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Hey Matt!
I totally concur with RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH. Unfortunately, and like everything else, you have to become familiar with the lingo. Tapestrybooks.com has a good selection of books concerning before you adopt.
This is not a difficult process at all so don't be intimidated, just a tedious and sometimes hurry up and wait process with lots of paperwork and then more waiting.
As stated before, after research, you'll have some decisions to make. How old, sibling group, domestic or international, etc?
For our first, after asking around, there were 2 really prominent attorneys in our town that handled adoption. We went with one of them after hearing them speak at a class we attended. We moved and have begun our second adoption using an agency. I literally went through the yellow pages and requested info packets from as many agencies as answered the phone. For us, the decision was clear when we received these packets.
Hope this helps.
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