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Hello,
I am 46 and my husband is 37 years old. We had a baby 11 months ago and love her so much! In spite of my age, my Dr sees no reason why I could not conceive another child, but we have decided that we would like to adopt instead. We have so MUCH love to share. Now we find ourselves totally overwhelmed as to how to go about starting the process. I have been told that it would be very difficult to adopt in this country (USA) due to my age. We hope to adopt an infant or child under the age of two, so he/she could grow up close in age with our little girl. We are a biracial couple and would be happy to adopt a child of any race, from any country. Does anyone have any suggestions as to good legitimate agencies where we could begin the adoption process within this country, or in any other country. And if anyone has any other suggestions/advice, it would be most appreciated.
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I'm so glad to see other 'oldopsters' here!
We have adopted many times. We are both 45yrs old (not to far from 46), and we have submitted for our next wee one. (Our most recent is almost one year now. We've had her since she was one day of age.)
I do not think you will have a difficult time being chosen.....ESPECIALLY (emphasis here)....because you are a biracial couple......you would probably be chosen much sooner than WE would (we are both caucasian and did not/do not want a caucasian baby).
I do not know what state you live in, but we would strongly recommend you check the website for the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. There are some that are not so good, others may charge high fees; but there are also some that are excellent, (do not charge hugh fees), will take payments, etc. You can find the closest one to you through the website.
Our most recent little one was adopted in this manner and it has, by far, been the least risky, the most knowledgable, and the smoothest adoption we have ever had.
(I'm not an attorney, a caseworker, or work for either). We are just a couple who love to raise kids, have adopted overseas as well as older and infants. BTW, we're not rich either! :>)
Hope this helps, and best of luck!
Sincerely,
Linny
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We're looking to adopt our first baby. Neither of us have any children. Please IM or e-mail me if you know of any adoption agencies that are willing to let people our age adopt. My age isn't the problem, it's my husband's (52).
We are willing to consider domestic or international adoption.
I've been pregnant 3 times in the last 14 months, 1 was an ectopic pregnancy and the other two were miscarriages. Each lost pregnancy has left me emotionally and physically drained. I wonder if this isn't a sign from God that we need to adopt. We are certainly excited about it, but are a little scared because of the age limits. Any input would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,