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I guess for me 'adoption friendly' has a different meaning.
It's a state that ofers good post-adoption resources to families and adoptees.
A state that offers post-adoption financial support for therapies and has an abundance of therapists that specialize in adoption related issues. For both children and adult adoptees.
A state that has good laws for adoptees searching andallows tham access to there records.
Because we went the foster-adoption route, I don't have any first-hand experience with revocation laws in infant domestic adoption. But as a women who has given birth, I think that even 30 days can be too soon. I know my hormones were still a mess at the one month mark. I don't know what the 'magic' number would be, but signing before then would be to me barbaric. It might be harder on aparents, but this isn't supposed to be easy.
I also think that states should require independent counseling for eparents before and after placement. Obviously, it's their choice to take it, but it should be offered and not be tied to the adoption agency who interests are not always neutral.
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