I am a black female and I am looking into adopting 2 children???

Question

I am interested in adopting but I am not married. I also want to adopt a Biracial little girl and a little Caucasian girl. I was wondering what are the requirements for adopting and if I could consider doing this?

I see white people adopting black children and other non-whites but never black people adopting white children?

Answer 1

one may want to check out some adoption agencies for requirments and see if there is one agency that will fit your needs, bless you for doing something good for children

Answer 2

Good for you. There are blacks who adopt white children. However obviously it is not as great as whites who adopt black or mixed raced children. The reason is that white’s make up the majority of Potential Adoptive parents. Often blacks who do adopt prefer to take black children.

Your requirements would depend on what agency/country / state you decided to go through.  Generally as long as you’re finical stable , you don’t have to be rich but you would have to be able to  provide the basics with out struggling. Have a reliable job.  You mentioned adopting little girls. I take that to mean you possible might be considering adopting an older child maybe someone who is up to 6 or 7 years old. If that is the case I highly recommend adopting from the Foster Care System.  Unless you adopt a sibling group I would recommend waiting at least 16 months after you have adopted your 1st  child, to start pursing another adoption.

Answer 3

Good luck.. there is a great site I pasted below.. and they could probably give you more help than anyone here can!

Answer 4

you might want to look that up on the web because I really dont know.  but i do wish you lots of luck!

Answer 5

that is weird never thought of that (the black and white thing)

i would call an adoption ag. and just start asking questions

Answer 6

The requirements for adopting are pretty much standard: that you complete a homestudy, able to prove financial security, that you have a safe home, pass a physical exam, etc.

If you're looking to adopt internationally, some overseas programs have other requirements.  You'd need to do some research here.

It's generally not considered a good idea to adopt two unrelated children at the same time.  They call this artificial "twinning" and it isn't often successful.  

Good luck.

Answer 7

In most areas they generally tend to want to keep children with adoptive families that are racially similar to them however that is not always the case.  My wife and I are white but we have one east Indian daughter we adopted when we lived overseas and we just had another little girl placed with us who is First Nations (North American Indian).  We were told she was placed with us because we were already a blended family and they thought she would be a good fit.  

There is no legal or moral reason you couldn't adopt children from either of the heritages you mentioned, it's just a matter of what is best for a child.

Good luck and God bless.

Answer 8

In the US the birthmother generally chooses the family she feels is best for her child. Since all birthmothers  are different, the reasons they choose a family vary too. It is possible you'll get the birthmom of a biracial or caucasian baby to choose you. However the more  open you are to any child, the better chance you have of being chosen. So it would make more sense to open yourself to many possible children of many races, and see where that takes you. A "designer" family with one biracial child, and one caucasian child may not be realistic. Also since the birthmom is choosing, it will often take longer for a single  woman to be  chosen (many birthparents want two parents for their child), so being specific about race will likely make things more drawn out.

Answer 9

When adopting, especially through foster care they do not take the color of your skin into consideration unless you request a certain race. You can tell them what you are wanting and they will try to place children that meet your specifications.

Answer 10

Starting a family is a incredible, wonderful adventure!  I hope it is great for you.  There are a lot of children out there who are ready to be a part of families and your open heart will be so welcome.  

In my experience, you may not have the easiest time of this if you have such specifics in mind as to what you need to make your family.  You want girls, not boys.  You want one biracial, you want one caucasian.   It is very specific.  

The thing is, you don't know what is waiting for you out there.  And closing yourself to only girls or to race might be doing a disservice to the family waiting for you.  

Just a little background -

I am a white woman.  My husband and I were open to everything - but not really aware what that might mean.  A baby was born and they only knew the mother's race and background.  They asked us to consider what we thought about raising a child whose race was unknown.  Something in the gut told us our son didn't need any consideration.  And 8 years later the decision is still a no-brainer.  The idea that my preconceived notions of what we would be wanting for a child would rule us out as this kid's parents chills my blood.  I belong to this kid.  Don't let your idea of how it should work rule you.  You aren't at a restaurant, you are on the precipice of so much better.

Answer 11

As long as you are finacially stable, and can take care of them (and I'm sure that there is also going to be some other things involved), and don't have a criminal record, or those type of major things. I believe that you can adopt without a problem. I live in TX and a friend of mine was able to adopt her sister's baby at age 20! However there was alot of things that were involved with her sister, which is why they made an exception. I believe that as long as you can prove yourself to be a fit parent, there will be no problems though! Good luck, and extra props on wanting children of a different race! All children need a good loving home and parent to care for them. Be it a single parent home, or a home of a different race!