no not come across any china adopters on here. Kris for a first time adoption home study costs are running at £3-6k now. PLus all legal/translation/courier/medical costs, donation to orphange, travel and guides costs.
China is still the largest "sending" country to the UK - my guess about 200 adoptions a year out of a total of around 300-350 overseas adoptions per annum in total.
You just have to be very very determined and want it more than you've wanted anything in your life and not give up until you have acheived it. Oh and 95% ofchildren placed are girls and you may be placed with an older chil (I know one 3.5 year old placement) even if you specify a baby.
Adoption from China is limited to married couples, made up of a man and a woman, who fit the following criteria:
They must have been married at least two years. If either person has previously divorced, the couple must have been married at least five years. No more than two divorces are allowed.
Both partners must be between the ages of 30 and 50. Those couples who apply to adopt a special needs child must be between the ages of 30 and 55.
Both partners must be physically and mentally fit, with none of the following conditions:
a. AIDS;
b. Mental disability;
c. Infectious disease that is actively contagious;
d. Blind in either eye;
e. Hearing loss in both ears or loss of language function (those adopting children with hearing or language function loss are exempted from this requirement);
f. Non-function or dysfunction of limbs or trunk caused by impairment, incomplete limbs, paralysis or deformation;
g. Severe facial deformation;
h. Severe diseases that require long-term treatment and that may affect life expectancy, including malignant tumors, lupus, nephrosis, epilepsy, etc;
i. Major organ transplant within ten years;
j. Schizophrenia;
k. Severe mental disorders requiring medication for more than two years, including depression, mania, or anxiety neurosis;
l. Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 or more
At least one member of the couple must have stable employment. The total value of family assets must be at least $80,000 (about £40,000). The family?s annual income equals at least $10,000 for each family member in the household (including the child to be adopted). Annual income excludes welfare, pensions, unemployment insurance, government subsidies and the like.
Both prospective parents must be high school graduates or have vocational training equivalent to a high school education.
The family must have fewer than five children under the age of 18, and the youngest is at least one year old (those adopting special needs children are exempted from this requirement).
Neither partner may have a significant criminal record, and both must have a history of honorable behavior and good moral character with no evidence of:
a. Domestic violence, sexual abuse, abandonment or abuse of children;
b. Use of narcotics or any potentially addictive medication prescribed for mental illness;
c. Alcohol abuse, unless the individual can show she/he has been sober for at least ten years.
Oh and it ISN'T easier to adopt from Africa.