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IFS Adoption For Non-U.S. Citizens Living In The U.S.
IFS ADOPTION FOR NON-U.S. CITIZENS LIVING IN THE U.S. In the course of our adoption work at International Family Services we often speak with families who want to adopt a child internationally only to find that they are not U.S. citizens and therefore are not eligible...
Adoption is Like a Lotus Flower
It is always encouraging for IFS team members to receive a note from adoptive families home with their beautiful kids. Such was the case recently when Bethany Compton (IFS India Program) received the following note from Aaron and Julie, new parents to Autumn and Abby...
Being Adopted and My Thoughts.
Every once in a while all parents experience that special time when our kids come up with something that blesses the socks off of us. This was the case with Hannah, one of the two 16 year old daughters of IFS founders Bob & Carol Mardock.
The Waiting Game – August 1990 – Los Angeles Times
Soon the story was picked up internationally. The Mardock’s phone number was not published but, even before social media and email as standard means of communication, people found them and started calling, 5-10 families a day for weeks. “If you know how to adopt in…
Meet Addison – U.S. Infant Adoptions
Addison was born November 30, 2014 in the U.S. (IFS domestic cross-cultural program) and her adoption was final in May, 2015. Mom Lisa reports that Addison is smart, creative, sweet, playful, cuddly, adorable, burpy, sometimes smelly…
Domestic Cross-Cultural Adoptions (DCC) are on the Increase at IFS
Families often come to International Family Services because we are known as a leader in international adoptions and these families are often ready to consider a child of another ethnicity. Then they discover they can expedience their culturally diverse adoption dream without the international travel and without longer wait times associated in an international adoption.
AJ
AJ (Alok) joined his new family a year ago from India. George and Danielle (brothers Elliot and Gavin) report he is settling into his amazing life in his new family. This active toddler loves his new swimming pool, is crazy about trucks and his animal picture book....
Earthquake Report: NEPAL
Many have asked for a report on Shristi Nepal, an orphanage in Nepal that IFS has been affiliated with in past years. We are pleased to report that there were no injuries to the children or staff and the children's home did not sustain physical damage. We are...
My Story of Miss Ali
It has been an unforgettable year for our family, a year we described as amazing, challenging, fun, and frustrating – all at the same time.
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