Location: God's own country
Posted on: 17-05-13 09:31:34
Dear CD's,
As I had mentioned before, one of my friend, who is a Canadian now settled in India's divorce is in process.
The terms are that his soon to be ex-wife will get the children. He and his new girl friend (who will soon become his spouse - She holds an Indian passport) plan to land in Canada may be in 1 or 2 years. They both are in their mid 40's and wish to adopt a child in Canada. I have been advising him to adopt a child in India but due to the fact that he is afraid that the Canadian embassy might not grant his spouse a PR / Visa, he is hesitant.
What is the process of adopting in Canada. Has anyone gone through it. Will being a foster parent allow the foster child to be adopted?
Your knowledge please !!
Murali
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I am a Gents and not a Ladies.
Location: Western Hemisphere
Posted on: 17-05-13 11:43:15
As a resident of Canada, the first step is to complete the Home Study. It can be done by hiring a private adoption specialist or using one from the Children's Aid Society. Either way, the person administering the Home Study must be accredited by the province of the residents.
Upon successful completion, one has the choice of Domestic adoption, International adoption. There are other variants such as Open and closed adoption, open being the child is met with the mother at the time of birth and the handover is completed (and few other variants within that).
If your friend is not sure of getting PR/visa for his new spouse, they need to finalize that because without a PR, they may not be able to adopt as a resident of a Cdn province. I am sure there are exceptions allowed in the law.
India has priority categories for adoption as well as age limits. Priority begins with Indian citizens living in India, Indian citizens living abroad and so on.
There is also a 3 or 4 weekend training that the couple has to attend (if in ON).
Home study and training alone could cost up to $5000. International adoptions could cost between $15000 to $45000.
For international adoption, one has to follow Indian laws (or the laws of the adoptee's country), International laws and Cdn immigration laws.
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Dimple2001
