[CovenantMom]

Is anyone else adopting or have adopted in Mexico?

[godgaveuskatie]

I have a beatiful three year old that we adopted from Mexico. I will be glad to answer any questions you may have.

CCK-Murfreesboro, TN

[CovenantMom]

I'm curious, what agency did you use? Where in Mexico did the adoption take place.

thanks,
Susan

[Elizabeth101]

I would also like to know about the adoptions from Mexico, we are thinking of El Salvador, but unsure of it because of all the agencies pulling out of there.

[emi]

I also would like some information on adopting from Mexico. I had heard it was nearly impossible, so if you have done it, I would love to hear what agency you used and what the process was like. Thanks in advance for any info you can share!

[afri-mex-mama]

Hi I just started the process of adopting in Mexico City but I'm living here . I'm getting all my papers together as they ask. My husband and I are from the US but we'll be here for at least 3 years. We have to translate all our paper into spanish, etc...I'll love to know about your experience

[afri-mex-mama]

Hi there. When did you finish your adoption process? How long did it take?

[vivismom]

We would LOVE to adopt from Mexico! My dh is from Mexico City, and we travel there 2-3 times per year to visit all of his family, who still live there. WHen we were researching it, it seemed nearly impossible? I would love to hear of a success story. Aren't the laws prohibitive? Someone told us it was against the law to abandon a baby, yet you needed both parent's signatures in order to adopt? Maybe the catch-22 has changed... I would love more info!!

[afri-mex-mama]

I'm not sure if it'll be faster I think you would have to be living in Mexico to take advance of your husband nationality.. If you can read in Spanish you can check the only organization in Mexico (that I know) who process adoptions.... I'm living temporarily in Mexico and just started an adoption process. They seen very organize in what they doing, I don't know why people in this forum keep saying that is nearly impossible. I hope is not that's not the case but we'll see, we just putting all the paper, they told us that we need, together.

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[mamaskoby]

Thanks for the link, they even have the requirments in English. It seems too easy. Why do all the US agencies say its near impossible to adopt from Mexico?
Anna

[mamaskoby]

Where does one send all these papers to when they are complete?
Anna

[afri-mex-mama]

To the DIF offices but I don't know in the case of international adoption (since you are not in Mexico) how is the process of sending papers etc. I have to bring them before March (anytime I have all of them together) to an office here in Mexico City. I think since you are not here you may have to use an agency in the US and no only that but you will need a Home Study done by a US social worker, etc. It's not imposible all of this paper work and you have to do it wherever country you are adopting anyway

[godgaveuskatie]

Hi, I have a beatiful sucess story. Adoption is certainly
not impossible in Mexico but it was difficult. I have not adopted in any other country so I have no other experience to compare it to. We had a private adoption and I do believe they are suspicious of that type of adoption due to the corruption in the past with baby selling. However, it is so worth all the time and energy.

As far as living in Mexico City and adopting a child, my best friend did that and it went much smoother than our international adoption. Do you have an attorney? If not we had a great one. PM me and I will give you all the info. I know he works with several of the orphanges. He is WONDERFUL. Very honest. I totally would use him again in a heart beat. I pray that everything goes smoothly for you. Also, since you are planning to adopt from the DIF you should not have any trouble from the American Embassy. We did. Again, you can PM and I will tell you all about that.

As far as international adoption, we had to have a complete homestudy and INS clearance before the adoption could begin. Once that is done you can send you info to the DIF or your attourney. They required us to complete another homestudy during one of our visits. However, we did have a private adoption and they wanted to make sure we were not corrupt. Looking back, I see why, but at the time I felt they were doing anything to keep us from adopting. I encourage anyone to adopt from Mexico. No adoption is easy and the children are GORGEOUS.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me at anytime crazyconnie@excite.com. Make sure you put something about adoption in the subject so I don't delete it. I pray that any adoptable child will be adopted. Adoption has certainly Blessed our life.

Connie

[Eve W]

Hello,

My husband and I would like to adopt from Mexico as well. We are both Canadians (I am also Polish) living in Canada. One of our agencies started dealing with Mexico, but they do not have much information so far. Could you please let me know how the process works, how long it can be, how many times and for how long we have to go to Mexico and children available ( health, age, gender, single or siblings). I heard that there is a smaller chance of children to have FAS, because Mexican women generally do not drink during pregnancy. Is this correct? Also, I am Catholic and our child would be raised as Catholic. Since Mexico is mainly a Catholic country, would me being Catholic help in our adoption?

Thank you,

Eve

[Eve W]

I forgot to ask one more question. Are there any age restrictions for adoptin from Mexico? I am 42 and my husban is 47.

Eve