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We adopted DS internationally from Guatemala. We chose Guatemala because of it's short in-country stay, the ability to visit the child, an adoption would be complete in about a year, we could request gender and also that the children were in foster care. Guatemala was also accepting of DH bipolar disorder. We briefly considered domestic, but there is a wonderful agency practically down the street from us that worked only with international adoptions so we went for it. Now Guatemala is shut down, other countries waits or in country times are insanely long, and they are not so accepting of DH bipolar. So we have started investigating domestic again. (I actually will be sending out our application this weekend). The processes are totally different, but you just have to consider what works best for your family. Good luck to you as you make your decision.