Can you appeal an adoption decision?

HappyMomAnna

If you are attempting to adopt internationally then it's up to the country you are interested in adopting from. Each has the right to set their own rules and standards and the appeal if there is any would be with them if any.

If you are in the US my question would be why on earth would anyone want to spend thousands and thousands of dollars to adopt a child that will likely not be under the age of 2 yrs old when there are hundreds of thousands of children in the Foster Care system waiting for adoption for Free?

It sounds like you may be pretty early in this process have you considered the children waiting to be adopted right in your own neighborhood and state?

Otherwise, you would need to be approved by the country you are interested in--and they set the rules for their process while adoptive parents hope that everything has been done on the up and up....

durdenslabs

It depends on what medical problems you have.
I don't know what agencies do, but the foster system physical is basically done to make sure you will be around til the child is at least 18 years of age. You don't have to be thin or in perfect health.

Try foster care.

Dee

If one of you has a serious health concern you might have trouble with most adoption agencies as it wouldnt be fair on a child to lose a parent or parents twice and would only cause them more trauma, which is why they have those rules in place.

I dont know what country you are in or what agency you tried to adopt with but a lot of agencies do allow an appeal but beware the decision may be the same.

DevonChaos

I agree with Heather. If they think it is a problem, and are willing to turn you down (because really, you had the money, which is what they are after) then perhaps you need to think of giving up. Children deserve to have parents who can keep up with them, and if the agency thinks something is bad enough to fully decline you, they have their reasons. Rather than finding a loophole, or badgering them... maybe you should consider that they are right in their assessment.

Have you spoken with your local foster care agency? Do they have the same concerns? I'm afraid that you might be up a creek with this one.

Heather B

You take no for an answer rather than trying to get around it to get your own way.

Adoption is about the best interests of children. Not yours.

mom of many

you can appeal it but there is no guarantees. if you were not allowed to adopt for medical reasons, that means your doctor said in his paperwork that you have a condition that would hinder you from being a long term parent. In their paperwork they are asked that question.

cantstopLinnyG

What Heather said. Its about the kid...NOT YOU.

SJM

If you are not medically qualified to care for a child throughout childhood, possibly you could muster enough compassion for children to allow them to be placed with people who are currently healthy? Adoption is, after all, about providing healthy homes to needy children, not providing needy adults with healthy children.

Possum

Adoption is supposed to be about the best interests of the CHILD - not YOU.
Children that find themselves in the situation where they have been taken from their family - or given up - don't then want to be laboured with an adoptive family that has medical problems of their own.

Think about it.

Sheesh. Talk about entitlement.

annbsleep

You might try a private adoption agency, but they are likely to have similar concerns- the last thing anyone wants is for a child to be orphaned twice.

'Insert name here'

Possibly look into Russian/Ukrainian adoption, Iam. Also if the medical problem can be helped try to solve it.

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