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Adoption in Australia?

My husband and I have 4 boys and are considering apodting a daughter.. can anyone give me a starting point - i have no idea where to start looking for this kind of info. I've heard that it's a hard & costly process - does anyone know first hand?


    




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Very few adoptions are carried out in Australia now - as family preservation is very strong in OZ - thank goodness.
Less than 500 adoptions are finalised per year.
(and most of them are from overseas)
And yes - it is a long and hard process - and costly.

If you really wish to adopt - you have to go through your state government department - as all adoptions are government controlled.
(google your state and adoption - and links should come up)

What is really needed in Australia - are more foster carers.
There are so many children in need of care - and many have their parental rights terminated - so adoption is a possibility.
These are the children that need loving families the most.

Please do remember that adoption is meant to be about finding a home for a child that really needs it - not about filling your needs.
Unless you can conceive a daughter - you will need to grieve the daughter you were unable to have - as no adoptee needs the pressure of trying to fulfill an adoptive parent's dream.
That's too much to ask of any child.

Do look into reading - as suggested by Phil - as the better educated you are on life for an adoptee - the better life the adoptee will ultimately have.
There are many losses an adoptee has - to get to an adoption - please be aware of those.

Here are links to many adult adoptees who are now blogging on the internet -
http://www.adultadoptees.org/forum/index.php?topic=2805.0

I wish your family all the best.


PhilM
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Before adopting, be sure to educate yourself on the experience of adoptees. Read their blogs.

Here are some books that I would recommend:

* "Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self" by Brodzinsky, Schecter, and Henig

* "Journey of the Adopted Self" by Betty Jean Lifton

* "The Primal Wound" by Nancy Verrier





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