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The Adoption Tax Credit

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:16:50-07:00April 15, 2019|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Funding Your Adoption|

Happy Tax Day! If you’re a prospective adoptive family, you might be interested in learning more about the Adoption Tax Credit and how you might benefit from it if/when you incur expenses relating to the adoption of a child. The credit, which has been part of federal tax law since 1997, allows adoptive families to defray some of the costs incurred when they grow their families through adoption. It has helped bring together hundreds of thousands of families, many of whom would not have been able to grow their families through adoption without it.

The Truth About Adoption Costs

BPetersonDesign2023-07-19T16:00:13-07:00April 4, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption is Hard, Funding Your Adoption, Hoping to Adopt|

Are you considering adoption, but are unsure of the various costs you may incur in order to adopt? The costs you might see in a domestic infant adoption will vary considerably depending on the type of adoption (private/independent, attorney, or agency adoption) and the state from which you are adopting. The adoption professionals recommended by Purl typically have adoption opportunities with total costs (including home study related costs) ranging between $8,000 and $50,000, with the majority falling between $25,000 and $37,000. In this article, we break down the types of costs prospective adoptive parents may incur during their adoption journey.

5 Adoption Myths Debunked

BPetersonDesign2023-07-19T15:58:16-07:00March 28, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption Process, Domestic infant adoption, Drug/Alcohol Exposure, Funding Your Adoption, Hoping to Adopt, Open Adoption (Learn)|

Are you someone who is considering adoption, but is scared off by the contradictory things you’ve heard about the domestic infant adoption process? Here’s a list of five myths we commonly hear about adoption - debunked.

Endometriosis – The Painful Diagnosis that Opened My Heart to Adoption

BPetersonDesign2022-06-13T11:26:05-07:00March 19, 2019|Adoption Education, Infertility, Learn|

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. I have suffered from endometriosis since High School and I assume my condition related at least in part to some of my fertility issues. Endometriosis is a painful chronic condition affecting more than 5 million women in the U.S. alone.

My Child By Adoption is Not “Lucky”…

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:19:18-07:00March 17, 2019|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption Perspectives, Open Adoption (Learn)|

On this St. Patrick’s Day, my beautiful little girl through adoption (who is likely at least some part Irish with her beautiful auburn hair) will dress up in green, put her Shamrock stickers all over our house, and her face is likely to be covered at some point in Mint Chip Ice Cream. However, we will not talk about her having the “Luck of the Irish” because she ended up in our family.

5 Smart Questions to Avoid the Home Study Headache

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:20:17-07:00March 13, 2019|Adoption Education, Adoption Home Study, Adoption Process|

So, you are about to launch your adoption journey. How exciting! One of the first steps is tackling the home study. The aim is to tackle, not be tackled. The game plan - ask smart questions!

The vision (AKA nightmare): stranger enters into your home with a white glove, evaluative checklist, trick questions about your parenting techniques and a red pen. This is not the way a home study should be conducted.

10 Ways to Boost Your Adoption Outreach

BPetersonDesign2022-04-05T14:09:04-07:00February 27, 2019|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption Outreach, Adoption Process, Adoption Profile, Hoping to Adopt|

Adoption outreach refers to all of the actions that prospective adoptive families can take to find and be found by expectant parents considering an adoption plan for their child. Adoption outreach can range from simply telling friends and family to help spread the word that you’re looking to adopt, to leveraging various social media platforms, to paid advertising (where it is legal to utilize it). Here are ten ideas for DIY adoption outreach that help get the word out about your desire to adopt (and some will even help fund your adoption as well):

Protecting Your Child’s Adoption Story

BPetersonDesign2022-04-01T17:21:50-07:00February 21, 2019|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption Perspectives, Drug/Alcohol Exposure, Open Adoption (Learn)|

When you are an adoptive parent, you are bound to get questions from friends, family and strangers alike about the details of your child’s adoption story, particularly if you have adopted transracially. As a mom of two girls only eight months apart in age (and currently the exact same height), I can’t seem to get out of a public place without questioning stares and at least one person asking me how I managed to get two such adorable, but completely different looking children. I have never had a trip to Costco with the girls without someone asking me where Cora’s adorable auburn curls and gorgeous brown eyes came from.

Adoption – A Necessary Part of Our Diversity Education

BPetersonDesign2022-06-13T11:22:46-07:00February 12, 2019|Adoption Education|

Are you a parent who educates your child about diversity, in many different forms? Maybe you talk to your children and prepare them for meeting individuals of different races, cultures, sexual orientations, or even people with various disabilities, so that your child doesn’t say something hurtful or insensitive unknowingly? One thing that is often left out of that dialogue by parents is educating children about families that are formed through adoption. Most kids, and even many teachers, don’t know or forget that it is common for families to be made this way in the U.S., even when the adoption may not be visible to the naked eye.

Ten Tips to Make Your Family’s Adoption Profile Authentic and Dynamic

BPetersonDesign2022-04-05T14:04:42-07:00January 16, 2019|Adoption Advisor, Adoption Education, Adoption Profile, Hoping to Adopt|

The family profile is one of the most important pieces of your adoption journey. It is, after all, the primary way a prospective adoptive family is chosen by expectant parents considering an adoption plan for their child. From experience, we know it is key to be yourself and to represent your family authentically. But that is often easier said than done! If you are struggling to get your profile started, or if you have presented to many adoption situations without getting picked, here are 10 practical tips to make your family profile more authentic and dynamic:

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