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Can You Adopt? http://www.hrc.org/Content/ContentGroups/Issues1/P Source: Human Rights Campaign Advice for gays and lesbians who are interested in adopting children. Washington is listed as one of many states that allow such adoptions. full description	What is Washington state's policy on adoption by gay or lesbian parents? Who is allowed to adopt a child? How can gays and lesbians adopt children?
Publication 968 - Tax Benefits for Adoptions http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p968.pdf Source: Internal Revenue Service Informational brochure detailing the tax benefits available when one goes through the process of adopting a child. full description	What are the tax credits available to persons who have recently adopted a child? Do the funds received from an employer for adoption expense have to be included in gross income? What does the IRS consider qualifying adoption expenses?
International Adoption http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/notices/no Source: United States Department of State Links to information on international adoptions including the Child Citizenship Act, adoption restrictions in certain countries, and the Hague Convention on International Adoptions. full description	Where can I find information about international adoptions? How do I bring a foreign born child to the United States? Where can I find information about the foreign adoption process? Where can I find information about the Child Citizenship Act?
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?