Key Message: The ATC should be included in any comprehensive reform of the tax code. Members of Congress who are working on tax reform indicated that ...
UPDATE – Lawsuit Filed by Same-Sex Married Parents and Adoption STAR Seeks to End Discrimination on Birth Certificates
On March 3rd of this year, we published a blog post that talked about how Adoption STAR and several same-sex married parents had filed a lawsuit again...
Kathleen Crissey Becomes Adoption STAR’s Director of Adoption
Amherst, NY — On Monday, March 24, 2014, Kathleen (Kathy) Crissey, LMHC will begin her full time role as Adoption STAR’s first Director of Ado...
Stress!
Adoption STAR’s Founder & CEO Michele Fried discusses ways to deal with and minimize stress. “Wow. I have been feeling really stressed out...
Dealing With Insensitive Comments – One Parent’s Approach
Adoption STAR CEO Michele Fried encourages staff to stay fully informed when it comes to current adoption-related stories, themes and trends. With tha...
Respecting Birth Parents Privacy
Many many times I have noticed Adoptive Parents posting pictures of their child’s birth parents at the hospital or on day of discharge on Facebook. ...
Travel for the Purpose of Adoption and ICPC
The child you may choose to adopt may be born in another geographic location or state then you are residing. Travel in this case can be uncertain. Alt...
For Ohio Clients – Attend our Adoption 101 Class!
Adoption STAR’s prospective adoptive parents come to understand the importance of adoption education, as our agency firmly believes that thorough re...
Save the Adoption Tax Credit – Update and Call to Action
Members of Congress only act on an issue when they believe it has a real impact on their constituents. It is especially important now that the credit ...
Join the Discussion! Adoption Themes in Television and Cinema
We have weekly staff meetings here at Adoption STAR each Tuesday morning. In an effort to try something new and interesting for 2014, Adoption STAR st...