I have a good friend from high school who has, over the past 12 years fostered over 25 children and adopted 12! He has recently published a book on the experience with the system and brought to light things that every prospective adoptive family needs to know.
If you are looking for an indispensable resource on the ins and outs of adopting, buy this book! It isn't a book about the tedious legal side, it's an emotionally charged information filled volume that was written from the parent's point of view. Most of Dave and Kathy's kids have special needs so there is some great info here that you wouldn't find anywhere else.
Here is the link where you can purchase the book: Proceeds go to the kids.
THE BOOK