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		<title>What You Need To Know About China Adoption</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know about China&#8217;s population problem. Most of us are horrified at the Chinese one-child policy. China, in 1979, implemented the policy restricting the number of children a family can have to just one child. Unfortunately, a lot of controversies have stemmed from this policy. The Chinese people have been accused of doing everything [...]]]></description>
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<p>We all know about China&#8217;s population problem. Most of us are horrified at the Chinese one-child policy.</p>
<p>China, in 1979, implemented the policy restricting the number of children a family can have to just one child.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, a lot of controversies have stemmed from this policy. The Chinese people have been accused of doing everything from abortions to cannibalism in the wake of this government policy.</p>
<p>Also stemming from this policy is the ever-increasing incident of parents abandoning young daughters.</p>
<p>In China, sons are more valued, as tradition holds sons as the heirs of a bloodline.</p>
<p>However, you should know that the one-child-policy is no longer enforced in some places. This does not significantly affect, however, the number of daughters abandoned each year.</p>
<p>One solution the Chinese government has developed is the china adoption program.</p>
<p>While most countries would be difficult to deal with in cases of international adoption, the China adoption program has made a very clear-cut and easy to follow roads in these international adoption cases.</p>
<p>The government has specifically formed different agencies in order to help out with the China adoption program.</p>
<p>Some other countries have opened such similar adoption programs only to shut them down because of some problems. However, the China adoption program has been continually operating ever since 1996.</p>
<p>In China adoptions, there are some requirements that potential parents must fulfill in order to be considered eligible.</p>
<p>First of all, China adoptions work with parents at least 30 years and not more than 60 years old at the time of the adoption.</p>
<p>Parents who are 45-50 years old can adopt children who are 1-3 years old, while children 4 years or older may be adopted by couples 51-55 years of age.</p>
<p>You also need a basic income of 10 thousand dollars annually plus an additional annual income of 10 thousand dollars for every person in the family, including the child.</p>
<p>China adoptions also require that the couple be married for at least six months and have lived together.</p>
<p>If you already have 4 children, you will need to contact a China adoption services agency in order to determine whether or not you will be allowed to adopt yet another child.</p>
<p>If you have already adopted a child from China, you would have to wait a year before you can be considered eligible for another adoption.</p>
<p>If you have a birthed child, though, you will have to wait until he/she is six months old until you can submit an application for China adoptions.</p>
<p>If the parent is single, China adoptions usually work with single women 30 years of age.</p>
<p>If you are, in fact, single, you need to be certified a heterosexual. If you are living with a house mate, you need to complete a home study that describes your relationship with the house mate in detail.</p>
<p>You need to certify that the house mate is heterosexual. China adoptions also require that the house mate present different documents such as a medical examination and police clearance.</p>
<p>The China adoption program, of course, depends upon the number of children available. You need to contact an agency in order to make your China adoption a bit easier.</p>
<p>The china adoption agency can make things easier for you by becoming your contact to the China adoption program. There&#8217;s some travel required in China adoptions, and a agencies can help you maximize your usage of that time.</p>
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