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Originally Posted by Hotchocolate
Hello there,
I've been contemplating adoption (single applicant) for sometime now. I would have loved to adopt a child from each continent and I actually looked into it. However, due to the financial strain involved in international adoption, I resort to adopting closer to "home".
(Feb 13), I contacted the Ontario adoption counsel and a home-study($3500) is required/madatory, as well as a parenting course ($1500-couple, $700-single). This is adopting as a Canadian Permanent Resident or Citizen.
Possible Alternative Route, to adopt as a Jamaican in Jamaica. Possible obstable, must complete home study in Jamaica (3-4 months). This means i would have to live in Jamaica for that period and i'm currently in Canada.
I'll be contacting the Child Development Agency (Jamaica) for addtional and specific details. I'll keep you all posted.
Helpful website on Jamaican Adoption:
Child Development Agency - Foster Care and Adoption |
Hello everyone,
I contacted the CDA(Jamaica) couple weeks ago via phone and initially the phone line was busy. Anyhow, I called a second time minutes later and spoke to someone who gave me a Canadian agency that they deal with to conduct home study etc. It appears I may have difficulty if providing financial(job letter/income) if I chose to adopt as a Jamaican in Jamaica (Dual Citizenship). I think it's such a waste to pay 3500 CND for a homestudy when that should go towards my potential child or the orphange or the CDA in Jamaica. They make it so hard to help children (people) in need.
I'm still researching the issue... what if I had a business in Jamaica generating income couldnt that suffice as income? I'll keep you all posted.
I'll be travelling to Jamaica March 13-22, 2009, I intend on visiting several orphanages to get first hand info and perhaps identify my child.
-Renae