Seven Things You Need to Adopt a Child

The Seven Things You Need to Adopt a Childadoption. If you are motivated, you will find a way. If
(1) The desire to have a child - whether it is youryou needed a new car or appliance you'd find a way
first child or your sixth. Having a child is the mostto finance one. The life of a child is much more
difficult job you will ever have but is also the mostfulfilling in the grand scheme of things. (6) The
rewarding. This child will probably not appreciate allpaperwork…ugh! There will be stacks of
that you went through to adopt him/her untilpapers needing to be signed and notarized. (Find a
adulthood, but realize that biological children won'tnotary early on that you like to work with!) Some
either! (2) Which country do you wish to adoptpapers will seem ridiculous to you and many people
from? Countries (even the USA) vary in their waitwill question your sanity as you blindly fill them out
times, costs, availability of certain sex & age of child,over and over! You will learn quickly that you will do
etc. Do your research and then go where your heartwhat is asked for to help your child. It is all worth it in
leads you. (3) Talk to adoptive parents. Find localthe end. Think of the paperwork as labor
support groups or message boards on the internet.pains…it will end and there will be a child at
(Example: ) Ask questions. Adoptive parents love tothe end of it all! (7) Faith! The most important thing
talk about their adoption journey. (4) Read currentyou'll need is faith…and lots of it. Faith you'll
books and articles. But, beware! Newspapers lovefind the money. Faith that the right child is matched
articles that grab the reader's attention! This usuallyto you. Faith in a foreign country where you are the
means a negative story on adoption gone wrong!foreigner and that you must do whatever is asked
Please realize that for every bad story there areof you. Many times it will be blind faith leading you to
hundreds of happy stories….but happy storiesyour child. But when they give that child to you and
don't sell papers. (5) The money…sigh! Knowyou kiss his little face, you will see the power of
that you will need at least $15,000 for one adoption.adoption and the choices you made creating a future
You will be eligible for a $10,000 tax credit, but notfor this little person, who until you came, had none.
until after the adoption is complete. If you don't haveAnd months later when he is calling Mama and Papa
much money saved up, don't give up hope. Studiesand rolling in laughter on your living room floor you will
show that most adoptive parents are not in theknow you were given the best gift in the world. A
wealthy bracket. Most are average income earnerschild that loves you! Deborah Mumm is a mom of five
and many are just big-hearted families with lots ofchildren...3 biological and 2 adopted from Russia. She
love but not much money. Again…the internetruns an adoption support group in northern IL and
is loaded with grant programs and loan ideas ofhas her own business.