Wanting to adopt Filipino baby

My husband and I are waiting too, but in a different way....we had a birthmother from the Philippines choose us--we're very close to family here (that are Philippine) that she knows over there so she feels very comfortable with us and actually chose us...we never even did anything... But, what we're running across is, the Philippines do not honor private adoptions over there (not like the U.S. here does...I didn't know....) and there is a very good website that discusses in detail the Philippine laws regarding adoption.... The marriage rule we saw too was if there's a second marriage for either spouse, the waiting period then becomes 5 years..... A couple of really good websites are: [url]http://travel.state.gov/adoption_philippines[/url] Remember, in looking at these websites, if you reside in the U.S. and are a permanent U.S. resident, you want to read under the section of Inter-Country adoptions, not domestic. Another good website is [url]http://www.dswd.gov.ph/[/url] In this website there's a good link to the Inter-Country Adoption Board - known as the ICAB.... Best of blessings to everyone. Melody