Tag Archives: Adopting

By Mary Tablante Falls Church, VA–Like many couples, Kathleen Brown and John Cullather of Falls Church wanted to start a family and raise children. But when having a biological child wasn’t an option, the couple became interested in international adoption. Having aged out of adoption for China, they looked at other countries and the possibility of adopting a child from …

By Jhee Yoon (Waldorf, MD)—Toni and Bill Benton probably never get lonely. They’re probably never bored. That’s because their house is filled with seven adopted children, ranging in age from 2 to 18. There are medical issues for some, including a heart condition and a cleft palate. One child is deaf and two have urological conditions. But Toni and Bill …

Vietnam and the United States are making progress on an agreement to once again allow Americans to adopt Vietnamese children, according to U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA). During a late February visit to Hanoi, Sen. Landrieu, one of a number of senators and adoption groups who have been pressing Vietnam to implement stronger safeguards and increase oversight over the adoption …