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THE AVERAGE parent in California doesn’t expect his or her child to achieve full adulthood — in the form of complete self-sufficiency — at the age of 18. In fact, it’s not until the age of 26 that this average child is able to get by without leaning on mom and dad at least a […]
Abandonment at age 18 causes huge problems, group says
by Heather Knight, Chronicle Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Sacramento — The state of California neglects foster care children once they turn 18, turning them out onto the street with nowhere to live, no way to support themselves and nobody to turn to for support, according to a […]
By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer
Saturday, January 6, 2007
After tripling over the past 15 years, the number of foreign children adopted by Americans dropped sharply in 2006, the result of multiple factors which have jolted adoption advocates and prompted many would-be adoptive parents to reconsider their options.
The consequences could be profound for the […]