adoption

They say good things come to those who wait. They also say he who hesitates is lost. But when it comes to half a dozen juicy tax breaks, it's the second "they" you should listen to, because he who waits until Jan. 1, 2012, to take advantage of them will be out of luck.

Federal officials are warning couples seeking to adopt that there's a new adoption scam aimed at fleecing money out of would-be parents. The scam artists respond to online ads from couples interested in adoption or those who respond to ads titled "Baby Needs a Home." They tell the interested...

There are 130,000 children in the foster care system waiting to be adopted in the US. Their prospects may have just gotten a little brighter. The recent health care reform bill has extended the previously boosted adoption credit which was slated to "sunset" at the end of 2010. Without the...

The recession has caused some people to postpone having children until they feel more financially stable. But now comes reports of some struggling families putting the kids they do have up for adoption, all because they can't afford to keep them in this economy....

When Pedigree has a Super Bowl ad this week, it won't be advertising dog and cat food, but pet adoptions. The pet food industry has discovered cause advertising. It's a form of advertising that links a product to a feel-good cause. Instead of companies just blowing money on ads that tell you how...