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Originally Posted By Ruthie

I would love to know more about how you adopted! We have 2 international kids, and are collecting info for our third. I am a Spanish teacher (now a SAHM) and have always wanted to have a Hispanic baby as I am educated in the culture and language..but the costs have kept me away from Guat and other Spanish speaking countries. Let me know if there is a web site or something where i can research Cran and how to do an independent Colombian adoption.

Thanks!

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Originally Posted By RLeBlanc

Hi,
I'm Colombian and my husband French Canadian. We want to adopt and Colombia is a natural choice. However, one of us is over 35 (41) and we don't want to wait a long time for a referral.
Any hope to adopt a toddler or two quickly?
We are almost paper ready (home Study and I600A in process)
I am researching adopting in Ukraine right now, what I like about their program is that it is quick and we get to meet the child first.

Thanks in advance to any response.

Happy New Year!

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Originally Posted By Laura

R LeBlanc -- You are not too old to adopt from
Colombia. We adopted my son when my husband was
already 40. Both our children are from Colombia, and
both times it took us one year start-to-finish,
including the homestudy and paperwork. The fact that
you are Colombian is an advantage.
We worked through FANA. There are parent organizations
across the US who can help you find FANA information.
In Washington D.C., you work through The Barker
Foundation (301-229-8300). In NY and PA, the group
to contact is Families of FANA in Buffalo, NY. They
have a website www.fanafamilies.org. There is also a new Colombian families group with a website at www.amifana.org.

There are other wonderful orphanages and organizations which can help you. The Colombian adoption experience was a great one for us. Good luck.

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Originally Posted By Patricia

I am italian, 34 years old, and with my husband (38) we are just starting our adventure in Colombia. We have just despatched all the required documents. Which age we could expect for our child ? Our agency told us between 3 and 6 years old, is it correct ? Could we expect (with our ages 34 and 38) a younger child ?
Many thanks !!!