| If a child is adopted into a permanent home, it is a | | | | siblings are separated, this could have damaging |
| very upsetting for them if they have siblings who are | | | | effects which last long term. A child that is adopted |
| also up for adoption and get left behind. Often, new | | | | without their siblings will also feel anxiety at the |
| parents only want to adopt one child. If brothers and | | | | separation. Sibling adoption is permitted in Colombia. |
| sisters are separated and they have grown up | | | | Parents wishing to adopt have to meet the |
| together in a children's home, it can have a dramatic | | | | requirements which are laid down by the Colombian |
| effect on the adopted child's life. If the child is old | | | | adoption department, before being allowed to take |
| enough to understand what is has occurred in being | | | | home their whole family of adopted children. |
| adopted, they would have mixed emotions. They | | | | 2. Learning The Siblings' History |
| may be happy at going into a permanent home | | | | The adopting parents first need to find out the |
| where they will have parents to love and care for | | | | history behind why the children were abandoned. If |
| them, but they are leaving behind their siblings who | | | | parental rights were not terminated, it can cause a |
| are still waiting for a family when they should be | | | | be disappointing and heartbreaking to find that out at |
| together, because they are family. | | | | a later date, if the birth parents then decide that |
| Fortunately there are potential families who wish to | | | | they would like their children back. This would |
| adopt siblings, so that the whole family can stay | | | | devastate both the children that have been adopted |
| together. These parents show that they have lots of | | | | and their adoptive parents, as then a battle would |
| compassion and commitment in adopting all the | | | | ensue in court for custody which can be a long |
| children in one family, so that they have a loving, | | | | drawn out process. In most cases, unfortunately, the |
| stable home. This proves to be a huge expense - | | | | court decides that the children would be best |
| there are the expensive adoption process fees, as | | | | returned to their birth parents, although it may not |
| well as the daily living expenses which an immediate | | | | always be in the best interest of the children. All the |
| expense increase with adopting a whole family of | | | | adoptive parents can do is allow the children to |
| children. Couples should be financially stable before | | | | return to their birth parents, with all their hopes and |
| they are approved for adopting siblings. | | | | prayer that the children will be loved and cared for in |
| 1. Financial Stability | | | | a loving and healthy environment. |
| One of the countries that have sibling groups up for | | | | For those interested in sibling adoption, contact an |
| adoption is Colombia. They are usually to be found to | | | | adoption agency for consultation, or use the Internet |
| be living in one of the small or large orphanages and | | | | and browse for information. The internet is a great |
| some of the foster homes. Most of these children | | | | source of information on how to adopt, including |
| have come from families in poverty and poor | | | | sibling adoption and you can also read stories about |
| backgrounds, abandoned by their parents who have | | | | parents who have successfully adopted siblings. You |
| lost all parental rights. The siblings stay together to | | | | can collate vital information before deciding that |
| give each other comfort and the strength they need | | | | adopting siblings is right for you as a couple. |
| in these orphanages and the foster homes. If the | | | | |