What requirements do the parents have to meet ?
For international adoption, all prospective adoptive parents must be at least 25 years of age. At least one parent must be a U.S. citizen. Other than these two requirements, each country decides other eligibility criteria, such as marital status, age, income, etc. Coordinators2inc does require that all couples wishing to pursue adoption be married at least one year before submitting their initial application. A recent change, imposed by China, is a policy preventing adoption of Chinese born children by homosexuals.
For international adoption, all prospective adoptive parents must be at least 25 years of age. At least one parent must be a U.S. citizen. Other than these two requirements, each country decides other eligibility criteria, such as marital status, age, income, etc. Coordinators2inc does require that all couples wishing to pursue adoption be married at least one year before submitting their initial application. Some countries have very specific requirements around health, previous marriages, and income that you should educate yourself about before proceeding.
Effective July 1, 2001, here are the revised requirements. To adopt a healthy child, Chinese law requires that the parents be over the age of 30. Newly issued regulations place a hard upper limit of 55 for parents. In addition, parents aged 50-55 must be prepared to accept a child of 3 or older. The parents also need to have sufficient income to support the child and to be in reasonably good health. The Chinese do not have specific numerical standards although some agencies have set their own limits.
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