This is written by a birth mom, Meagan. I am SO thankful for open adoption and the family I’ve been able to build with the adoptive parents of my ...
July 1st – It Was Written in the Stars
In less than a handful of cases in the past 14 years Adoption STAR has experienced informing a family that the birth parent(s) have revoked their surr...
Children’s Bureau Releases Child Welfare Outcomes 2008-2011
Child Welfare Outcomes 2008-2011 is now available online. This Report to Congress is the twelfth in a series of reports from the U.S. Department of He...
Muslim and Adoption
By Michele Fried, Adoption STAR Founder & CEO discusses Muslim adoption history and the need for more Muslim adoptive parents. Years ago I sat ac...
Birth Parent Legal Adoption Paperwork ~ What is it called? When can it be signed?
Depending upon the state you live in, the language describing the paperwork a birth mother and father would sign making a legal adoption plan for thei...
My Baby, Not My Child
A photographer and University of Iowa student chronicled her journey all the way from conception through delivery in this beautiful story of an expect...
Touring Adoption STAR’s Library
As the agency has grown over the years, we are proud to say that so has our own in house library! Many families are surprised to learn just how extens...
Positive Adoption Terms
Tomorrow will mark the official end to my first month at Adoption STAR, and I am looking forward to many many more months and years with the agency. M...