Adoption From the Inside
- "People Want To Hear That I'm Happy I Was Adopted. It's Not That Simple."Buzzfeed.com. Excerpted from All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir, copyright © 2018 by Nicole Chung.
Books to Check Out
Librarian
Adoption Resources
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- Medline Plus: ParentingScroll down for adoption topics, financial issues, statistics, and more.
- AdoptUSKids: Meet the ChildrenNational photolisting of children waiting in foster care for adoptive families. Non-profit.
- North Carolina Adoption PhotolistingState photolisting of children waiting in foster care for adoptive families.
- Children's Home Society of North CarolinaNon-profit organization that is seeking families interested in becoming trained and licensed to foster and adopt children in need of safe and loving families.
Adoption: Local, State, International
- Gaston County Adoptions and Foster CareInformation on becoming a foster or adoptive parent.
Gaston County Department of Health & Human Services - Children and Family Services
330 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Gastonia, NC 28053
Telephone: 704-862-6750 - Hours: 8:30am-5:00 pm, Mon.-Fri. - Adopting in North CarolinaIncludes information on state adoption laws.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Social Services - Adoption Services
2001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-2001
Customer Service Center: 1-800-662-7030 - Hours: 8:00am-5:00 pm, Mon.-Fri. - NC Vital Records: Adoptions Process and FormsInformation about how to begin an adoption in North Carolina and obtain a copy of the new birth certificate, using the Adoptions Processing Form.
- Adopting Children from Other CountriesCountry-by-country information provided. U.S. State Department
Adoption Laws
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Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law by Call Number: 346.73 DOSISBN: 9781413327748Publication Date: 2020-04-28
- Native American Adoption Laws [.pdf]The complete statutes of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
For more information, see https://www.nicwa.org/
Birth Family Research & Reunions
- State Adoption Legislation
Adult Adoptees’ Original Birth Certificate (OBC) Access -- U.S. States Overview: Each state is first identified by one of five levels of records access, from unrestricted access to sealed. - The Access to Adoption Records from the Child Welfare Information Gateway [.pdf]A 60-page PDF which expands on the information found on the AAC website. It contains descriptions of what may be included as non-identifying and what types of information can be obtained from various agencies, as well as listings for mutual consent registries.
Researching an Adopted Ancestor?
- All About Adoption ResearchTips and techniques for genealogical research on adopted ancestors.
Reunions
- Reunion RegistryFree Web service for birthfamily reunions.
Citation
Author: Gaston County Public Library
Title: Adoption
URL: https://gastonlibrary.libguides.com/government-law/adoption
Revised: 28 September 2022