Monday, December 18, 2006

New rules for Chinese adoptions...

China has decided to tighten the requirements for adoption starting May of 2007. You can read about it here.

Some of the new rules:

No single adults

Couples will need to be married 2 years. If you have been divorced, you have to have been remarried for 5 years

Both parents have to be 30 to 50 years old

Certain medical conditions will disqualify applicants such as: HIV, blindness or low vision, wheelchair dependance, facial deformities, depression or anxiety that requires medication

Severly overweight applicants will be denied (bmi over 40)

Net worth of $80,000 up from $40,000

No more than 5 children living at home

No history of drug use and DUI's will be examined case by case.

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