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What is an Adoption Agency?
Isaac Wilson June 17, 2024
An adoption agency plays a crucial role in facilitating the complex and sensitive process of adoption. It provides essential services for birth parents, adoptive parents, and, most importantly, the child…
Who is an Adoptee?
Isaac Wilson June 17, 2024
An “adoptee” is an individual who has been adopted. Adoption is a legal process in which a person or couple becomes the legal parent(s) of a child who is not…
What is In-Family Adoption?
Troy Olson June 17, 2024
In-family adoption, also known as kinship adoption, occurs when a child is adopted by a member of their biological family other than their birth parents. This can include grandparents, aunts,…
NPE Meaning | Everything You Need to Know About Non-Parental Events
Isaac Wilson December 29, 2023
The acronym “NPE” has many possible definitions about DNA testing and family discoveries. It is commonly defined as a “Non-Paternity Event,” “Not Parent Expected,” or other versions defining an event…
What is Kinship adoption?
Isaac Wilson November 28, 2023
Kinship adoption is a type of adoption where a child is adopted by a family member or someone else with a close familial relationship to the child. Some key points…
Using Ancestry DNA Testing to Find Your Birth Parents in a Closed Adoption
Troy Olson December 17, 2022
If you were adopted as a child and are now looking to find your birth parents, you may be wondering where to start. One option that many people in your…