Adoption Policy

I decided I needed to know the policy on how to adopt these children. Knowing the policy can further my plan to reform and help make this a better process for the families and the children as well. Some of the polices could be changed for the fact of making it easier to adopt. Also more families would be willing to got through the process. Here are some requirements:
1. Length of marriage must be at least 10 years, unless the couple is infertile.
2. Applicants who are between the ages 45-50 must be willing to accept a toddler.
3. One previous divorce is accepted.
4. Preference is given to Christian and Jewish families, LDS families are not eligible for the program.

The Adoption Process:
1. Families should plan on waiting 12-14 months for a referral of an infant girl or 5-7 months for the referral of an infant boy or child over the age of 2.
2. Families will wait another 24-26 months for notification that their child's adoption has been completed in Haiti and their child is ready to travel.
3. Families must travel to receive child.
4. Plan for a 3-4 day stay in Port-au-Prince.

Fees:
It cost 20,715-21,580 to adopt a child from Haiti. This does not include travel expenses or the home study program.
-Nonrefundable.

The adoption process is currently closed due to the earthquake. Since there were already 300 some kids to adopt before the eath quake, those who were orphaned due to the fact are not eligible for 1-2 years. The only people able to adopt at the moment are those who were waiting for their child before.

This process just blows my mind because there are so many requirements and not a lot of people qualify for them. The National Adoption Center website gives 10 steps on how to adopt and they make it look super easy. Revising the adoption plan would take years to complete but why not make a change now, for the kids.

Juno was wrong, you can't find parents in the penny saver, have a child, and hand it to them.