* What is adoption?
* Do you know anyone who was adopted as a child?
* Do you know anyone who has adopted a child?
* What are some of the reasons people choose to adopt?
* What is the difference between domestic and international adoption?
* What are the views of adoption in your country?
* How would someone interested in adopting a child go about doing so?
* Where do children available for adoption come from?
* What happens to children that are not adopted?
* How do you go about adopting a child?
* Would you want to adopt a boy or a girl? Why?
* Do you think brothers and sisters should be separated in adoptions?
* Are adoptions common in your country?
* What are some organizations that help with adoptions?
* Should you tell the child that he or she was adopted? If so at what age? Or when?
* Should adopted children have the right to know their biological parents?
* Should families with birth children also adopt?
* Is the real parent the birth parent or the adoptive parent?
* Should adoptions be between children and families of the same race and or culture?
* How or should the adoptive parents maintain the adopted child’s cultural identify?
* In your country are the legal rights of an adoptive child different from that of a birth child?
* What are the legal consequences of adopting a child from a different race or country?
* Why don’t more people adopt a child?
* What makes a family, genetics or environment?
* Do you support an open adoption policy where the birth parents can choose to be involved in the child’s life?
* Do you believe there is discrimination within the adoption organizations?
* Do you think a person should be able to adopt a child of a different race?
* Should a gay or lesbian couple be allowed to adopt a child?
* Should there be an age restriction for the adoptive parents?
* Should a single man or woman be able to adopt a child?
* If you were to find out that you were adopted and not really from the country where you are a citizen, which nationality would you hope would be your true mother country? Why?
* When is the right time for a child to be told that he/she was adopted?
* Do you think it is preferable to adopt or to use artificial reproduction technology?
* Would you agree to an open adoption or closed adoption? Why?
* What is an open adoption?
* Would you want to find your birth family? Why or why not?

I’m a 32 year old single female and am contemplating motherhood, possibly through international adoption. I’m a financially secure homeowner who has family that live nearby who could help lend support. What scares me the most is the lack of a paternal/male role model. Any stories, perspectives, or advice from other single parents would be appreciated.

I find the whole adoption "thing" like a massive maze of which I haven’t managed to find much information relevent to my own personal situation. I am 39 years old, single and looking at international adoption. I would love a hand to get me headed in the right direction. I am also considering going to live in my country of choice so I can adopt from there and am considering the Philippines.

regards,

Natalie.

What countries can a single female in the UK adopt from? I need to know for a story I’m writing. I’ve tried researching it, but there doesn’t seem to be much info about international adoption from the UK.
Jennifer L, I don’t think so, I looked, and there’s some info, but if you’re trying to find out the requirements for each country, the websites only have like, information about 2 or 3 countries. Maybe I should look more.
Edit: I’ve found that India, Bulgaria and Russia allow single parent adoptions, but I don’t know about Taiwan, Singaore or Mongolia. I’ve found a lot of conflicting articles about their requirements.

China is also a bit confusing, I thought they only allowed married couples, but a couple of websites have said that they allow singles.

i adopted my daughter as a single person threw foster care when she was 2, shes now 11. Now im just thinking about( haven’t decided yet ) about an international adoption this time around. It’s pretty much the same process right?