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Many North American families are adopting children from China. Most adoptive
children available from China are girls. There are boys available, of course, but the number is much
smaller in comparison Chinese girls.
Parents who are interested in adopting from China may experience a wating period of 16 - 24
months while their applications are being reviewed.
China requires that adoptive parents be married couples, 30-50 years of age. They must be, at
least 30, when the adoption dossier is registered in China. Married couples, ages 30-44, are eligible to
adopt a child 6-18 months old. Couples, 45-50, are eligible to adopt children 18 months to 3 years of
age. Couples, ages 51-55, are eligible to adopt only through the
Waiting Child Program - children with special needs.
Note that China's adoption age
eligibility policy is based on each person's age. For example, if one of the prospective adoptive parents is
under 30 years old or the other person is over 55 years old, they are not eligible to adopt a child
in China.
China has other restrictions. There are health history restrictions when adopting from China.
Families are not eligible to adopt from China, if there is a diagnosis of major depression or
any severe mental health conditions. Adoptive parents must be treatment and medication free for
over two years, if they have been treated for depression or anxiety. Families are no eligible to
adopt from China, if there is a history of alcoholism within the previous 10 years.
If one or both of the adoptive parents use a wheelchair, mobility aid or are missing limbs, they are
not eligible to adopt from China. Prospective adoptive parents are not eligible, if there are any
diseases in the infectious stage or if either of the two has a severe disease which requires
long-term treatment and affects life expectancy.
China will not approve parents who are blind. They will not approve parents who are deaf,
unless they are adopting a deaf child. These are just some of the health restrictions when adopting
from China. To get a more extensive list, consult an adoption agency or search the Internet for
adopting from China. Or check out the book:
The Chinese Adoption Handbook: How to Adopt from China and Korea
Financial Requirements. When adopting from China, the prospective family must prove they have a
net worth of at least $80,000. The applicants must also earn an income of over $10,000 per person
living in the home. That includes the potential adopted child. In other words, prospective adoptive
parents must prove
they earn a minimum annual income of $30,000 or an income which represents $10,000 per person living
in the household. There must be $10,000 for each parent and $10,000 for each additional child.
Criminal history is taken into account for any adoption. When adopting from China, families are
not eligible to adopt, if they have current warrants or are currently on probation. Other similar
restrictions include any
history of drug use or drug charges, arrest for a violent crime, a history of domestic violence,
sex abuse, abandonment, child abuse or any felonies. All such factors rule out the chance of China will
approving an application for adoption. Of course, applications are all considered individually and
different agencies and programs may have slight variations in their laws and regulations.
These are some of the facts regarding adopting from China. There are many eligibility elements
including marriage requirements, household requirements, religious and citizenship requirements.
While these hurdles may make it a little harder to adopt a child from China, it does show this country's
concern that its orphans go to good homes. If you have met the requirements listed on this page, you
should be encouraged to investigate further your chances of adopting from China.
About the Author: Scott Harker is the publisher of several websites including:
Dieting Help,
How To Do Card Tricks,
Guide to Niagara Falls,
Emetophobia, and
Eckankar.
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