When the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was passed in 1978, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) drafted guidelines for best practices to accompany the law. In adoption cases, adoption practitioners and attorneys seek to balance those guidelines with each state’s adoption laws and …
10
Mar
2015
Recognizing Social Work Month!
Each March is recognized as Social Work Month. The National Association of Social Workers’ goal during Social Work Month and throughout 2015 will be to …
3
Mar
2015
Reminders for Waiting Families
Send Us your Tax Forms
All families currently working with American Adoptions and waiting for an adoption placement are reminded to send us the front page of their 1040 Tax Form for 2014. We need this updated information each year. For more information, contact our …
14
Feb
2015
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day from the American Adoptions Family to yours. We hope you’re feeling loved today!
4
Feb
2015
Q&A with Executive Director Shawn Kane
We want to bring you, our readers, into the day-to-day of our agency by sharing more about the people you get to work with through each phase of the …
29
Jan
2015
Tips for Activating Families
This can be a busy time of year for our agency as families start the adoption process and everything that goes with that …
7
Jan
2015
Adoption Tax Credit 2014 [Infographic]
Now that 2014 has come to a close, many families will begin to prepare their finances for tax season. As you do, don’t forget to look into the Federal Adoption Tax Credit.
For 2014, the maximum adoption tax credit is $13,190 for all qualifying adoption expenses. …
1
Jan
2015
Happy New Year!
Today, on Global Family Day, we hope you all look forward with hope and joy, peace and happiness to the New Year. We want to thank all of you for reading our blog and newsletter and for sharing your thoughts. In the coming year, we …