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Non-Traditional Adoptions

Adoptions that are not typical due to race, sexual orientation, marital status, or age of the adoptive parents.
Single Parent Adoption and Women
More single women are turning toward adoption as an option to bring children into their lives. Negative social stigma is just one of the challenges for those who choose single parent adoption.
Adult Adoptions
Is it legal to adopt an adult? Who would choose such an option? Here are some reasons for an adult adoption and some reasons why some states are against them.
What is Adoption Anyway?
The touching story of one family's adoption of a mentally retarded man who they adopted 30 years ago.
Adopting Motherhood: Families Brought Together By Single Adoption
Elena Rue is a documentary photographer who focuses on adoption. She has recently begun a project of photographing a community of women in New England who have all chosen to adopt children on their own. View her photos here.
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