[Manda]

I am 22 (23 in December) and My husband will turn 24 in April of 2003. We are both excited about adopting. We have a few factors that have kind of put a monkey-wrench into the whole process.

First of all my husband is in the military, and we just relocated to Germany for a three year tour. We want to start the process as soon as possible, and had thought the fact that we will be 'stabilized' for three years would work in our favor. However, I have been reading that Germany allows adoption only after the age of 25. I am willing to wait. I am just frustrated that I may have to wait! (does that make sense?)

Do you know if I have to follow Germany ordinances on adoption if technically I am an American?

Any advice would be wonderful.