Adoption a baby girl from Korea?
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Is it hard to adopt a baby girl from Korea?How much does it cost or would it cost. Is there a lot of girls that are orphans in Korea. Is it harder to adopt a girl or a boy.
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Is it hard to adopt a baby girl from Korea?How much does it cost or would it cost. Is there a lot of girls that are orphans in Korea. Is it harder to adopt a girl or a boy.
September 23rd, 2009 at 4:05 am
me me me. money money money. how about trying foster care in the US for a child who needs a home? anastasia beaverhausen
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:33 pm
I’m Korean/white, I really don’t know if it’s hard. I knew a woman who picked up a baby on a subway and brought her to the U.S. I’m just curious why would you want to adopt a Korean baby? Sheri
September 24th, 2009 at 4:25 am
Here’s a link to Korean adoption information from the Cradle, one of the most respected adoption agencies in Illinois. Even if you live far away you may find the information helpful:
Good luck and keep a positive attitude, no matter what others say. BLW_KAM
September 26th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
In Korea they require that PAP be married for at least 3 years. There may be one divorce for each person. One must have a family income of at leas 25 grand. PAP also can not weigh more than 30% of what is normal body weight for their height. It also says that if you are in rather fine health but a bit overweight but are on some sort of weight loss plan verified by your physician you can adopt. The cost would be around 18 to 24 grand a rather lower cost than some other countries. You can also decided on traveling to Korea to get your child or having your child escorted to the USA (other country). If at all possible I would think traveling to the child’s native country would be beneficial. The wait for a healthy girl can be longer than boys.
This site where I found the information is a good tool for anyone considering adopting from Korea.
I think it should also be noted that in Korea though they still have orphanages many of the children given up by the birthfamily are with a foster family until they are adopted. I say this because many times one reason some people choose to adopt from overseas has to do with the poor conditions of some of the orphanages in countries abroad. Korea is even trying to expand their foster program to get more children in a family setting and not in an orphanage. Something that IMO all countries should strive to do. Crucio
September 29th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Korea is a first world economic power with plenty of money to provide social services to its people. More and more women are getting high paying jobs and regard for women is changing so family clans are beginning to realize that primogeniture is no longer a necessary practice. The only thing remaining is social stigma for unwed pregnancies. And that too is changing because Korea has definite sticks and carrots in place for progressive family planning. So fewer children are being relinquished and more Koreans are open to adopting. Koreans as a nation are ASHAMED that they have sent almost 160,000 children abroad for adoption (that does not include the estimated 40,000 private adoptions not included in the official count)
There is zero reason for international adoption to exist in Korea today.
However, the established adoption agencies there have a symbiotic relationship with the government to profit and reduce social service costs. If there was no demand for Korean babies internationally, the Korean government and the Korean people could and would take care of its own.
Ask yourself - why Korea?
I mean - REALLY ask yourself hard.
ETA
bailing out Korean social services will only perpetuate them taking the easy way out.
and if the other poster is so interested in helping kids in foster care, then WHY KOREA? why not in your own country? why put those children through the added disruption of adjusting to another culture and severing them from their heritage? why? an exit plan over a decade needs to adopted for a smooth transition so the children aren’t casualties, but it the madness has got to stop at some point.
fortunately, the Korean people are wising up. so get your cute little asian dolls now before they close their doors to the marauding hoards.
ETA again - see the following YouTube video testimony of an adoptive father and former Adoption foundation FOUNDER who, after exploring the social conditions in Korea today, discovered many if not most adoptions in Korea are preventable. He now directs his effort at assisting birth mothers there to keep their children.
NEWSFLASH!!! from Holt Korea
“As of October 1st, 2008, applications will only be accepted from families open to a child with special needs, Holt Korea Alumni families, and Korean-American families (including Holt Korean adoptees)” almost human
October 1st, 2009 at 9:44 am
In Korea there are actually over twice as many boys placed for international adoption then girls. This is mainly because although adoption by Korean citizens is rare, if they do adopt, then they alsmost always adopt a girl. you’ll find that many agencies placing Korean children will not allow families to select gender, or at least will not allow you to request adopting a girl. For the few agencies that do allow gender selection, the wait for a girl is much longer then the wait to adopt a boy.
Adopting from Korea isn’t any “harder” then adopting from any other country. It is a very stable, predictable and regulated program. Adoption fees for Korea range from about $20,000- 25,000. Many agencies also have a “waiting child program” for children with minor special needs, the wait is often shorter to adopt these children, and often the adoption fees can be reduced or even waived for “waiting children”.
Also, despite what another poster eluded to, the children waiting to be adopted in Korea are “in need” of homes too. Mainly due to social reasons, these children are relinquished whether they are adopted or not. Infact, about half of the children relinquished in Korea remain in orphanages or childrens homes their entire childhood. The country has tried to promote Korean domestic adoptions there, but social stigmas keep most Koreans from adopting.
Here are a few sites that explain a little more about Korean adoption
ETA:
While, yes the Korean government could afford to “take care of their own”, this would mean children being raised in orphanages or foster homes, not being adopted. If this is truely in the best interest of the children, then why does everyone complain about American children gowing up in fostercare? Or are American children the only ones who deserve families? Angela R
October 3rd, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Please think hard about adopting from Korea. There are so many beautiful & wonderful children here in the USA that need fantastic familys. Do Foster to Adopt. Children are a blessing no matter how they got here, Children all need a home, a mommy & daddy, and love, lots & lots & lots of Love. Waiting4mychildren2comehome