How to Find an Older Couple Looking to Adopt
You’re choosing adoption for your baby because you want your child to have the best life possible. Maybe you're picturing an older, well-established couple looking to adopt your child. We can help you find the adoptive parents you’re looking for. Call 1-800-ADOPTION now.
As a national adoption agency, we work with hopeful adoptive families of all sorts of backgrounds, religions, lifestyles and ages. Our broad scope will enable us to help you find an older couple looking to adopt in a short amount of time.
This article outlines both the requirements that must be met when an older couple wants to adopt, as well as some of the reasons why a woman might be interested specifically in an older couple looking to adopt.
To get more information on how to find an older couple looking to adopt, contact us online or call 1-800- ADOPTION now.
When an older couple wants to adopt, what requirements do they have to meet with American Adoptions?
For any family to work with American Adoptions, they must first meet three requirements:
1. A completed home study.
Regardless of where the family lives or the type of adoption they choose to pursue, no one can become an adoptive parent without first passing an adoption home study.
A home study evaluates a family based on three main criteria:
- A documentation phase that includes background checks, financial records and medical records
- A home inspection
- Interviews with each family member living in the home
2. A full commitment to adoption.
It’s not uncommon for families who eventually pursue adoption to have first had a painful struggle with infertility.
If this is the case, the family must have confronted and grieved this loss and moved on to be fully committed to and excited about adoption. They should be just as excited to grow through adoption as they would have been to biologically reproduce.
3. An agreement to contact with the birth parents.
For a family to work with American Adoptions, they must agree to at least exchange emails and phone calls and schedule a minimum of one visit after the adoption.
You won’t have to wonder how your child is doing, because you’ll be receiving regular updates. Of course, if you’d like to have more or less contact with your child’s adoptive family, that can be arranged. Your adoption specialist will help you to match with a family whose views about contact between adoptive parents and birth parents align with your own.
American Adoptions works with adoptive parents between the ages of 22 and 50, although it’s possible that, if a family’s looking to adopt over 50, they may be considered if they meet the above adoption requirements. Every family who works with American Adoptions has been determined by a home study professional to be healthy and fit to care for a new child, both medically and financially, regardless of their age.
Helpful Information
Why might a woman be interested specifically in an older couple looking to adopt?
Just as every woman is different, every woman is going to have a different picture of the ideal adoptive family. If you’re interested in finding an older couple that wants to adopt, it may be for any of the following reasons:
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You want to ensure that your child’s adoptive parents have established, stable careers and will be able to take time away from work to be present in your child’s life without jeopardizing their jobs.
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You want to ensure that your child’s adoptive parents’ relationship is strong, stable and built to last.
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You want your child to be raised with adoptive parents that have had more life experience before choosing to parent.
If you are interested in finding older adoptive parents for your baby, don’t hesitate to speak with your adoption specialist if you have a particular desirable age range for adoptive parents so that she can accommodate this preference.
What other factors should you consider when thinking about adoption for your baby?
When thinking about an ideal family for your child, age is just one factor to consider. You can also choose an adoptive family based on preferences like the following:
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Does it matter to you if your child looks like his or her adoptive family? Of course, since there will be no shared DNA, there’s a limit to any possible physical resemblance. However, some women prefer to place their babies with families who share their own cultures.
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Where do you envision your child growing up? American Adoptions works with families across the country, so whether you picture your child in a rural setting or a large city, your hopes can be accommodated.
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Is it important to you that your child grow up with siblings? Some women want to place their babies with couples who haven’t been able to have their own yet, while others have fond memories of growing up with their siblings and want to ensure the same for their children.
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What other values are important to you? Do you want your child’s family to share your religious values? Your cultural beliefs?
No matter what you picture for your child, American Adoptions can help you to make that dream a reality. To get more guidance with finding older couples looking to adopt, contact American Adoptions today at 1-800-ADOPTION.
Having trouble finding the perfect adoptive family online? Don’t be discouraged.
American Adoptions is currently working with many adoptive families at all stages of the process — and not all of them are currently listed on our website. In addition, we work with a nationwide network of other adoption professionals that can help us conduct a wider search for exactly the family you’re looking for.
To discuss your preferences for an adoptive family and get help finding them, reach out to an adoption specialist by calling 1-800-ADOPTION at any time.
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