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Events, Projects, Resources
We sponsor and organize events and projects that center the lives of adopted people and aim to change the narrative of adoption.
We Need to Talk.
Let’s catch up, talk about what’s happening, and provide community support and guidance. On the last Thursday of each month.
April 2025: Latest from the Citizenship Clinic
An update on what’s happening today with the Citizenship Clinic, what we’ve learned so far, and what we continue to watch for in the future.
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State Level Legislation: An Update and Discussion
Join us for an update and discussion about pending state-level legislation that could impact adult adopted people.
Continue Reading → State Level Legislation: An Update and Discussion
Legislation
We track and monitor adoptee rights legislation in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US Congress. If a pending or recently enacted bill relates to the rights of adult adopted people in the United States, we will list it.
2025 Adoptee Rights Legislation (Domestic)
It goes on one at a time,
from “the Low Road” by Marge PIERCY
it starts when you care
to act, it starts when you do
it again and they said no,
it starts when you say We
and know who you mean, and each
day you mean one more.
Latest News
We Need to Talk.
Let’s catch up, talk about what’s happening, and provide community support and guidance. On the last Thursday of each month.
April 2025: Latest from the Citizenship Clinic
An update on what’s happening today with the Citizenship Clinic, what we’ve learned so far, and what we continue to watch for in the future.
State Level Legislation: An Update and Discussion
Join us for an update and discussion about pending state-level legislation that could impact adult adopted people.
Latest from the Citizenship Clinic
We launched AU’s Citizenship Clinic eight months ago. Here’s what’s happening today, what we’ve learned so far, and what we are watching for in the future.
3,144
Courts in 3,144 counties control the release and restriction of critical adoption records, often to the detriment of adopted people.
Name Changes and Certificates of Citizenship
With a $505 filing fee and having to part with a current certificate, some intercountry adoptees decide not to apply for a new one. And that’s OK.