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Susan Soon-Keum Cox

Adoptee and the vice president of public policy and external...

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Ken Mullner

An adoptive parent and executive director of the National...

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Adam Pertman

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JudyCanWrite
Answer:Hello Wish, There are some wonderful foster agencies in each and every state. My husband and I began fostering almost 3 years ago and it is a truly...
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Marcyw3119
Answer:I work for a law firm that represents children in foster care and have seen many of our clients get adopted by their foster parents. Each state has...
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BossNumber1
Answer:My parents adopted a 15 year old from Kazahkstan 3 years ago. I've been out of the house for a long time, so it hasn't directly affected me, but it...
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