DawnM Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I was talking to a gal today who just adopted a special needs child from China within the last few months. She implied that you can now adopt more than one at a time and that you can get it all done within a year (12 month) period of time. Anyone here adopted a child from China, particularly special needs, who can verify? We have a SN Chinese child, but we adopted in 2006 and it sounds like things have changed quite a bit since then. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 No firsthand knowledge but a lady at my homeschool gym class was just telling me this week about her planned adoption. They applied in June or July and just got the acceptance this week. They now are sending in the paperwork for him to get permitted to enter the US. When that paperwork is back, they will go get him. They are expecting to get him in February. This is the 4th child from there (2nd special needs) so I don't know if that makes a difference but they have only done one child at a time. But there timeframe is definitely less than a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimom Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Yes, you can currently adopt two special needs children from China at once, and you COULD do it in under a year. We have adopted twice using CCAI, in '98 and '05, both 'special needs'. I highly recommend them, very ethical and they keep their fees reasonable. Call and speak to their Waiting Child department for more specific information. www.chinesechildren.org http://www.chinesechildren.org/WaitingChild/SpecialFocus.aspx Here is some information about adopting two... AND single women can adopt again :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2hunangirls Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Yes, it is possible through the special focus program. So there is now te traditional program, special needs, and special focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 I will have to do some homework! I don't know what the difference is between special needs and special focus. Thanks, Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Yes. Special needs falls into a totally different category and things seem to be moving currently. You never know what can happen, but right now, under a year for special needs is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonflyAcademy Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 China Adoption Online is a wonderful site that goes into great detail the current rules, trends, timelines etc. Rumor Queen is also a great message board for information and support during the process. We started in Nov 2010.. Special Needs. We switched agencies in June 2011 and we were matched in August 2011. I hope to travel to pick up our little girl in February 2012. There is some concern that the program is "Slowing down" however this is open for some debate.. I think it all depends on the agency you use and also your list of special needs that you are willing to consider. HTH:) feel free to PM me if you have questions :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berta Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 So much has changed in Chinese adoptions I can hardly keep up. We adopted our daughter (SN) in 2007, at that time it wasn't possible to adopt two at the same time unless they were twins. Now you can adopt two, and I believe if you are already paperwork ready it can be less than a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I will have to do some homework! I don't know what the difference is between special needs and special focus. Thanks, Dawn It sounds like special focus includes both older children and special needs that may keep a child from being selected by an organization within a time period? I only looked briefly so I may not be using all of the proper terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonflyAcademy Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 If I am interpreting the regulations correctly, yes..you can adopt two non related Chinese children from the Special Needs program IF one is designated Special Focus. IIRC, this is the only way to do 2 concurrent adoptions of nonrelated children in China.. Special Focus are usually older children or children with more significant special needs..however this isn't always the case..some children are designated SF with minor needs.. Like many things..it doesn't always make sense.. GL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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