Adoption Your Step-by-Step Guide

Adoption has changed. The process that once seemed cold, secretive, and formal has been transformed. Sure, adoptive parents must still deal with waiting lists, reams of legal paperwork, visits from social workers. But the heartening truth is, the entire process has become faster, less costly, more open, more human. And while there are many reasons for this friendlier new face of adoption, one of the biggest may surprise you. The Internet. That’s right. The world of hard drives, URLs, and bandwidth can yield a decidedly untechnical result: a deeply cherished bundle of joy. Successful adoptions are all about information, communication, and resources, and that makes the Web a natural tool for bringing families together, says adoption professional Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. In her exciting new book, Adoption: Your Step-by-Step Guide (American Carriage House Publishing, 2004, ISBN: 0-9705734-2-1, $29.95), Caldwell offers practical, easy-to-follow guidelines for anyone who is thinking of adopting a child.Caldwell, Mardie is the author of 'Adoption Your Step-by-Step Guide', published 2005 under ISBN 9780970573421 and ISBN 0970573421.