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Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care
Are you thinking about adopting or fostering a child? Confused about all the options and wondering where to begin? Or are you an adoptive or foster parent or kinship caregiver trying to be the best parent possible to this precious child? This is the podcast for you! Every week, we interview leading experts for an hour, discussing the topics you care about in deciding whether to adopt/foster or how to be a better parent. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are the national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: weekly podcasts, weekly articles, and resource pages on all aspects of family building at our website, CreatingAFamily.org. We also have an active presence on many social media platforms. Please like or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption & Foster Care
My Husband Is 61 Years Old. Can We Adopt a Baby? - Weekend Wisdom
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Question: My husband and I have been married two years. I'm 44 and he’s 61. Is there an age limit to be able to adopt a baby?
Resources:
- Domestic Infant Adoption (Resource page)
- Foster Care Adoption (Resource page)
- Adoption Options
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Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building
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Welcome to Weekend Wisdom by Creating a Family. I'm Dawn Davenport. I am the host of our regular podcasts, and I'm the question answerer here at Weekend Wisdom.
I'm also the director of the nonprofit Creatingafamily .org. As I just implied, Weekend Wisdom is our opportunity to answer your questions. So do us a favor and send us your questions.
The questions can be sent to info at creating a family .org. Oh Adoption Agencies don't have an upper age limit,
although some do, but in domestic infant adoption, it is the baby's mom, or sometimes the mom and the dad, if the dad is involved, who choose the adoptive family that they want to raise their child.
And I'm committed to giving you an honest answer. You may not like this answer, but the honest answer is that as a general rule, expectant moms and dads usually prefer adoptive parents that are not that mature.
That isn't to say that it is impossible, but it's probably important to know that your odds before you spend the time and money on this option. If you are not limited to adopting a baby,
then you could consider adopting an older child from foster care, but that is a very different type of adoption, and we have lots of resources on adopting from foster care on creating a family.
option options in 2024 podcast. It comes out every January. I strongly recommend that as a place for you to start because it will give you a much better overview of what your options are.
I'm sorry if this isn't the answer that you wanted to hear. I truly am, but that's how I see it. All right? Before everyone goes, remember that we have a newsletter and we would love to have you receive our newsletter.
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