Do you have to be married to adopt a child?

Question

i have always thought about adopting im only 17 but i would love to adopt later on and i wouldnt want to adopt a baby everyone wants a baby i would like and older child or a teenager i just dont know if i need to be married i will have i college education and a job and a place to live.

Answer 1

no. you can be single or dating.

Answer 2

focus on now and preparing a stable life for your self to prove you are able to raise another human being successfully

why choose, at 17, to plan to adopt?

Answer 3

No.. Good job... good character. that is all you need

Answer 4

Yes you do.  A college education is not require but a job  and an apartment or house is.  Your parents house doesn't count either.  If you are adopting from the USA domestically most birth mothers want their children to go to a married hetrosexual home enviroment.

Answer 5

my daughter was adopted by a single mother who had money, a stable life., and a great family support system.  Her  adopted mother was married for 11 years but her hubby left her because she couldnt have kids. now she has a daughter and he got the dog.

Answer 6

Most agencies accept single people who are 25 and older.

Answer 7

I am a single mom of 2. I am 32 and when I am done university I will adopt a child ( as my body doens't handle pregnancy veyr well). Some places are more strict than others and I have not looked into it yet, but I know that single people can take in foster kids and some coutnries will adopt out to single people, I think Thiland (which I can't spell, lol) is one of them.

Answer 8

NO sorry if that sounds mean but nonononono that is a great thing i say you should go for it  and that is great that you would like to adopt a teen you know that there are more teens in shelters and group homes than they can take care of?? I was adopted it is a great thing to do

Answer 9

U have to have something to show that u can support the child's needs because your financial status will be asked during the processing of papers,if can be able to..there should be no problem even if u are single but also u have to be legitimate and pass the age range to adopt .