[mandirenee]

As for documentation for the adoption tax credit. You actually send NOTHING with your taxes. But you must have receipts from the agency, attorneys, etc. as backup in case of an audit.

We applied for a Adoption Tax Identification number prior to finalization so we could claim our son as a dependent.

I'm not sure if you can file for the Adoption Tax Credit until you have a SSN. You can however claim the child as a dependent with the Adoption Indeification number.

So try to get the birth certificates and SSNs before April 15th.

One thing I do know is you cannot electronically file with the adoption identification number, which seems silly. But you must mail.

Our attorney helped us get our birth certificates pushed through, so maybe you could ask for some help from your attorney. Our son was born in TX. It took about 2-3 months to get the birth certificate and only 1 month to get his SSN (but we went to the office to apply).

Good LUCK!!!!!