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My dh just told me he would be interested in doing an adoption from the Phillipines. We have 2 kids adopted domestically. It has been a while since the last time we adopted. I have forgotten everything. Anyway, I know international adoptions have a whole new set of rules. How much does it cost and anyone have ant suggestions an where I go to start!! Thanx a bunch! Excited to be back in the process! never thought my dh would agree to do this again! Kathy
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Welcome!
Please pm me if you'd like loads of details, costs, agencies, timelines (although those change drastically from one adoption to the next). We just picked up our daughter 3 1/2 months ago, it cost us $14,000 for absolutely everything, including travel, and took us just over a year from gathering papers until picking her up. My husband and I help out the orphanage we adopted from (my husband was also adopted from there), and we are also in contact with ICAB with a few things! We have tons of threads/posts on this website, so I would suggest reading to your hearts content, and if you pm me your email address, I can send you the document I have on costs, agencies, etc. Happy journey!!
Jen
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Hello-
Just wanted to say welcome- we also have adopted from the Philippines-twice, but our last was 4-1/2 yrs. ago. Our costs were quite a bit less, but we are in Canada, the time frame for us was the same, about 1 year from start of homestudy to picking up our child. Orphanagemon of course has more up to date info. The Philippines has been kind of untapped here, but I know of 5 families from here who are also applying too. It does my heart good to hear of more Filipino children being given forever families!
God Bless
Pam