Detailed instructions about how to obtain a birth certificate for your child in New York State.

As soon as you receive your adopted child’s birth certificate, it is time to make an application for a new Social Security number. Here’s how to get a social security card for adopted child.

Adopting your step-child is a responsible and loving way to protect your child and your relationship. Formally legalizing your relationship is important to both show your child you are here to stay and to legally protect your rights.

In the State of New York, every adoptive parent is required to go through a home study process, whether for private or public/foster adoption. This article is designed to answer your questions and reduce your anxiety over the home study process.

Listed here are questions to answer before hiring a social worker to prepare your home study.

The NY State Paid Family Leave Program provides New Yorkers job-protected, paid leave so that working families will no longer have to choose between caring for their loved ones and risking their economic security.

Every minor traveling overseas, even infants, must have a valid passport. 

Post Adoption Depression (PADS) is a term used to describe the stress, anxiety, and depression experienced by many parents following adoption. PADS is rarely expected, typically crippling, and frequently goes untreated. 

The Supreme Court restored the rights of an adoptive mother who had split with her lesbian partner and reversed a murder conviction tainted by prosecutorial misconduct.