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HEADQUARTERS
The Barker Foundation
7979 Old Georgetown Road
First Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-664-9664
1-800-673-8489
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SATELLITE OFFICES
2957 Monticello Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
703-536-1827
1066 - 30th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-298-7724
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Adopting from Korea
At-A-Glance
Who can adopt from Korea?
 | Couples married three years or longer are accepted.
Each parent can not have more than one divorce. No more than a ten year
age gap between spouses. |
| All adopting parents must be at least 25 years old
and below 43 ½ years old at the time of filing an application with
Barker. |
| All adopting parents must be in good health
physically, mentally and emotionally with a maximum permissible Body
Mass Index not to exceed 30 percent. Medical situations reviewed on a
case-by-case basis. |
| Adopting family cannot have more than four children
already in the home. |
| Minimum household income of $30,000. |
Children available for adoption
| Healthy infants 6 to 12 months at referral. |
| All children are in foster care homes. |
Process
| Apply to The Barker Foundation |
| Complete pre-adoption group and home study |
| Complete paperwork for Korea (Consists mainly of
documents already gathered for home study, as well as photos and "Dear
Birthmother" letter) |
| Paperwork, with home study, sent to Korea |
| Referral currently received average of 6-8 months
after paperwork submitted to Korea |
| 3-4 months after acceptance of referral, family
travels to Korea, or may have the baby escorted to the U.S. |
| Welcome your child into your home and begin the 6
month post-placement supervision period |
| Finalize adoption in the U.S. following
post-placement period |
| Child becomes U.S. citizen following finalization of
adoption in local US county court
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