How would you go about adopting a baby from Peutro Rico?

Question

Is it the same as adopting one from the U.S.?

Answer 1

No, it is not the same.  

Adoption is a slow, bureaucratic process in Puerto Rico. The adopter must have resided in Puerto Rico without interruption for at least six months prior to the date of adoption.Recent attempts towards new legislation that may expedite the adoption process have not been successful. As a result, many potential adopters become discouraged and search for other locations where the adoption process is not as complex as that prevailing in Puerto Rico.

All the bureaucratic process of adoption in Puerto Rico is transacted through Programa de Familias con Niños de la Administración de Familias y Niños (formerly titled Departamento de la Familia). The main office for Programa de Familias con Niños is located in Santurce, [phone].

The adoptive parent must have resided in Puerto Rico without interruption for at least six months prior to the date of adoption. A process of adoption may take from several months to several years. Each case of adoption is essentially different from all others. In general terms:

1) the person(s) requesting to adopt a child must provide all the documents and information required by the evaluation officer and be approved;

2) the government must have the legal right to permit the child(ren) to be adopted;

3) a court of law must examine the adoption request documents where a judge decides whether or not to allow the adoption;

4) the adoptive parents must file an adoption certificate at the demographic registrar's office (Registro Demográfico)

Asociación Puertorriqueña de Padres Adoptivos (APPA) is a not-for-profit organization created in August 2003 to promote child adoption in Puerto Rico. The association provides information and support before, after and throughout the process of adoption. They may be reached at [phone].

Answer 2

Adopt a child from the U.S., look for a Petro Ruun.

Answer 3

If you live in the U.S., Puerto Rico is not a foreign country.  It is a U.S. territory, you do not need a passport to travel there, they use U.S. currency and follow federal laws.

Every state and territory in the U.S. has its own unique rules for adoption.

Answer 4

go to

http://www.adoptionsolutions.com/general...

to check out the statutes.

Answer 5

No, it's not the same as adopting domestically(within the US). You need to first get an adoption agency picked out(one that specializes in international adoption is the best), then have them work with you. Then, the agency will send a social worker out to your house to do a "homestudy", which is basically where they interview the parents(and children if you have any), and looks around your house. Then, after several interviews, background checks, etc. the agency will certify you as adoptive parents, and you are able to look through available children, or placed on a waiting list, depending on the age of the child you want.