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Congrats on your decision to consider adoption!
Your family dynamic is similar to ours. Our son was 9 when we started our adoption and our adopted son came home at 9 months. It has been an amazing journey and we have been lucky to have no problems. It has been a little over a year since home and we have not experienced any jealousy issues as of yet. I would say this is probably going to be based a lot on the child. I think it can work out quite well though if the child is looking forward to having the new sibling. I also don't know what things would be like if our adopted son was closer to the bio's age. That may change the dynamic a bit.

You don't mention if you are looking into domestic/foster or International. My thoughts would be regarding the depression, International could be a challenge. Their are some countries that will be a no-go on this, some can be more flexible. I wouldn't recommend International for you based on your interest in having any info on the child either.

Something important to remember, the chances you are going to have a lot of background(let alone full) on an older adopted child are slim. It's slim with an infant in most cases. Even when info is available it isn't usually always accurate. You will need to read up on the challenges with older children and be prepared to handle those. It can be most rewarding but everyone has a different degree of challenges that they can handle and you would need to be prepared for this.

Wishing you luck on your journey!