Unlike most other types of adoption, children, youth, and foster parents involved in foster parent adoption have already spent time living as a family before the adoption is initiated and have had the opportunity to make some initial adjustments. (advokids.org)
But looking back on our experience now, I am most grateful that we chose this route for a different reason, a very simple one that differentiates domestic open adoptions over all other types of adoptions: we were picked. (karenscalling.com)
It's important to understand, in real terms, adoption from foster care is not any less expensive than other types of adoption. (fundyouradoption.tv)