California Age Requirements?

Hi, we are California residents...so I had some info I found for you. I would try another agency in CA. Yes, it maybe harder to adopt international being under the 25 age marker (I think China might even be 30) but, I know for a fact Guatemala has no age requirement (we adopted from Guat last year). you are right about the age requirement for CIS, you can be under 25 if you are married. here is what I found on the web about California. [url]http://www.weblocator.com/attorney/ca/law/c08.html#cac080300[/url] Who May Adopt? Any adult in California may file a petition to adopt a child who is at least ten years younger than the petitioner. Commonly, married couples apply to become adoptive parents, although single and divorced people are not prohibited from adopting in California. California law as administered by agencies is quite flexible with regard to other qualifications. There is no particular age, housing situation, social background, or income level that makes certain people more qualified than others to be adoptive parents. Some people may be required to provide additional information to an agency considering their application. For instance, working parents would be required to demonstrate how child care will be provided. California's Department of Social Services provides various services to people wishing to adopt, such as listings of licensed public and private adoption agencies, independent adoption services and, in some cases, financial and medical assistance. Intercountry Adoptions As noted earlier, adopting a child from another country is regulated not only by California law but by federal law, as well. The INS determines, according to its guidelines, whether a person or couple is qualified to adopt, approves the child for adoption based on a number of factors, including country of origin and level of health, and ensures that all requisites for immigration to the United States are met. Usually, married couples qualify to adopt, although single adults over the age of 25 may qualify also. At least one of the adopting parents must be a United States citizen. hope this helps alittle, don't give up...call every agency in California :) we also adopted from Santa Barbara social services and had a great experience (we were stationed in their county). If you go this route, you do have to be emotionally strong (which can be very hard) most placements are fost/adopt but, it can happen for you! good luck!!! chris

Thanks for the info chrisa! I really appreciate it!