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Adoption, Egg Donor and Surrogacy Ads http://www.splc.org/legalresearch.asp?id=33 Source: Student Press Law Center Describes how laws in various states regulate newspaper advertising regarding surrogate parentage and egg donation. full description	Can I advertise for a surrogate parent in the newspaper? Can I advertise for an egg donor in the newspaper? Can I advertise my services as a surrogate parent in the newspaper? Can I advertise my services as an egg donor in the newspaper?
Adoption Law http://family-law.freeadvice.com/adoption_law/ Source: Free Advice Provides brief answers to questions regarding adoption and adoption law. full description	What is ‘adoption’ in a legal sense? What is ‘equitable adoption’ or ‘adoption by estoppel?’ Must the child be a minor to be adopted? What is an adoption agency? Must an adoption be handled through an adoption agency? What is an ‘open adoption?’ Can the natural parent or the adoptive parent change his/her mind after adoption? What grounds may adoption be challenged? What happens to the adoption records? What are the steps in a typical adoption? Is a father’s consent required if the child was the result of rape or incest? Is a child’s consent necessary? What happens in the case of a missing parent or an abandonment? What is step-parent adoption? What is a second-parent adoption? What is a two-parent adoption? Can a single, straight person adopt? Is the natural father's consent to the adoption necessary? Can homosexuals adopt? When is a natural parent ‘unfit’, so as to allow adoption without his/her consent? What happens with a child using a surrogate mother? Are there hassles in international adoption? What documents need to be provided for an international adoption? Does a foreign-born child adopted by a u.s. citizen automatically become a us citizen? Do biological grandparents have any rights after an adoption? We are a childless couple and have a chance to obtain an infant if we pay lots of money upfront. Is it legal? What changes are made in birth certificates? What about federal tax benefits for adoption?
National Adoption Directory Search http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/nad/index.cfm Source: National Adoption Information Clearinghouse Search tool allowing one to find the adoption organizations and services available in any particular state. full description	Where can I find a particular adoption organization or agency? Where can I find the state adoption specialist? Where can I find state adoption officers? Where can I find state adoption organizations?
Adoption - Documents for your Adoption Attorney http://public.findlaw.com/adoption/life_events/for Source: Findlaw List of documents one should be prepared to show to their attorney in an adoption proceeding. full description	What information will my adoption attorney need from me?
Obtaining Birth and/or Adoption Records http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/adopted/obtain/index.cfm Source: National Adoption Information Clearinghouse Information on State laws regarding access to adoption records, which can be used as a starting point for further research. full description	What is Washington's law regarding access to adoption records? What is non-identifying information in adoption records? What is identifying information in adoption records? What is a confidential intermediary?