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flag North Dakota's adoption rate surged 34% in 2025 due to streamlined processes and improved tribal coordination, though 20–30 children still await families.

flag North Dakota saw a 34% increase in public agency adoptions from 2024 to 2025 due to streamlined processes, reduced paperwork, and shorter training introduced in 2024. flag The state’s adoption redesign cut average assessment time by 23 days, and tribal adoptions rose over 53% thanks to improved coordination. flag Programs like Adults Adopting Special Kids (AASK) facilitated nearly 330 adoptions, mostly for children with relatives or foster parents as adoptive families. flag Despite progress, 20 to 30 children annually remain “waiting kids” without identified families, prompting ongoing recruitment. flag The Aspreys, a Fargo couple, adopted a boy they had cared for full-time after becoming respite foster parents, now raising him with their biological children, emphasizing stability, love, and belonging.

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