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Have you adopted from Samoa, Nicaragua, Bulgaria or Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)? If so, be sure to complete your Readopt process. Depending upon the country where you adopted, you may need to do a Readoption or an Acceptance of Foreign Adoption (domesticating a foreign order/decree). “Readoption" is the common term used for both processes ...

Part of embracing your child’s culture of origin is welcoming in new holidays and traditions. If you have adopted or will be a adopting child(ren) from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua a holiday to consider is Dia de los Muertos, Mexico’s largest. The holiday is also celebrated in other Central American countries and throughout the ...

It is very typical for children who were adopted to wonder about their birthparents, especially if they were adopted at a young age. Children are curious by nature, and adoptive children grow up to wonder about questions such as: – Where did I come from? – Why was I adopted? – Do I have any ...

As an agency offering international adoptions in various countries such as Bulgaria, Congo, Honduras, Nicaragua, Samoa, and Ukraine, MLJ Adoptions, Inc. believes it is essential to stay current on changes to laws and processes in that country. To do so, it is a necessity that the agency’s staff travels to the country not only to ...

My youngest is Guatemalan, so my family joyfully weaves in some of the traditions and holidays that are from his culture of origin. They have become ours, us. We celebrate Dia de los Muertos. On the heels of Halloween (a favorite with my kiddos–all about dressing up and being social with friends), the holiday provides ...

When my daughter turned 13, seemingly overnight, she turned into someone I did not know. My loving and affectionate daughter turned into an angst ridden teenager; defiant, argumentative, all knowing, screaming and yelling and in the next instant sobbing and an emotional mess. Many times she stood before me and I was asking myself who ...