January 2013 Conference for Florida’s Adoptive Parents and Prospective Adoptive Parents

Florida’s Adoption Information Center is holding a conference on Saturday, January 12, 2013, in Jacksonville, Florida, for adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents.

Florida’s Adoption Information Center was “created by the Florida Legislature to serve as a clearinghouse in every area of adoption. The Center has served more than 175,000 people since opening in 1994. As a free service, the Adoption Information Center provides adoption information and referral services to adoptive parents, adult adoptees, birth relatives, pregnant women and professionals.”

Below is the agenda for the conference:

8:30 – 9:00 Registration

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome

9:15 – 10:30 Parenting the Adopted Adolescent

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 12:00 Who’s in Charge: Hierarchies in Adoptive Families

12:00 – 1:15 Lunch Provided

1:15 – 3:00 Challenges of Blended Families

3:00 – 3:30 Evaluations/Wrap Up

For more information on the conference or other adoption services, you may contact Florida’s Adoption Information Center:

4203 Southpoint Boulevard Jacksonville, Florida 32216
CALL 1-800-96-ADOPT (800-962-3678)
EMAIL: conference@adoptfl.org
FAX 904-353-3472

If you have questions regarding adoption, same sex adoption, stepparent adoption, or close relative adoption in Tampa Bay, you may schedule a consultation with a Tampa adoption attorney by calling us at (813) 443-0615 or filling out our contact form.