Madison McLendon
Mrs. Pigford
English 2
17 February, 2017
Annotated Bibliography: Adoption
Child Welfare Information Getaway. "History of Adoption Practices in the United States." History of Adoption Practices in the United States - Child Welfare Information Gateway. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 Feb. 2017. Adoption has been around for thousands of years, but adoption in the US can be traced back to the 1850s. The first adoption law in the US was in Massachusetts and was considered modern. The law recognized adoption as a legal and social process based on welfare rather than adult regard. This era was the beginning of orphan trains that moved children from New York to all around the US and Canada.
"How to Adopt." U.S. Department of State. U.S. Department of State, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2017. Adopting a child from different countries and bringing them back to the US can vary between one to four years, but it can take longer. The country from which someone would adopt from, the adoption service, and the countries procedures are the depending factor on how long the adoption could take place. The adoption agencies are to close all costs with a persons adoption before they sign the contract. This …show more content…
Then there is the way the adoption is carried out as closed or open adoption. A closed adoption is where the birth parents and the adoptive parents don't get to know anything about each other. A open adoption is where the birth and adoptive parents make a deal from anything to a picture or a phone call. International adoption is very complicated and expensive, some countries have reduced the amount of children able to be adopted or taken out the option altogether. However there are agencies that help with adopting children from different
Mrs. Pigford
English 2
17 February, 2017
Annotated Bibliography: Adoption
Child Welfare Information Getaway. "History of Adoption Practices in the United States." History of Adoption Practices in the United States - Child Welfare Information Gateway. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 Feb. 2017. Adoption has been around for thousands of years, but adoption in the US can be traced back to the 1850s. The first adoption law in the US was in Massachusetts and was considered modern. The law recognized adoption as a legal and social process based on welfare rather than adult regard. This era was the beginning of orphan trains that moved children from New York to all around the US and Canada.
"How to Adopt." U.S. Department of State. U.S. Department of State, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2017. Adopting a child from different countries and bringing them back to the US can vary between one to four years, but it can take longer. The country from which someone would adopt from, the adoption service, and the countries procedures are the depending factor on how long the adoption could take place. The adoption agencies are to close all costs with a persons adoption before they sign the contract. This …show more content…
Then there is the way the adoption is carried out as closed or open adoption. A closed adoption is where the birth parents and the adoptive parents don't get to know anything about each other. A open adoption is where the birth and adoptive parents make a deal from anything to a picture or a phone call. International adoption is very complicated and expensive, some countries have reduced the amount of children able to be adopted or taken out the option altogether. However there are agencies that help with adopting children from different