For a quick overview on international adoptions, take a look at this website: http://www.jcics.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions.htm
For a quick overview of the foster adopt program, take a look here: http://www.familieslikeours.org/modules/xoopsfaq/index.php?cat_id=3
Some other good adoption links to get you started:
Getting Started: http://adopting.adoption.com/adopt/getting-started-with-adoption.html
Adoption costs for all types of adoptions: http://adoption.about.com/cs/wantingtoadopt/a/cost.htm
Getting Started by the U.S. Children’s Welfare Department
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/adoption_gip_one.pdf
Is Adoption Right For You? Some interesting reading:
http://adopting.adoption.com/child/is-adoption-right-for-you.html
Shurleen is a homeschooling mom of 8 and Nonnie of 3 in the Pacific Northwest. Shurleen and her husband, Tim, adopted two boys from Liberia to add to their good sized birth family. The family has been priviliged to have experienced both the best and the worst in their adoptions.
