We are looking into adopting a little girl from Korea. We live in Iowa and were wondering if anyone had experince with any adoption agencies that have a Korea program or if anyone knows others who have adopted from Korea. What agency is good? Any other help would be great.

TIA

I can't give you any help but we have a neice and a nephew who were adopted from Korea.
If you don't get any other responses, send me your e mail address and I will see if my brother or sister-in-law would want to help you. They adopted about 17 years ago tho so their info may be really out dated.

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Just wondering why you picked Korea? Have you thought of adopting here in the US, maybe an older child? My brother and sister in law have a brother and sister they adopted thru our state social services, they were licensed foster parents, and adopted them from fostering them. They were about 8 & 9 and their mother was dying, and father was out of the picture. Have you thought about older children in the US? I know there is a tremendous need!

There's a huge need from Korea too. I think it's a great choice. The little girl doesn't HAVE to be from America.

One of my dear friends have adopted 2 girls and 1 boy from Korea....she used Lutheran Service of South Dakota. It went smoothly with all three adoptions, except the last one did take a little longer, but that was due to fact of the laws changing on adoption from the Korean government. All and all it took about 14 months....and this was last year when she adopted number 3. One of the perks she loved about adopting from Korea, is you don't have to travel there to pick up your child. Plus the host family would send her pictures and stories of the babies development. Good luck with your decision.

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I don't know anything about it, but good luck!

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Isn't it odd that no other countries ever adopt little American kids?

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I wonder why more people adopt overseas than here too. <nothing against OP just something I was curious about>

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I have a friend who adopted a little boy from Russia 8 years ago. She said she went foreign because she was guaranteed a baby, where in the US, it would have taken her longer and many of the adoptions fall through. Her son was 9 months when she got him home.

We are looking into international adoption for a few different reasons
1. We already have three boys are hesitent to bring an older child into the family that may have emotional problems.
2. It seems that the process is smoother (birth mothers aren't going to change their mind). We know a couple who has had a baby since 6 weeks old (now 2)and they are still struggling with the birth mom and courts.
3. We feel like after praying, international adoption is what God led us to.

We chose Korea because like one of the other posters stated, you don't have to travel there and with three other children that makes being away for a few weeks difficult.

I am so excited for you, it sounds like you have definately prayed through this. We had considered overseas adoption many years ago and I spent a lot of time researching and there are several good agencies from what I remember. Just start googling and have fun!! lol

I know that many ppl would "prefer" that americans adopt american children, but I totally understand your reasoning. Let us know how things progress, will you??

I just have to tell you that after years of praying and wondering and deciding that financially it was not in God's plan for us to adopt.....somebody gave us baby Faith when we weren't even looking!!!! What a complete blessing my little peanut is. God is so faithful.......

Melissa

Melissa, is that her in your picture? She's gorgeous.

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Because there are very few little (meaning infant) children available to adopt in this country. Plus, as mentioned above, if you are trying to adopt an infant in this country you are dealing, usually, with a birth mother, not adopting from an orphanage or foster mother, as is the case, usually, overseas. Birth mothers can change their mind. And some people want an infant, and they are entitled to that desire.

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Thank you Melissa for your words of encouragement. This isn't something we thought was in our plans but God has really put it on our hearts. I will happily keep everyone posted as things progress.

We have done a lot of online reaserch and are currently narrowing down which agency to use. We hope to get our application in this week and get everything rolling.

Michelle

Yes, that is her. She is a bit older now with a head full of curly hair. We think she's really something!

I think it is wonderful for a family to adopt. There is such a need for loving homes. My little angel has made such changes in my life I have actually been thinking about becoming a foster parent. He is the sunshine in my life!!!

I please e-mail me i know a great adoption lawyer that can help you> hyidi@comcast.net

We Adopted our Daughter two years ago from the US buy she works with over seas also.

YES people from other countries adopted from the US I'm a hosting family and have kept two infants intil the parents got here from Amsterdam where its very hard to Adopt there so they do come from other countires to America. Talk soon Heidi

International Adoptions Face Long Delays -- Courant.com


I thought this article might be of interest.

I read it, and believe that it is quite informative. I hope the frustration and heartache is not your experience! I don't think they mentioned adopting from Korea in the article, but I assume it is also becoming more time-intensive. I hope that whatever route you take is the right way to go for you!

The wait to adopt from China is very long right now, unless you will accept a special-needs child. I have several friends in the process or just completed the process of adopting from China. One friend started the process to adopt from China in October 2005 and still does not have a child. When she applied in 2005, it was taking about 12-14 months to complete the proces and get your child, now it can take years. I have three other friends who got children more quickly, but all have some kind of medical issues (one has a somewhat rare blood disorder, another has eye problems and the third has mild spinabifida). For two of those three who adopted special-needs children from China, this was their second Chinese adoption.

I also have a friend who has almost completed all the paperwork to do an American open adoption for a newborn. From what she's told me, if you want to adopt an infant in the US, open adoption (the birth mother picks you) is the fastest and easiest (not that it is easy, but she thinks it is easier than other ways) way to go, especially if you are not already a foster parent. The agency they are going through has told them that the whole process should take about 12-18 months. They are about 6 months into the process and are almost approved to go into 'the book' that the birth mothers pick from.