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	Adoption: Where Do I Start? (Separate Website) This factsheet is a "gateway" to the many possible paths to building your family through adoption. It will help give you an understanding of the basic steps in any adoption process and guide you to resources at each step. By: Child Welfare Information Gateway


	Adoption Checklist - A Guide for You and Your Family on the Adoption Process (Separate Website) Adoption is defined as the legal and social process by which a child born to one set of parents becomes the child of another parent or parents. The decision to adopt is a very important one and should be based on clear and accurate information. The Department of Human Resources has the responsibility of securing adoptive homes for children in foster care who become available for adoption through termination of parental rights. By: Alabama Department of Human Resources


	The Adoption Home Study Process (Separate Website) Information on what is involved in the home study, a process that all persons must go through if they want to adopt a child in the United States. By: Child Welfare Information Gateway


	Are You Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption? (Separate Website) This website has information about different legal options if you are pregnant and want to consider adoption. By: Child Welfare Information Gateway


	Alabama Post Adoption Connections: Support for Adoptive Families (Separate Website) Finally...you have adopted the child you have always wanted! APAC has the following services to support adoptive families in Alabama: Information and Referral Adoptive Family Support Groups Resource Library Educational Trainings Adoptive Family Adjustment/Crisis Counseling By: Alabama Post Adoption Connections


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