International Adoption Questions

[nthemoment]

Hi all -

My partner and I are from the Indianapolis area and have a beautiful 4 1/2 year old son by donor insemination. He calls us Mommy and Mommy D.D., by the way! :) We are considering an international adoption for our 2nd and I do have some questions.

In the research I have done so far, it appears that we won't have a problem finding a US agency that supports adoption by same sex couples. It looks like the problem might be getting around international adoption laws. So, my questions are:

1. Does anyone know of any countries that support adoption by a US gay couple?
2. If so, which ones?
3. If not, is the only way to get around the issue by adopting as a single parent and then completing a co-parent adoption at a later time?
4. Or, is the best way to start with foster parenting?

We are flexible with the country but wondered how so many of you beautiful and colorful families made it all happen. We would love to hear your stories!!

Thanks so much for your input!!

[tryn2bmoms]

PM me if you want to know about Guatemala.

[anneyates]

Ukraine has been closed to US adoptions for a while, they are accetping dossiers and making appointments as of July.

Please email me about the details. I adopted indepently, no agency involved.

My oldest son, Andrew was adopted from there when he was 6 months old, and Adam my youngest son was adopted from the Republic of Georgia, also on the black sea, at 3 months old.

Let me know if you need more info and I will point you to the right place.

Anne

[RichandShaun]

Both of our children were adopted from Guatemala.... Liam (age two) and Naomie (age one.)
Rich and Shaun

[nthemoment]

Thank you all for your responses and PMs...we are still weighing our options and plan to re-address this after the February cruise. I may be contacting you, if you don't mind!!

Kristi