This post is part of Outward, Slate’s home for coverage of LGBTQ life, thought, and culture. Read more here. Gay men may have an easier time than lesbians when adopting children through private ...

Though the process can be tedious and time-consuming, adoption is a great option for all involved parties. Adoptive families and the birth parents who cannot care for their babies are both giving them ...

A private adoption can run, on average, as much as $40,000 or more, according to American Adoptions. That’s a price that’s out of reach for many Americans — especially given that 60 percent of ...

Jeevie Pillay, an adoption specialist social worker spoke to POST reporter, Nadia Khan, about private adoptions. Q: What is a private adoption? A: It is undertaken by an accredited adoption specialist ...

The first of a three-part series on Adoption in Delaware explores the differences between private adoption and state foster care and why you need different mindsets for either journey. The goal in ...

Today, most women who relinquish infants for private adoption report wanting to parent, but are lacking the support and financial resources to do so. (Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee / SOPA Images / ...

For years, Utah has been a hub of the private adoption industry, drawing pregnant women and prospective adoptive parents from across the country thanks to its notoriously permissi ...

With her newly adopted son napping soundly in the other room, Wendy Bethancourt says she’s already planning for baby No. 2. But whether she and her husband spend another $20,000-plus to adopt a ...

A local man, who started a candle company, is looking for a family to help with a private adoption this holiday season. "Our goal with making candles is a way for you to buy a product that is made ...