Are you only able to adopt if you cannot have children naturally? Or does it not matter?

Question

Are you only able to adopt if you cannot have children naturally? Or does it not matter?

Answer 1

No, you can adopt if you have bio children.

Answer 2

It doesn't matter if can have children naturally or not. I know many people who have their own children yet have gone on to adopt children as well and i have also known people who have been unable to have children naturally and went on to adopt children.

In the uk anyone can adopt a child - married couples, cohabiting couples, homosexual couples, single men/women. Provided they have the space and can provide a child with a stable and loving home.

Answer 3

It doesnt make a difference.

Answer 4

it doesn't matter at all. look at angelina jolie, madonna, etc...

Answer 5

You can adopt if you already have children, are able to and do not have children, or if you are unable to have children.  That particular fact does not determine whether or not you can adopt a child into your family!

Answer 6

It doesn't matter whether or not you can have your own children, it's based on whether or not you are "fit" and "stable" enough to be a responsible parent.

They just want to make sure the child is going to be in a good home, the fact that you can/can't have children doesn't matter.

Answer 7

You can adopt regardless. Adoption is a wonderful thing.

Answer 8

you should have watched gmtv this morning. you r able to adopt if you cant have children, already have them or dont have them. adoption teams will vet a potential parent to make sure they r the right people

Answer 9

no it doesn't matter if you watch gmtv it is national adoption week an they have all the details on the program or go on there web site good luck!

Answer 10

you can adopt as long as you dont have any criminal convictions. that is the only barrier in the uk. single, g*y, married,straight, fertile, unfertile. it doesnt matter. you can apply and be vetted and if successful will be able to adopt. you fertility has nothing to do with it. presuming your in the uk.

check out the childrens act on gov.uk.

Answer 11

It doesn't matter.  My parents had a son and then a couple years later adopted me.  Four years after they adopted me they had another child naturally.

Answer 12

Anyone can adopt, but they really check you out while the adoption process is going on.

Answer 13

Note that some agencies, especially those run by the Catholic Church, only assist couples who are childless due to infertility.  But there are plenty of other agencies who do not care.

Answer 14

No it doesnt matter.  You can already have children,have no children, be single, g*y, married, co habiting.  I have 2 children and am looking into adoption to complete our family.

Good luck

Answer 15

I had 3 biological children and adopted. But I was chosen by my child's birth mother who did want her baby to have siblings. Some birth mothers want their babies to be only children, some want their babies to go to couples who are infertile. These are private agency adoptions. If you go thru the foster care system, it doesn't matter at all.

Answer 16

It doesn't matter

Answer 17

It does not matter. I have both bio and adopted children.

Answer 18

dont matter you go girl tats a great thing to do if you do it

Answer 19

You can adopt whether or not you can have children. You still have to pass their rigorous screening etc...but yeah you can adopt.

I would suggest an older child though if you already have children. So many of them get passed over because they aren't newborns...but they still need a home and parents to love them.

Answer 20

It doesn't matter I have natural children and went on to adopt twins.

Answer 21

no you can also adopt if you have your own kids..

Answer 22

No but most states in the USA have at least a seven year waiting list to adopt a baby.  This is because so many babies are being aborted.

Answer 23

Hi,

Adoption is a way of providing a new family for children who cannnot be brought up by their own parents.

It is a legal procedure where parental responsibility is passed onto the adoptive parents.

You can adopt if you ..

* are over 21, happy to make space in your life and home for a child, patient, flexible and energetic, and determined to make a real difference to a child's life, for a lifetime.

* Some people think about adoption but never look into it further - possibly because they are over 40 and think they'll be ruled out. But they are wrong, there is no upper age limit. Agencies look for adopters who have physical and mental energy to care for demanding children, and whose lifestyle suggests they will still have that energy when the child is a teenager, or a young adult. Older children are among those children who wait the longest so adoption agencies are keen to hear from people who can give a permanent and loving home to an older child.

* A record of offences will need to be carefully looked at but, apart from offences against children, will not neccessarily rule someone out.

* Everyone has a medical examination and health issues will need to be explored.

* People from all ethnic groups and religions can adopt. Ideally, a new family should meet all a child’s emotional, identity, health and development needs. Practice experience

indicates that children do best when brought up in a family that reflects their ethnic and racial identity as closely as possible. In part, this is informed by reports from black and minority ethnic adopted adults who grew up with families who did not match their ethnic and racial identity, describing difficulties in belonging to any community outside of their immediate family. What this means in practice is that vigorous efforts are made to find a family that reflects the child’s individual identity. Given the profile of prospective adopters, this is not always achievable. In these instances, social workers will have to make a decision about when to consider alternative families in order to minimise delay for the child. Children would then be placed with families that best match most of their needs, even if this means they are of a different ethnic group.

* Disabled people are not excluded and sometimes experience of disability will be positively welcomed.

* A single person, or one partner in an unmarried couple - heterosexual, L*****n or g*y - can adopt. Since 30 December 2005 unmarried couples in England and Wales can apply to adopt jointly.

You can still adopt even if you have children of your own or have difficulty in concieving children.

There children out there who need a home and are best suited for different adopters.

Good luck!

Lx