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Steps in the international adoption process:
1. Attend a general information meeting at a local adoption agency
2. Complete and return preliminary paperwork (if you have chosen to work with this agency)
3. Initial consultation with adoption counselor
4. Attend adoption education classes
5. Complete the "home study"
6. Approve your home study
7. Submit dossier to foreign government (through your adoption agency)
8. Accept child referral from placement agency
9. Travel to your child's country of origin for placement (note: two trips required with Russian adoption)
10. Post-placement visits and follow-up support
11. File for Social Security number and re-adoption

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Adoption Resource Center

Basics
Introductory information on adoption, including a glossary of adoption terms and a look at parties involved in the adoption process.

Types
The differences between the types of adoption, open versus closed, agency versus private, etc.

Brief Guide
A step-by-step guide to each phase of the adoption process.

Adoptive Parenting Issues
Tips for parents of adopted children, including psychological aspects of adoption

International Law
Information on adopting children from a country other than your own.

Same Sex Information
Adoption and parenting issues for gay and lesbian couples.

State Laws
Adoption laws in all 50 states.

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