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Adoption Photolistings Article
General Rules for AdoptionThere are different types of adoption and there are different places where people can adopt children from. Every adoption has guidelines and a specific protocol. However, there are general rules for every adoption. There are requirements and restrictions when adopting a child, no matter which type of adoption is chosen or where the adopted child is from. The first general rule for adoption deals with the age of the adoptive parent or parents. Some adoptions state that the adoptive parents must be thirty to fifty years of age. Other adoptions require the parents to be twenty-five to fifty-five years of age. There are some adoptions which do not specify an age rule. The rule regarding age requirements would totally depend on the specific adoption. There are also age guidelines for adoptive families regarding the adopted child’s age. Some agencies or counties have general rules about placing children according to their age and the age of the adoptive parents. It appears that usually younger children, six to eighteen months for example, are placed with younger adoptive parents. It is totally up to the agency or organization to decide which age is appropriate for each adoptive parent. Another general rule for adoption deals with health history. This rule has the ability to place restrictions on prospective adoptive parents. There are health rules which adoption agencies use when choosing parents for children such as no history of major depression, mental health concerns and alcoholism for example. Again, each agency and country has their own rules for restrictions regarding health history and adoption. Finances also play a role in general rules for adoption. In all adoptions parents must be able to assure the agency or organization that they are financially able to provide for the adopted child. There are requirement regarding finances set down for any adoption. An important rule for adoption deals with criminal history. Adoption agencies are not going to place children in families which have a criminal history. Children need families free from crime and threats of violence. Adoption agencies will investigate the criminal history of potential adoptive parents. There is a general rule for adoption regarding marital status. There are requirements for adoptive parents based on the years of marriage, past divorces and/or marital problems. Different countries and agencies have their own rules regarding marital status. Some children can be adopted by single parents as well. Education is very important in any individual’s life. Education is also included in the general rules for adoption. Parents are normally required to have a certain level of education in order to adopt a child. There is a general rule for adoption regarding the number of children in a household. A country or agency will make a decision about a potential adoption based partially on the number of children in the family. This too will vary from agency to agency and country to country. There are also household requirements contained within general rules for adoption. For example if and adoptive family has a brand-new baby, they may have to wait to adopt. Again, these household requirements are specific to individual adoptions, agencies and countries. Religious requirements are also considered in general rules for adoption. For example there are religious beliefs which prohibit medical treatment, this sort of factor would play an important part in the decision making process of an adoption. Each agency, organization and country will lay down rules for adoption regarding religious requirements. In the general guidelines for adoption, there are usually citizenship requirements. Again this rule will depend on the agency, organization and country.
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Baby Exporting Nation: The Two Faces of Inter-Country Adoption52 min - Jan 1, 2007 This is the first critical documentary to come out of Korea about inter-country adoption. Aired May 2005 in Korea. English subtitles KBS synopsis: A 20-year-old unwed mother asked the In-Depth 60 minutes team to help her find her baby. According to her, the baby was taken by an adoption agency without her consent, as soon as she gave birth at an Ob&Gyn Clinic. The transaction of money in the background was traced between the clinic and the adoption agency related to this. Why is money involved to secure babies for adoption? 2300 children are adopted abroad among a total of 3800 adoptions annually. Human rights organizations criticize the government's encouragement of exporting babies. Especially, overseas adoptions have a lot of problems due to the lack of a proper system to provide post adoption services. This is a shameful portrait of Korea, the world's 10th biggest economy and a member of OECD. In-depth 60 Minutes is investigating the truth of rumours regarding overseas adoption through shocking stories of unwed mothers who were robbed of their name of "mother" and through the voices of adoptees who are returning to Korea Read more... Keeping Kids Healthy: Adoption - A Forever FamilyMontefiore Medical Center in Association with WNET 27 min - Sep 27, 2006 What's it like to adopt, or to be adopted? Maybe you have been thinking about adopting a child. Or perhaps you are wondering, "Will I love an adopted child as much as a child I gave birth to?" Or, "What if the birth mother changes her mind?" Or you may not even know how to adopt. What kind of adoption is right for you and your family? Private? International? Foster Care? Regardless of the path, adoption can greatly enrich your life. Join host, Dr. Winnie King as we meet several families who have adopted through different paths (private, international and foster-care), a pediatrician specializing in adoption (and mother of three adopted children) and you'll hear the remarkable story of a man who, at four years old, entered the foster care system with his six-month old brother and now, along with his wife, has three biological daughters and four adopted sons. GUESTS (both on set and in video segments): Deborah Borchers, M.D, F.A.A.P. - Pediatrician; Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adoption. Mother of 3 daughters adopted internationally Deborah's adopted children: Anna Borchers (12) Sara Borchers (9) Krista Borchers (5) Jean and David Gray, Adoptive Parents Jean and David's adopted children David Gray (10) Grace-Ann Gray (5) Shane and Gloria Salter - parents of foster children; Shane is the Executive Director of North American Council on Adoptable Children Shane & Gloria's biological daughter Brittney Gray (15) Shane & Gloria's adopted sons Moye Salter (8) Nigel Salter (7) Read more... Hank's Adoption Announcement
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