Q: How long does the process take ? A: Most of the waiting is dictated by how long various State, Federal, and Chinese government agencies take to process all of the documents. Right now the wait time is 18 months from the time China receives your documents. Q: How much does it cost ? A: Somewhere between $12,000 and $20,000 for the complete adoption spread over the entire period. Scott will be using his travel points for the airline tickets and hopefully some of the hotel costs. Q: How old are the children ? A: In general, most children are between 6 and 20 months of age. Due to legal requirements and the time required for document processing in China, the children are almost always over six months of age before the adoption is completed. Parents normally request a specific age range that they would prefer. CCAA usually, but not always, will comply with the wishes of the parents. Parents may request older children if that is their preference. Most infants adopted in are between 8-15 months old. Q: Are all the children girls ? A: No. About 95% of the children are girls but some boys are available. Girls can be of any age over about six months but boys tend to be between one and two years old. Q: What requirements do the parents have to meet ? A: Effective July 1, 2001, here are the revised requirements. To adopt a healthy child, Chinese law requires that the parents be over the age of 30. Newly issued regulations place a hard upper limit of 55 for parents. In addition, parents aged 50-55 must be prepared to accept a child of 3 or older. The parents also need to have sufficient income to support the child and to be in reasonably good health. The Chinese do not have specific numerical standards although some agencies have set their own limits.
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