Adopting a child with special needs in Minnesota is like adopting any other child, with a few differences. Five things you should know about special needs adoption include:
1. “Special needs” can refer to a variety of issues – Special needs children waiting for adoption may have mental, emotional, physical, or behavioral disabilities. MN Adopt
If you and your spouse begin the process of adopting a child, but decide to divorce before the adoption is complete, what happens? How does Minnesota law affect this process, and how will your divorce in Minnesota affect your adoption plans?
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The Minnesota/Texas Adoption Research Project is a longitudinal study that explores the effect of the nature of adoption. It’s a collaborative effort between the University of Minnesota and the University of Texas at Austin. Recruitment began in the 1980s. The Project questioned parents (both adoptive and birth) over the course of several decades using in-person
Minnesota couples who wish to adopt have a variety of resources available to them for support and encouragement. Here are six resources you should know about before you adopt.
1. Department of Human Services (DHS) – The Minnesota Department of Human Services offers financial support, training, and referrals to counseling services.
2. MN Adopt –
One birth mother, Lyndi, had a baby girl in 2012. She decided to place the child with a loving couple, Amanda and her husband, Jared, whom she met through a mutual friend. They had an open adoption, and she was involved with the family and in
According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, about 6 percent of married women between 15 and 44 struggle with infertility. These women cannot become pregnant after 12 months of unprotected sex. They might seek other alternatives, such as assisted reproduction. If you have decided to pursue assisted reproduction options, either by yourself or
Introducing a new child into a home is an emotional whirlwind, whether the child is first or fifth in the family. Parents must consider a myriad of practical issues, such as making space in the home, arranging for schooling and, of course, the amount of adjustments required of everyone in the family. However, these considerations are typically overridden by feelings of excitement and happiness.
No matter the age of the soon-to-be-adopted child or children, you will need to prepare your other children for a new sibling. A child’s ability to handle the adoption will depend sensitively on his or her age and feelings about having a new sibling join the family.
The possibility of expanding your family through adoption is exciting, scary, joyful and confusing all at once. When people imagine adopting a young baby or older child, though, they sometimes labor under mistaken ideas about what is actually involved and how adoption works in Minnesota. We wanted to set the record straight.
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