Real life is full of ups and downs. DCFS is not looking for perfection, just caring and loving relatives who want to adopt.
Except for certain criminal convictions, such as sexual crimes against children, there are few circumstances that automatically disqualify a relative from adoption. The following may help dispel some common myths about who can adopt:
• You do not have to be married to adopt. Relatives may be single, married, partnered, divorced, widowed or legally separated. In fact, two unmarried relatives, such as an aunt and grandmother, may adopt jointly.
• Home ownership is not necessary.
• There are no set income requirements --relatives need to show they can meet their family’s basic needs.
Age is generally not a barrier. There is no maximum age limit as long as you are able to meet the child’s developing needs and have plans for the child’s care in the event of your illness or death. You must also be at least 18-years old or more and at least 10 years older than the prospective adoptive child, although this requirement may be waived if you are adopting a relative.
There are no any discrimination against adoptive relatives based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, handicap, age, marital status or sexual orientation.
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Why do most people assume that people who adopt are infertile or "barren"?
Oct 11, 2007 by cowboy_fan | Posted in Adoption
My husband and I chose to adopt instead of having biological children. We want to give children a good home who otherwise might stay in the system and never be adopted. We didn't go the normal route as well by choosing a caucasian infant. Anybody else
A: Well, most people who adopt do deal with infertility. There is nothing wrong with deciding to build a family through adoption if a couple is unable to have biological children, and the word "barren" is offensive.
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Can mothers who adopt really take medication so that they can nurse?
Aug 17, 2009 by DropsOfJupiter | Posted in Adoption
I heard that adoptive mothers can take medicine to stimulate them to lactate so that they can breastfeed their babies. i think it would be a great way to bond, and also breast milk IS better for the children. I plan to adopt a newborn in a few years and
A: Yes you can do it with medication. It won't be exactly the same as a naturally lactating woman but it's possible. Not all lactation inducing supplements are "artificial hormones" as many have stated. Secondly, I doubt that any of us always
How can two gay women who adopt a male child teach a boy how to become a man?
May 12, 2009 by Money | Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered
I'm sure there will be plenty of love going around but there are certain things boys need to be taught in order to be a successful, productive man. My mom raised me by herself but there were a lot of things that I didn't and still don't know about being
A: Although, I've witnessed women raising children alone a lot more times than I can remember, whereas the boys turned out okay to the traditional heterosexual standards, I believe a child should always have a positive male and female in their lives...It's
