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By Stanton Phillips, Esquire Adoptive parents may be eligible to take a tax credit of up to $14,890.00 for qualifying expenses paid toward the adoption of a child. Since it is a tax credit, not a deduction, it is an … Continue reading →

International adoptions have changed the makeup of American families. When you walked into a classroom a generation ago, the children you observed probably looked like their parents. Today, our families are more culturally diverse as a result of international adoptions.

The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (hereinafter referred to as ICPC) is a set of uniform laws governing the interstate placement of children enacted in every state, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.

Adoptive parents may be eligible to take a tax credit of up to $13,400.00 for qualifying expenses paid toward the adoption of a child…