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Requirements

Prospective Adoptive parent(s) must meet the following criteria:

  • At least one of a couple must be of Indian descent.
  • Applicants must be healthy, without serious physical or emotional disabilities that could affect parenting. The applicants must have a reasonable income to support a child.
  • Couples must have been married for 5 years with no more than 4 children already in the family. Couples cannot be less than 30 or more than 55 years of age.
  • Only ONE divorce per partner is permitted.
  • Single applicants (never married, widowed, divorced) must be over 21 and less than 45 years of age to apply.
  • Same sex couples are ineligible to adopt.
  • Applicants wishing to adopt a Special Needs child must not be over 55 years.
  • The age difference between the adoptive parent and the child must be 21 years or more. The composite age of a couple should be less than 90 years to adopt an infant.
  • Applicants must have completed a minimum of high school education.
  • Applicants can not have a criminal record.
  • While the length of time varies, CHOICES cannot estimate at this time how long the adoption process may take.
The Children
  • Children in India must be legally free for adoption.
  • Most children available for adoption live in orphanages and are between the ages of newborn to 12 years of age. They are in need of families as a result of poverty.
  • Siblings/twins/triplets cannot be separated. Two unrelated children cannot be proposed to a foreign family.
  • Boys and girls are available. Families cannot specify gender.
Timeframe

While the length of time varies, CHOICES cannot estimate at this time how long the adoption process may take.

Estimated Cost

The cost to adopt from India includes CHOICES standard fees for Inter-country adoption and is dependent upon the number of return trips to India, orphanage payments, and whether a facilitator is utilized. Please call the CHOICES office for further information.