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Originally Posted by anarchamama
Is anyone here persuing adoption from the US? Why or why not? We are seriously considering adopting an aa infant from the US as there seems to be a need for families. We could have another bio child but are interested in persuing this if there is a real NEED. Would love to hear other canadien experiences .....
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We looked into it. I am an American married to a Canadian and what we discovered, at least from our research was the cost financially was more than we could handle. The overall cost we were quoted was more than going to China or Russia. I was sad because I thought it would be neat for our family to have at least one child born in the US (just like Mommy!). It was not meant to be. We were told that we might have to "live there" until finalized but if we could, it would be better for the expecting Mom to give birth here. But that is the same thing were told about the two possible placements we were considered for in Ontario. It seems that it is almost as hard to adopt out of province as it is to adopt out of country.
We were told that if we had no preference to ethnicity (and we didn't) the timeframe was/could be exceptionally fast, but timing didn't play a large role in our decision. We chose domestic here in Canada, mostly because the financial commitment was known and since our finances were limited, and we wanted more than one child, this was a better opportunity for us. Sad but true that the financial aspect entered into our decision.
We have been placed with two children in the last four years. I call them my little North Americans, as hopefully, unless the laws change (I have heard rumors of this) they are/will be allowed dual citizenship.
Blessings of your journey...