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Article: Adoption Tax Credit Called Positive, But No Panacea
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 27, 1996
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They will borrow from relatives, sink into debt, and take second
jobs. Many couples who want a family but are unable to have children
biologically are undaunted by the cost of private adoptions,
sometimes upward of $20,000. They come up with the cash, somehow.
Many adoption advocates view a proposed $5,000 tax credit as
welcome relief for adoptive parents. The bill, approved
overwhelmingly by the House of Representatives earlier this month,
has strong support in the Senate.
For adoptive parents the bill represents more than money. It
symbolizes a national decree that adoption is a good thing, a
legitimate way to become a parent.
But several child welfare advocates said they feared ...