Please join the host as they talk with domestic adoptee and author,  Paige Adams Strickland and Renee Gelin, mother and one of the founders of Saving Our Sisters,  about the different types of adoption common in the United States( and a lot of other places).

Paige is the author of two adoption memoirs and has contributed to several anthologies. Her books can be found at: Amazon.com: Paige Adams Strickland: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle. She blogs at: Akin to the Truth: A Memoir of Adoption and Identity (wordpress.com) She can be found on Facebook at Akin to the Truth

Mentioned in the episode:

Saving Our Sisters: Home - Saving Our Sisters (savingoursistersadoption.org)

Minnesota Adoption Law: Minnesota History of Closed Records and Reform Efforts | Minnesota Coalition for Adoption Reform (mnadoptreform.org)

History of California Adoption Law: History of Closed Records in California (livejournal.com)

Title IV, SSI Law regarding funds for adoption and legal guardianship: Social Security Act §473A (ssa.gov)

Kafala: How Adoption Is Practiced in Islam (learnreligions.com)

A great resource for information about the laws by state is: Adoptee Rights Law Center PLLC

The opinions of the host and their guests are just that, opinions. The host is not a lawyer.