How to Adopt Internationally: A Guide for Agency-Directed and Independent Adoptions (2000-2002 Edition) - Softcover

Jean Nelson-Erichsen; Heino R. Erichsen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0940352133 ISBN 13: 9780940352131

Publisher: Mesa House Pub, 2000

Synopsis

How to Adopt Internationally is organized around 23 easy-to-follow steps that lead readers through every phase of the international adoption process from finding an agency and organizing a home study to choosing a country to adopt from, working through emigration and immigration, traveling abroad, and adjusting to a new life with a child. The book includes detailed instructions for estimating the cost of an international adoption and also provides samples of almost all forms and documents parents will be required to provide, including sample guidelines used to conduct a home study. (See Table of Contents for a complete list of all forms provided.) The last half of the book provides up-to-date and in-depth information on the adoption laws and requirements for 68 child-placing countries including Russia, Romania, Ukraine, China, Korea, Vietnam, Guatemala, Chile, Mexico, and Colombia. (See Table of Contents for a complete list of all forms provided.) This latest edition also includes Internet addresses for finding important updates regarding international adoption on the World Wide Web including sites for downloading INS forms, contacting Embassies and agencies overseas, finding country-specific adoptive parent support groups, up-to-date travel information, and much more. This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to international adoption available anywhere.

About this title

About the Author

Jean Nels9on-Erichsen and Heino R. Erichsen are long-time experts in the field of international adoption and were among the first U.S. citizens to adopt children from overseas back in the early 70s. Since then, the Erichsens have committed their life to helping others successfully adopt foreign-born children. The Erichsens are founders of Los Ninos International, a nonprofit adoption agency in The Woodlands, Texas, and have placed more than 2,000 foreign-born children in loving U.S. homes. The Erichsens are the proud parents of three Colombian-born children and three biological children.

From the Back Cover

Organized around 23 easy-to-follow steps, How to Adopt Internationally includes detailed coverage of every aspect of the international adoption process, including organizing a home study and fulfilling state requirements as well as choosing a country to adopt from, working through emigration and immigration, and traveling abroad to meet your child. How to Adopt Internationally also includes:

* Detailed information on the adoption requirements for 68 child-placing countries.

* Samples of the forms and documents parents will be required to provide.

* Guidelines for estimating the cost of an international adoption.

* Detailed information on collecting and verifying documents required for state approval, INS approval, and approval of the child's country of origin.

* Practical information on preparing for the adoption trip abroad.

* A separate chapter on the health conditions of orphans adopted from developing countries.

Reviews

Individuals desiring to adopt children from other countries will find this book extremely valuable. As parents of three adopted Colombian children and founders of the nonprofit adoption agency Los Ni$os International, Nelson-Erichsen and Erichsen well understand the adoption process on both personal and professional levels. They have broken down the international adoption process into 23 detailed, easy-to-follow steps, from selecting an agency to adapting to life with an adopted child. The adoption laws of 86 child-placing countries, samples of required documents, the approximate costs of international adoption, and the health concerns of Third World orphans are covered, and the web sites of foreign embassies and parent support groups are listed. The reader must keep in mind that this type of information changes constantly. Nevertheless, this is an outstanding source for public libraries and special libraries dealing with adoption.DMee-Lee Hom, Hunter Coll. Lib., New York
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mesa House Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0940352133
• ISBN 13: 9780940352131
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 296