When people adopt...?

Question

Can they choose what gender they want or what race they want?

I'm not adopting or anything, I've just always been curious.

Answer 1

yes they can choose everything gender,race,age...

Answer 2

Yes when you adopt you can pick all those things. We adopted a little bi-racial boy and he is soooooo cute. I love him like he is my own!!!!

If you want a new baby that is hard to get you can look on state websites and see the children who need adopted and you can actually pick the age range,race,s*x and whether you would take a special needs child. It is so sad and i wish i could take everyone of them and give them all a loving home with family,who doesn't deserved to be loved and have a family!!!!

I wish people would see all the kids needing homes here in the united states instead of traveling across the world to find a child like brangelina and madonna!!!!!

Answer 3

In most cases, you can. However, in international adoption, some countries and agencies are putting restrictions on selecting gender. We adopted from Korea, and with many agencies you can only request a girl if you have children already and they're all boys, otherwise you should be open to either a boy or girl. There are more boys available for adoption from Korea, and they didn't want boys having to wait to be placed while there was a waiting list for girls.

   A few other countries require first time parents to to open to either gender as well.

Answer 4

you can choose whatever you want as far as any criteria are concerned. However, the more specifics you request, the longer it will take for you to get a child.

Answer 5

yes, you can specify all of that, of course it can add time to how long it takes for you to adopt

Answer 6

Yes. When a person(s) decides to adopt a child or children, he/she may select any age/ethnicity/gender (up to 17).