My parents are in the process of adopting a little boy from Jamaica.
Are they having trouble with the system? There are specific laws governing adoption so it may be hard.
Yes it's been a long three year process.
What type of requirements must your parents meet? I know in general adoptive parents need to meet requirements of the country they're adopting from.
I don't know the specifics to be honest. The situation is unique, it so happens the little brother my parents are trying to adopt is already part of our family he is my cousin.
Oh so I am assuming you guys are going through the traditional approach of a closed adoption?
Yes, it's hard because it's a third world country and there isn't a lawyer involved.
Foster care
Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home (residential child care community, treatment center, etc.), or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent" or with a family member approved by the state. The placement of the child is normally arranged through the government or a social service agency. The institution, group home or foster parent is compensated for expenses unless with a family member.
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adopters. Adoptive parents also have to deal with criteria that are given by the birth parents of the adoptive child. The different criteria for adopting children makes it harder for couples to adopt children in need, but the strict requirements can help protect the foster children from unqualified couples.
Currently 1,500,000 (2% of all U.S children) are adopted. There are different types of adoption; embryo adoption when a couple is having trouble conceiving a child and instead choose to adopt an embryo that was created using another couples sperm and