[ahimsa]

We finalized the adoption of our two children in December 2005. We were told that there was a 10,000 dollar tax credit for every special needs child adoption, which meant 20,000. In California, special needs is identified as any child that is over the age or 2, or non-white, or in a sibling set, or has medical/mental disabilities or needs. We also ended up owing nothing and are getting a 17,000 dollar refund. We were actually told that we didn't pay enough into taxes to get the full benefit of such a tax credit. I guess had we been in a higher income bracket we would have gotten more.

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