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Hi everyone!! My husband and I have been contemplating adoption for about 2 years now, and have recently become sure that it is the right step for us to take. I am 30, he is 33. We have been married for almost 5 years. I have a son from a previous relationship who (due to a looooong story) lives with his father in GA. My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for 3 years now, off and on (when he isn't deployed). He is now home for the rest of his career, which will be when he retires in about 4 1/2 years. We have decided that it is selfish of us to go to drastic measures trying to get pregnant, when there are so many children out there who need a home. We are interested in a special needs adoption. I have not been told about any hurdles that we may face due to our military status, but I have been told that we are not subject to the normal residency requirements because we are military. We live in VA, I am a NC resident and he is a SC resident. We just haven't been in VA long enough for me to claim residency yet. I will be a full time student starting in October, and he is in the Marine Corps, currently instructing at one of the career schools. Just wanted to give a little introduction, and hoping to get some guidance and support along the way!! :)
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Welcome! We were an active duty Marine Corps family when we adopted our son. Due to ourson's medical needs my DH is a reservist now. Anyway, being a military couple you will face some unique obstacles, but they're really not too bad. We adopted a newborn and were both 23 years old when he was born. He ended up being born with a very surprise heart defect and he is very medically fragile. If we adopt again, we'll definitely look for another baby with special needs.
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How hard was the whole process as far as getting your adopted child enrolled in DEERS and Tricare? I don't know anyone who has adopted a child, all my friends just keep popping out their kids naturally, so noone really has answers. I know we have a while until anything will be final, and we are just at the beginning of our journey, but I am the type that likes to be over prepared.
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How hard was the whole process as far as getting your adopted child enrolled in DEERS and Tricare? I don't know anyone who has adopted a child, all my friends just keep popping out their kids naturally, so noone really has answers. I know we have a while until anything will be final, and we are just at the beginning of our journey, but I am the type that likes to be over prepared.