Adoption

As a single woman with a good job, would I be able to adopt from abroad? I am actually thinking of in a few years time rather than now as I am still at uni. When I graduate I will be a partly qualified accountant and will be earning about ￡...

Questions, questions, questions (foster care adoption/foster-to-adopt)? Im 20 years old and engaged..I know that now is not the right time to even try to foster/adopt but what can we do to prepare ourselves to adopt in the future. Im lookin...

What silly song do you sing to your children, or were you sang to as a child? Does it have anything to do with adoption? I know when I travel, I sing the care bear song: I L-O-V-E love you, and I M-I-S-S miss you, and I L-O-V E Love you all...

How likely is it that a single man would be permitted to adopt a child? answer: If you have good refs, good health and a good stable home, it is fairly likely that you could adopt a child that is in state custody available for adoption. The...

Teen: if you one a free trip to anywhere in the world ? where would you go i pick californa Best Answer - Chosen by Voters As a retired RAF photographer (aerial) I would love to do a helicopter trip around this statue of Jesus in Rio de Jan...

Adoption has crossed my mind, Is it only for the rich or for couples? I am a poor but a loving woman. I have a job that keeps us.Im in my mid 40s and I have an adult son( student). Is it crazy of me to have adoption cross my mind? Is it onl...

Who else is an angry rather than grateful adoptee? Im so sick and fcking tired of people telling me i should thank my adoptive parents for my perfect life. Who else agrees with me? I mean adoption hurts why the hell people dont get it. We h...

Adoption for Gina? Idk would like some input....? im 17 and due in about a month, the final decision for adoption still hasnt been made.heres wats up: up until 7 months my bf told me we were keeping the baby, then said adoption was wat he w...

A question about interracial adoption in the past? Well okay since I had trouble finding info on this I wanted to know the specifics of Pearl S. Bucks Welcome House, Inc. It was the first international interracial adoption agency. Did that...

Why Is The Adoption Process Long and Difficult? People are always offering adoption to women and teen girls, they boast about the children in the world who need love and a home. But what puzzles me is the way to adopt them seems to be a lon...

Just want to know if anyone from India has given their child for adoption and what was it like.Thank You.? Best Answer - Chosen by Voters I havent, but I wish you luck...

Should I take my daughter (7 year old) with to court? (Adoption)? My daughter is from a previous relationship. And my Husband and I want to adopt her, That by law she is considered as our child. Our court date is on Wednesday. My husband we...

How old do you have to be to adopt a child? i fostered a child when i was 17 and he has now bin up for adoption and i would love to adopt him if i could Best Answer - Chosen by Voters You need to be 21 in my state but preference is older. l...

What changes would you like to see in the Foster Care system? There obviously needs to be a dramatic overhaul in the Foster Care systems, childrens needs simply arent being met. But I wonder what the answer is. Should Foster Care take a ste...

How do you erase years and years of history? How do you shut off memories? So, if you feel like finding out you were adopted is a deal breaker with the families that adopted you, how do you just shut off memories of the good times? IM NOT T...

Opinions on adopting interational children? Recently, Ive decided that once I begin my career (in less than 2 years), I want to start adopting children...but of course after Im married and have enough money to support a family. I understand...

Would you not love your AParents anymore if they didnt tell you that you were adopted? I mean if you found out until you were like 19 you were adopted, would you not trust them anymore? even if you knew that they were the ones who protected...

Can biological parents find or contact their adopted child? In the UK, what are the rules? I know adoptees can get the original birth certificate when they are 18, but is there a way parents can find children after they have been adopted? a...

How to apoligize for calling my birth mom an ex mom? hey so ya one day i was talking to my b mom and i was pissed off about something and i called her ex mom we havent talked since personally i dont think she should be so upset because that...

Can custody be switched to my wife and myself for my cousin? my wifes cousin is constantly arguing, being disobedient, and fighting with her mom (my wifes aunt). now my wifes aunt is collecting 800$ in ssi plus food stamps for her daughter....

For those who were internationally adopted? Ive been reading about adoption, and I see a lot of negativity about it from people who were adopted. This has made me question whether or not to adopt in the future (something Id love to do). I w...

Question about adopting from photolisting in another state? We are licensed foster parents. We had our home study sent to another state to be considered to adopt 2 girls ages 10 and 11 in fostercare that we found on a photolisting. We are s...

My 4 children are out of control and my adopted daugher is in the middle of it all...? I am a mother of 4 children (stay at home) and am concerned that my children do NOT listen to me and constantly fight each other. We have three biologica...

Is it the epitome of SELFISHNESS for adoptees to discourage adoption? Dont you think this is true for some? Some adoptees have been given their safe haven and every opportunity in the whole wide world to have a full life. Now that they are...

How can we encourage more adoptees to come on this site and tell their stories of joy? It seems that the angry bitter stories drown out the good and scare people. Dont you think? Best Answer - Chosen by Voters Well, in sales they say that,...

How do we train and keep GOOD foster parents, while not allowing the bad ones to use it as a business? This comment has been brought up a couple of times in the last day or two, and Im interested in hearing some thoughts, particularly from...

Foster Question: Amount paid monthly by the state...? A friend of ours up north is going to be a foster parent. We are interested in adopting and in such, know a little on the foster system. 4 children will be being placed with him and hesa...

Anyone have any positive Adoption stories? Whether it be with an agency or private family. Whether you be the birth mother or the adoptee. All Ive heard were horror stories of the child growing up to resent their birth parents. It cant be a...

Should adoption papers be opened or closed why or why not? Best Answer - Chosen by Voters I think determined by the birth parents and the child separately with an impartial bridging organization. Meaning, a birth parent could inform the bri...

Does Termination of parental rights have to be filed before i file adoption for my husband? First of all, Im asking this so that I dont have to ask a Lawyer. I dont have the money for one, uless you know one that would help me for free or a...

I want to adopt an ethiopian child? This has always been something I want to do, is it hard? And will it be hard to raise an adopted baby? Thanks Best Answer - Chosen by Voters its hard and take a lot of time and money, years and thousands...

Trying to adopt out of foster care? We started the adoption process last March to adopt a little boy or sibling group out of foster care. We completed all the required classes and have an approved home study. My wife has been looking on the...

Adopting a child with down syndrome? I am looking in to adopting a child with ds. Understand that I know the ends and out of caring for a child with ds. My niece is 6 years old and she has DS with a heart defect, my sister was 38 when she w...

Regarding birth certificates, in a perfect world.......? In that fantasy land where adoptions were rare and birth certificates werent falsified, would you rather see: a) An amended birth certificate listing the adopters as parents, with an...

Welcome to the family party: yay or nay? My lovely amum and adad are currently going through the adoption of another 2 foster children who are siblings. I came into the family the same way, as did my younger twin siblings, though I was 9 wh...

Could someone please explain how a birth certificate can be a civil rights issue? For the record - I dont think adoptive parents should be on birth certificates. BIRTH certificates have nothing to do with adoption. Adoption happened after t...

My Bbrother wants to be adopted by my Aparents as an adult? I have 5 siblings who were kept by my birth parents. They all to varying degrees have problems including substance abuse, PTSD, and depression as a result of their upbringing. But...

What does it feel like to watch a pregnant girl you plan on adopting from......? ..............go through everything you wish you could? Do you pretend that you are pregnant? Do you block it out? Do you whine to your husband about your sad...

What happens if your an orphan? okay, im writing a story about a kid who was found on the side of the road unconscious, but im wondering if this were real life what would happen to him? in my story hes found at the age of 11. so....what wou...

Aunt lives in different state but might adopt my baby? Hello there. I am 7 weeks pregnant and the father says we should give our baby up for adoption to someone in my family. Im considering having my aunt adopt my baby. I have a few questio...