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Private Placement Adoption FAQs Are there many children who need adoptive homes? In 2010, there were 52,981 children adopted from foster care and in FY 2014, 6,441from overseas. Domestic infant adoption statistics were not available.  However, we know that direct parental placement adoption is popular with birth parents. How long does it take to adopt? According to a 2012-2013 reader survey by Adoptive Families magazine, 66% of families who adopted in the U.S. received a referral less than one year after they completed their paperwork. What are the benefits of private adoption? A large benefit is that you are usually present for the birth of the child and begin to bond with the child in the hospital.  The baby is discharged directly to you instead of to interim caregivers as in an agency placement.  A simultaneous meeting in which you meet the birth mother and exchange information on the child is required for private adoption.  The information obtained in this face –...

With the growth in families of Indian origin living in Loudoun County, Virginia, where I practice, I wanted to take the time to provide current information on what it takes to adopt a child from India. My assistant Brittany Alness and I had the pleasure of talking with Jane Lee and Sue Orban from the Children’s Home Society of Minnesota- CHSM ,  a Hague accredited adoption agency.  Jane is the senior program manager for Bulgaria, India and Korea and Sue is the outreach and intake coordinator.   We learned that there are 3 different program types: India Heritage Program, Traditional India Program, and Relative Adoption Program India Heritage Program : This is for families that have one prospective parent that is a non-resident Indian (NRI) and has a valid Indian passport or is an overseas citizen (OCI) of India. - Although the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) of India has been inconsistent in practice, it does promote that favor be given to N...