9 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Adopting a Child

Many people sit down before they become parents and work out the big details. Work, insurance, money, time. Adoption is no different; it has it's own issues that should be talked out before the process begins. Here are 9 important questions to ask yourself before adopting a child. - By Diana Stone

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Have we thought about an older child?
Tweens and teens need homes, too and often spend crucial years in an orphanage or bounced between foster homes. Consider if this age group would be a good fit for your family, overseas usually has some kind of mandatory age range between child and adopting parent.
Photo by: Flickr via Dan Foy
Have we thought about an older child?
Tweens and teens need homes, too and often spend crucial years in an orphanage or bounced between foster homes. Consider if this age group would be a good fit for your family, overseas usually has some kind of mandatory age range between child and adopting parent.

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