According to a Reuters article, gay couple, Michey Ray Smith and Oren Adar, formally adopted their child in New York in 2004. The Louisiana residents ...
Frequently Asked Questions for Birth Parents and Prospective Adoptive Parents
Whether you are an expecting parent or a prospective adoptive parent, we’re sure there are a lot of questions running through your mind. At Adop...
Petition for an Adoption PSA From Glee
Last week we wrote about the positive and troubling aspects of the adoption storyline on Glee and now the LA Times is reporting that an adoptive mothe...
Being Involved in the Expectant Family(‘s) Birth Plan as an Adoptive Parent
This Blog Post is written by Michael Hill, who is the Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program Lead at Adoption STAR, and is also an adoptive father...
Adoption on TV: Glee
There are many TV shows that are taking on the topic of adoption this season. Three of these shows are “Modern Family,” “Glee,” and “Parenth...
The UK may Soon Allow Transracial Adoptions
In the United States, transracial adoption is something witnessed on a regular basis. Childwelfare.gov states that “in statistics drawn from FY 2000...
RIP Steve Jobs
Apple Co-Founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, passed away on Wednesday evening. Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004 and had a liver transplant i...
Preparing Financially for Adoption
This post was written by Amy Jo Lauber who is an adoptive mother and provides financial planning, coaching and guidance. I am a proud adoptive Mom. My...
Positive Adoption Language
It has been a while since I wrote about positive adoption language, and whether you are discussing adoptees, adoptive parents or birth parents, it’s...
NYU and Cornell Tied at top of Adoption-Friendly Workplace Rankings for Colleges and Universities…
And that title is tied for longest in the history of the Adoption STAR Blog. According to an article in Washington Square News, the two Universities f...