Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 207 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
How to adopt a baby ? Posted: 04-21-07 00:16am
Has anyone ever adopted a baby? Me and my
fiance are looking for a way to adopt a
baby, preferrably a few months old. I
can't find any good websites so I was just
wanting to know what you have to do to
adopt and how much.
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Kia
Supporter
Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 04-21-07 03:19am
I believe you need to contact your local
state council or whatever you guys call
them.
please do adoption the official way and
not through some back street website,
hun.
try:-
adoption.org
adopting.org
adoptioncouncil.org
I don't know the validity of those sites.
Even call the hospital and ask to be put
in touch with a reputable adoption agency.
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NiCKiDEE5206
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 207 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Posted: 04-21-07 21:48pm
Well, can a 18 year old (me) and a 16 year
old (fiance) adopt or is there a certain
age limit to adopt? I want to choose the
gender and the age but I just don't know
what I have to do. But I will look up the
nearest adoption agency here.
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littlesqueaks
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 296 Location: Caldwell, Idaho
Posted: 04-21-07 21:55pm
I don't know about the age thing. he might
be to young because of 18 being an adult.
But I could be wrong. I had placed a child
up for adoption at the age of 16 and I had
to go through hundreds of letters to pick
the parents. If you have to go through
that process your age might be a deterant
for some. If you don't mind me asking why
are you thinking of adopting? Do you know
already that you will be unable to
conceive?
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Bridget
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Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 10817 Location: ,
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Posted: 04-21-07 22:00pm
a 16-year old will not be allowed to
adopt. 18 is an adult.
adoption is very expensive. i'm just
guessing but i think it's somewhere around
$20,000. most people take out a loan or a
second mortgage to be able to adopt.
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Kia
Supporter
Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 04-22-07 03:37am
HeatherCarl
wrote:
If you don't mind me asking
why are you thinking of adopting? Do you
know already that you will be unable to
conceive?
Randee, recently lost a baby due to
trisomy 13.
it is unlikely but not impossible to have
a non trisomy 13 pregnancy.
with genetic counselling it could be a
possibility, but almost all natural
conceptions after trisomy 13 result in
trisomy 13 too.
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littlesqueaks
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 296 Location: Caldwell, Idaho
Posted: 04-22-07 23:06pm
thank you kia for the reply.
I am so sorry that you had to go through
what you did. I hope that all will work
out fo ryou one day. Don't give up hope
all will work out for you and your fiance
and the goal of having a child. Like I
said I have never been through the
adopting a child but I am a birth mother.
If you ever want to talk or ask questions
feel free to PM me anytime. Good luck to
you your in my thoughts and prayers.
