China

At-A-Glance
 

Who can adopt from China?

  • Married couples accepted. Must have been married for at least two years. If either parent has been previously divorced, current marriage must be at least 5 years. No more than two divorces per parent.
  • Minimum household income: $10,000 per household member and minimum net worth of $80,000.
  • Adopting parents must be at least 30 years of age and under 50 years of age at the time of submission of their dossier. Generally, one parent must be 30-45 to adopt an infant.
  • Adopting parents must be in good health physically, mentally and emotionally with a Body Mass Index below 40
  • Adopting family cannot have more than four children already living in the home.
  • Any criminal history will be closely reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Children available for adoption

  • Healthy infants 6 to 14 months at referral through 14 years of age.
  • Older children and children with special needs available.
  • Children are either in orphanage or foster care home.
  • The majority of the children were placed into orphanages after being abandoned by their birth parent(s). There is usually no information known about the birth parents.

Process

  • Complete pre-adoption group, on-line training and home study
  • Referral currently is received in over three years after the dossier is officially logged-in at the CCAA.
  • Family travels about 6 to 8 weeks after accepting the referral. (Note: For Hague cases, family travel about three months after accepting the referral.) Family stays in China an average of 2 weeks.

Other information about Barker's China program

  • Families usually travel as a group with other adopting families
  • English-speaking guides in China to help families navigate through the system there
  • Active support group for families adopting from China through Barker
  • We have Chinese-speaking staff on our Barker International team to help with translation of documents from China

China Waiting Children Program

Barker currently has an additional option within our China Program for prospective parents to consider.

The children in the China Waiting Children Program are between the ages of infant to 14 years old, and have a wide range of special needs. Some children have minor correctable needs whereas others have more severe and permanent special needs. Healthy children who are over 10 years of age sometimes are placed through this program as well.

Barker participates in both the Shared List Program and Agency Dedicated List Program operated by the CCAA. We are currently seeking families for the children who have been assigned to Barker by CCAA through the Agency Dedicated List program. Please contact us if you are interested in learning more about the children in our program.

Requirements

The requirements are the same as those in the regular China program except the parents must be under 55 years of age at the time the dossier is submitted.

Process

A child can be identified once the family completes their dossier. The more flexible the family is, the less time it takes to identify a child. Once a child is identified, the family travels within six months. The family will stay in China approximately 2 weeks.The remainder of the process is the same as in our regular China program.