[sak9645]

And, oh yes, about age.

It is true that older parents sometimes do better with international adoption. However, you do not qualify as "older". The statement pertains mainly to people over age 45 or 50, who are often turned away for domestic adoption because agencies have plenty of younger families and birthparents tend to prefer placing with younger parents.

I adopted my wonderful daughter from China when I was 51 and single. It would have been much harder for me to adopt domestically, although I didn't even consider going that route; I knew from minute one that my daughter was to be found in China.

Sharon