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The State Department website does not indicate that Bulgaria imposes length of marriage requirements.
Do be aware, however, that just because a country doesn't have such requirements, an individual jurisdiction within the country, or some influential adoption judges, could impose such requirements.
Also, do remember that you must satisfy other authorities. In general, most homestudy agencies will not approve a couple to adopt unless they have been married for a year, although some agencies will accept a period of cohabitation prior to marriage as "counting" when it considers length of marriage.
The USCIS, while not "requiring" a certain length of marriage, does expect to see a homestudy that indicates stability of a marriage, and again, that is often interpreted as one or more years of marriage.
Some placement agencies may have their own requirements, which go above a country's requirements. In some cases, these derive simply from the agency's perception of what constitutes stability. In others, the agencies may have worked in a country for long enough to know the "hot button" issues, and may feel that you will not be approvable with less than a certain number of years of marriage, regardless of what the country's law states.
Sharon
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[url=http://www.adoption.state.gov/]Welcome to Adoption.State.Gov[/url]
Always go to the above website, to get information about a country's basic policies. There is a box on the middle of the home page, where you can click on the name of your country of interest and be directed to a page that gives you the basics, like whether the country has ratified the Hague Convention on intercountry adoption, requirements for parents, ages of children available, adoption process and time frame, etc.
Always check dates on the page you select, as there are a few countries where info has not been updated recently. The State Department site used to have very outdated information, but it has made tremendous improvements and really tries to stay up to date.
Also, as I mentioned in my last post, remember that there may be requirements that go beyond what is on the site. As an example, certain regions of a country could have more strict requirements, and agencies could be imposing new requirements because of information suggesting that a change in current laws is likely.
While the site is geared to Americans wanting to adopt, and contains some information that would not be relevant to prospective parents from other countries, even non-Americans may find some useful material.
Sharon