by Emma Vex | May 5, 2014 | Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
As an international adoption agency, part of our job is to stay on top of the things happening in the world. Recently, we have received an influx of questions regarding the status of adoption in the Ukraine. Although we do not perform adoptions from the Ukraine, we...
by Emma Vex | Mar 5, 2014 | Adoptions, Birthmothers, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
In late February, Chairman Camp of the Ways and Means Committee released his proposal for the tax reform, which eliminates the Adoption Tax Credit (ATC). As you can imagine (and as many of you probably feel), we are very concerned about the effect of this change...
by Emma Vex | Feb 17, 2014 | Adoptions, Birthmothers, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
With the actions and allegations surrounding CHIFF, the Children in Families First Act, we wanted to clarify what actually constitutes an orphan and a child with convention adoptee status. An adoptive child from another country requires a visa to come to the United...
by Emma Vex | Jan 22, 2014 | Adoptions, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
We are excited to support and provide information about a bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives last year called Children in Families First. Representatives have a number of purposes they hope to achieve through the passing of CHIFF. We have them...
by Emma Vex | Oct 10, 2013 | Adoptions
Last month Reuters posted an investigative piece on the side of adoption no one wants to acknowledge: disruption or dissolution. The pain of a disrupted or dissolved adoption lasts a lifetime and it’s the side of adoption no one really wants to discuss. But it’s an...
