| We all know about China's population problem. Most | | | | or older may be adopted by couples 51-55 years of |
| of us are horrified at the Chinese one-child | | | | age.You also need a basic income of 10 thousand |
| policy.China, in 1979, implemented the policy restricting | | | | dollars annually plus an additional annual income of 10 |
| the number of children a family can have to just one | | | | thousand dollars for every person in the family, |
| child.Unfortunately, a lot of controversies have | | | | including the child.China adoptions also require that the |
| stemmed from this policy. The Chinese people have | | | | couple be married for at least six months and have |
| been accused of doing everything from abortions to | | | | lived together.If you already have 4 children, you will |
| cannibalism in the wake of this government | | | | need to contact a China adoption services agency in |
| policy.Also stemming from this policy is the | | | | order to determine whether or not you will be |
| ever-increasing incident of parents abandoning young | | | | allowed to adopt yet another child.If you have |
| daughters.In China, sons are more valued, as tradition | | | | already adopted a child from China, you would have |
| holds sons as the heirs of a bloodline.However, you | | | | to wait a year before you can be considered eligible |
| should know that the one-child-policy is no longer | | | | for another adoption.If you have a birthed child, |
| enforced in some places. This does not significantly | | | | though, you will have to wait until he/she is six |
| affect, however, the number of daughters | | | | months old until you can submit an application for |
| abandoned each year.One solution the Chinese | | | | China adoptions.If the parent is single, China adoptions |
| government has developed is the china adoption | | | | usually work with single women 30 years of age.If |
| program.While most countries would be difficult to | | | | you are, in fact, single, you need to be certified a |
| deal with in cases of international adoption, the China | | | | heterosexual. If you are living with a housemate, you |
| adoption program has made a very clear-cut and | | | | need to complete a home study that describes your |
| easy to follow roads in these international adoption | | | | relationship with the housemate in detail.You need to |
| cases.The government has specifically formed | | | | certify that the housemate is heterosexual. China |
| different agencies in order to help out with the China | | | | adoptions also require that the housemate present |
| adoption program.Some other countries have opened | | | | different documents such as a medical examination |
| such similar adoption programs only to shut them | | | | and police clearance.The China adoption program, of |
| down because of some problems. However, the | | | | course, depends upon the number of children |
| China adoption program has been continually | | | | available. You need to contact an agency in order to |
| operating ever since 1996.In China adoptions, there | | | | make your China adoption a bit easier.The china |
| are some requirements that potential parents must | | | | adoption agency can make things easier for you by |
| fulfill in order to be considered eligible.First of all, China | | | | becoming your contact to the China adoption |
| adoptions work with parents at least 30 years and | | | | program. There's some travel required in China |
| not more than 60 years old at the time of the | | | | adoptions, and a agencies can help you maximize |
| adoption.Parents who are 45-50 years old can adopt | | | | your usage of that time. |
| children who are 1-3 years old, while children 4 years | | | | |