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National Co-ordinator:
Ricky Brisson
P.O. Box 7420
Bondi Beach 2026 NSW
Phone: (02) 9314 2072
Fax: (02) 9314 2074
E-mail:
Ricky Brisson
P.O. Box 7420
Bondi Beach 2026 NSW
Phone: (02) 9314 2072
Fax: (02) 9314 2074
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Fact Sheet 36 Adopting Children from Overseas |
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International Adoption Facts The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute |
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NSW - Eligibility criteria to adopt What are the criteria set by the state of NSW to be eligible to adopt through DoCS? |
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ICARN - Intercountry Adoption Resource Network - Australia |
Immigration / Government
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Fact Sheet 33 Family Stream Migration: Child |
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Fact Sheet 36 Adopting Children from Overseas |
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Form 119 Application for evidence of Australian citizenship |
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Form 1272 Application for Australian citizenship for children adopted under the "full and permanent" Hague Convention arrangements |
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Form 1290 Application for Australian citizenship by conferral – other situations |
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NSW Registry of Birth, Deaths & Marriages |
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NSW Registry of Birth, Deaths & Marriages - Change of Name |
Overseas Representation for Australia
New South Wales
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Korea Sparkling Festival 2008: 20 September 2008 - 21 September 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sydney residents are invited to join a weekend of Korean festival fun at the Korea Sparkling Festival 2008 being held at Palm Grove, Darling Harbour. The star performers of last year's festival 'NANTA' will return to perform three shows daily. |
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NSW - Eligibility criteria to adopt What are the criteria set by the state of NSW to be eligible to adopt through DoCS? |
Canada
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Adoption Council of Canada |
China
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Adopting from China - 'We didn't want another baby. We wanted our baby.' |
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Attach China |
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Can China afford its One-Child Policy? |
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Children's Hope International - China Adoption |
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China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) |
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Chinese orphanages and children's names |
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Chinese Take-Aways: The American child adoption factory (Mirror.co.uk) |
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Families with Children from China |
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Holt International Children Services |
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Made in China |
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Red tape binds orphans to China |
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Sichuan adoption policies In line with China's Adoption Law, the orphans are defined as the children of deceased parents although their grandparents may be still living. There are three kinds of children under 14 years of age eligible for adoption. Read more ... |
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South Australian Chinese Adoption Support (SACAS) Inc. Support organisation for China |
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When is Chinese New Year? |
Colombia
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Adopter en Colombie |
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Children's Hope International - Colombia Adoption |
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Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF) |
Ethiopia
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Children's Hope International - Ethiopia Adoption |
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When is End of Ramadan in Ethiopia? |
France
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Coeur Adoption: Adoption Sans Discriminatiin (in French) Lots of information on adoption |
India
Kazakhstan
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Children's Hope International - Kazakhstan Adoption |
Kenya
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The Rafiki Fundraising Society (Rafiki is Swahili for friend) The Rafiki Fundraising Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to generating funds to provide the children of Africa with the basic necessities of life such as food, water, and shelter as well as provide direct access to medical care. |
Korea, South
New Zealand
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Inter Country Adoption New Zealand |
Philippines
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Department of Social Welfare and Development |
Romania
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EurAdopt Australia |
Russian Federation
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Children's Hope International - Russian Adoption |
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Russia halts work of foreign adoption agencies (MSNBC) |
South Africa
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SA Cares For Life |
Thailand
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Thailand - Public Investigations - Adoption |
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Thailand Adoption |
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The Thailand Adoption Homepage |
USA
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Bay Area Adoption Services |
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Native American Indian Adoption Project |
Vietnam
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Children's Hope International - Vietnam Adoption |
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The Construction of Identity In Vietnamese War Orphans |
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Vietnam Babylift |
Africa
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African-American and Biracial Hair Care - DVD |
Europe
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Australians Adopting European Children |
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Eastern European Adoption Coalition |
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Eastern European Adoption Coalition Using the power of Internet mailing lists to link geographically separated individuals, EEAC has created a community of thousands of families who share in the ideals of creating and growing families through international adoption. |
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EurAdopt Australia |
Adoptees
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Inter-Country Adoptee Support Network (ICASN) - Australia Provides support to Adoptees who have been adopted cross-culturally |
Adoption Celebrities
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Extensive List of Adopted People From All Over the World |
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Famous Adoptees and Fosterees |
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Well-Known Adopted Persons, Birth Parents and Adoptive Parents |
Family Home Pages
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Hannah and Her Mama |
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Leckenby |
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Mike and Michael's Adoption Website |
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Naomi and Adrian |
Racism / Sexism
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Why do we expect adoptees to be grateful? Article by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Margie Perscheid |
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How do we parent to eliminate bullying from our culture? |
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How can you coach kids to be critical of what they see on TV? Article by Carmen Van Kerckhove |
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Should white parents adopt children of other races? |
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Racism: "I realized I was a permanent outsider" |
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The elephant in the living room. Are we born racist? Prejudice might be hardwired in our brains. But the good news is that we can learn to override our prejudices and embrace difference. |
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The Racism Radar - I have always wondered why a boisterous group of white teens on the metro are kids being kids, and a boisterous group of black teens is a potentially dangerous mob. |
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Why Doesn't White Adopt Black? (Washington Post) |
Adopting Older Children
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Older Child Adoption Website |
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What to Expect When You Adopt An Older Child |
Parenting
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Creating a Family For many people, the road to parenthood is a bumpy one, and they need help in creating their family. Creating a Family provides resources and support for this alternative journey, regardless whether your path is infertility treatment or adoption. |
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Official: parenting the Supernanny way does not improve behaviour Modern methods of disciplining children, such as those advocated by the Channel 4 childcare expert, Jo Frost, do little, if anything, to improve children's behaviour, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal. |
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Parenting Help: Love and Logic Kids don't come with an owner's manual |
Post Adoption
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The Benevolent Society - The Post Adoption Resource Centre (PARC) |
Relationship
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Diversity Health Institute - The Transcultural Mental Health Centre |
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Relationships Australia |
Events
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Adoption Support for Families and Children |
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Adoptive Families Association of the ACT (AFA) |
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Australian African Children's Aid Support Association (AACASA) |
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Inter Country Adoption New Zealand |
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Inter-Country Adoptee Support Network (ICASN) - Australia Provides support to Adoptees who have been adopted cross-culturally |
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KAF/Han Ho Inc. Korean Adoptive Families |
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South Australian Chinese Adoption Support (SACAS) |
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The Benevolent Society - The Post Adoption Resource Centre (PARC) |
Names
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What's in a Name? For a child who joins her family with her own history, her own culture, her own name, the story's rarely rooted in the pages of a baby names book. "Adoptive Families" readers share how they made the naming decision. |
Statistics
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International Adoption Facts The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute |
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Parliament of Australia - House of Representatives - House Standing Committee on Family and Human Services - Inquiry into Overseas Adoption in Australia Adoption data - Sources for tables |
Education Material for Teachers & Parents
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Adopted Children in the Early Childhood Classroom As the number of adopted children in classrooms continues to rise each year, early childhood programs must begin to educate teachers about adoption issues. |
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Adopted Children in the Early Childhood Classroom Celebrating individuality, fostering self-esteem, and developing self-confidence in the world beyond the family are socioemotional goals that receive top priority in high-quality early childhood programs. |
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Adoption and School A great page of resources for adoption and school |
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Adoption and School Issues Resources to help parents and educators understand and support adopted children and their families. |
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Adoption and the Schools: Resources for Parents and Teachers A complete guide to understanding the dilemmas faced by adopted children in the school setting. |
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Adoption Basics for Educators How Adoption Impacts Children and How Educators Can Help |
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Adoption in the Schools: A Lot to Learn Promoting Equality and Fairness for all Children and Their Families |
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Adoption Publishing Company - School Resources A great resource for when your child starts school. Tons of articles that you can photocopy and give to a teacher including ideas for assignments like the family tree and bringing in baby photos |
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Adoption resources: Starting kindergarten and school Starting kinder and school can be a daunting time for any child, but when they are adopted there are even more issues to consider. The links on this page will give you some great ideas on how to approach the kindergarten or school. |
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Adoptive Families: How I Explained Adoption to the First Grade Using a favorite doll and a logic children can follow, one mother enlightens her daughter's curious class. |
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Becoming an Advocate at School There's nothing like a school's insensitivity to adoption to turn a quiet mom into a bold activist. |
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Can We Talk? How to Explain Adoption at School – Even to Fifth Graders An adoption education program for older children |
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Family Trees and Baby Photos New Ideas to help parents overcome the School Challenges for Adopted Children |
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Finding a kindergarten for a multiracial family Teachers, administrators, and staff of a school district need cultural competency training. This is not a concern just for me as a parent of children of color, but a need for all the students served by the district. |
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How do I talk to my child’s teacher about racism in the classroom? I am Spanish, living in the UK with my white British husband and our two children, a birth son aged 7 and a daughter adopted from China who is now 4. |
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Not Exactly Diverse How diverse does a school need to be to be diverse? Will a few minority children be enough or is a greater mix neccessary for minority children to feel safe and at ease. |
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Out of the Shadows Adoptive families seek to transform classroom strategies. |
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Support for Adoptive Families by Educators Educators are not ordinarily given materials and information about adoption, so they do not have the tools to help children learn about it. In their world of school, after-school activities, and the neighborhood, adopted children need the support ... |
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Surviving and thriving as a student of color at a less than diverse university Whether you're an international student, a big-city kid heading to a small-town university or pretty much anyone used to a certain level of diversity, adjusting to an environment that lacks the ethnic variety you are used to can be a difficult experienc |
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Teacher's Guide to Adoption A resource document prepared by Robin Hilborn, editor of Family Helper, to promote the teaching of adoption in schools |
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Teachers Need to Be More Sensitive to Adoption Issues Teachers need to know that as adopted children grow up, they face tasks other children do not face, but that these are manageable as long as they are helped to identify and work through the tasks. |
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Teaching Diversity in a Diversity-Free Zone It occurs to me that my we traded something important to get a suburban one-acre lot with a fenced in backyard. We traded the rhythm and texture of urban life, including the kind of multicultural existence that raises racial consciousness. |
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Teaching Tolerance Teaching Tolerance is dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for children. To us, tolerance is an ethic. |
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The Center for Adoption Support and Education The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support and education to everyone in the adoption community. |
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The Learning Ladder The Learning Ladder range includes Australian designed and manufactured products, and many of the very best educational books, toys, games and puzzles from around the world. |
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Tools for Teaching in a Diversity-Free Zone How to teach, expose, and experience diversity in a "diversity-free" zone |
Adoption Finances
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Family Assistance Office Australian Family Assistance payments explained |
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Family Assistance Office - What are the payments? |
Foster Care
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Gay Dads Australia This Australian based website has been set up to support gay men who are planning on, or who are already parents, whether through donating/partnering, foster care, adoption, surrogacy, divorced dads/previous relationships, guardianship, etc. |
Adoption Equality, Age Criteria and Cost
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NSW - Eligibility criteria to adopt What are the criteria set by the state of NSW to be eligible to adopt through DoCS? |
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NSW: How much will you have to pay in order to adopt from Korea, Philippines, China or Taiwan? |
Shopping
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Adopt Shoppe |
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Adoption Products |
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Children of the World Puzzles |
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Dakpaper Dolls |
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Dolls for Asian Children As your child changes from an infant to a toddler, the Asian baby doll you choose should change also. |
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EMK Press - Adoption Publishing Company |
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Heart and Soul |
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International Adoption Bookstore |
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Korean Dolls |
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Ladybug Dreaming |
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Milly Molly Dolls |
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Scrapbooking - N2 Scrappin' |
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Scrapbooking - Scrap and Tell |
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Shopping in Korea |
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Yammi Wear |
Gay/Lesbian
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Lesbian International adoption information Someday I would like to adopt children into my family and I happen to be a bi girl. I know I will be a wonderful Mother. |
Gay/Lesbian - Australia
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Gay Dads Australia This Australian based website has been set up to support gay men who are planning on, or who are already parents, whether through donating/partnering, foster care, adoption, surrogacy, divorced dads/previous relationships, guardianship, etc. |
Religion
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India - Religious Adoption Criteria / Hindus |
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India - Religious Adoption Criteria / Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Jews |
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India - Requirements for a valid adoption / Hindus |
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