for Adoption, AAAA condemned the Russian kidnapping and forced relocation of Ukrainian children and called upon the US government to continue its efforts to protect these vulnerable individuals. The full text of the Joint Statement is below. A Call to […]

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AAAA Attorneys Support Congressional Action on Ukrainian Adoption

By AAAA-Admin / March 23, 2022 / Comments Off on AAAA Attorneys Support Congressional Action on Ukrainian Adoption

73 Members of Congress, led by the co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Adoption Caucus, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Representatives Adam Smith (D-WA) and Robert Aderholt (R-AL), stood up today for vulnerable children waiting to be adopted who are caught up in the crisis in Ukraine due to no fault of […]

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Celebrating National Adoption Month

By AAAA-Admin / November 29, 2021 / Comments Off on Celebrating National Adoption Month

Adoption stirs up many images in people’s minds, such as the old-fashioned orphanage where children were placed and prospective adoptive parents came to visit and “choose” their child.  That scene was most recently depicted in the movie “Stuart Little”.  That is not the case here in the US, as orphanages have been replaced by foster […]

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Thankful for Adoption

By AAAA-Admin / November 25, 2021 / Comments Off on Thankful for Adoption

All month long we have been posting positive or inspirational adoption stories provided by our AAAA attorneys. As the Executive Director of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, I do not have the privilege of dealing day-to-day with biological parents or prospective adoptive parents or even handling any part of an adoption at […]

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Offsetting The Cost of Adoption

By AAAA-Admin / November 24, 2021 / Comments Off on Offsetting The Cost of Adoption

As we celebrate National Adoption Month, here is an article written by Sally Wildman, one of our AAAA Attorneys who previously practiced adoption law in Illinois before retiring this year. The article provides some helpful tips on how to allay some of the costs of adopting. Read the full article HERE. — The attached article […]

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Congressional Coalition on Adoption Advocates for International Adoptions

By AAAA-Admin / November 23, 2021 / Comments Off on Congressional Coalition on Adoption Advocates for International Adoptions

Coalition on Adoption Caucus Co-Chair, Senator Klobuchar recently brought up international adoption in a Judiciary Committee hearing with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Below is a brief transcript of the exchange. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security November 16, 2021 KLOBUCHAR:  Thank you. Last question here; along with Senator Blunt, I […]

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