On June 4, 2025, Trump signed a new Executive Order reintroducing and expanding the controversial travel ban first implemented in 2017. This latest directive targets 19 countries, mostly in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, and is scheduled to take effect on June 9, 2025.
The policy has already…
Continue Reading Trump’s 2025 Travel Ban: Take TwoBringing a child home through international adoption is an extraordinary act of love, perseverance, and…
Continue Reading Why Readoption Matters: Protecting Your Internationally Adopted ChildIn a significant policy shift, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it…
Continue Reading USCIS Changes Policy: No More Automatic Deferred Action for SIJS RecipientsAs North Carolina’s General Assembly considers House Bill 612 (HB612), much of the focus has…
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As more and more families rely on gestational carriers to have a baby, a troubling trend has emerged that runs counter to best practices and that is bringing attorneys to…
Continue Reading The Need for Advice of CounselIn international adoption, prospective adoptive parents must work with a Hague Accredited or Approved Adoption Service provider. This is true for both relative and non-relative adoptions. To successfully attain Hague…
Continue Reading What do I do if I cannot find an adoption agency to take my case?Using nice round numbers, international adoption is in a free fall and about to hit rock bottom. From its peak in 2004 of 23,000 incoming international adoptions, it has precipitously…
Continue Reading International Adoption – Is it over?What adoption options do I have for a foreign-born child already in the United States?
We often hear from prospective adoptive families who are caring for a foreign-born child in the United States that the child needs adoption and permanency. The child may have come…
Continue Reading What adoption options do I have for a foreign-born child already in the United States?Our friends at the Internal Revenue Service announced the annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2025, including slight increases for the Adoption Tax Credit and adoption assistance exclusion. This will…
Continue Reading As the tax time draws near:New regulations for intercountry adoption became effective January 8, 2025. This change is significant in the world of intercountry adoption and particularly for adoption agencies. The last major change for…
Continue Reading New Regulations in Intercountry Adoption Become Effective January 2025The federal adoption tax credit is for finalized domestic and international adoptions or failed domestic adoptions. The federal adoption tax credit is $15,900 and is meant to offset the out-of-pocket…
Continue Reading Federal Adoption Tax Credit Update and Provisions for 2023A surrogacy contract guides involved parties through the surrogacy journey, outlining each individual’s responsibilities, roles, and rights before, during, and after pregnancy. Since surrogacy involves a third party, getting a…
Continue Reading How Are Intended Parents Protected in a Surrogacy Contract?—You have the right to change your mind at any time during your pregnancy and thorough the end of the consent revocation period
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