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Chinese Translation NewsInternational Adoption of Children Goes Domestic China, a country where many adoptive parents used to adopt
their children from, has been delaying the adoption process of
American parents. Domestic adoption has become the new
trend, says Felice Webster, a Los Angeles based attorney
specializing in adoption law. It can be cheaper, faster,
and nicer. Los Angeles, California.: International adoption has been popular for American adoptive parents who wish to adopt a child, until China slowed down its adoption process for the improvement of its image for the Olympics Game of 2008. Now, domestic adoption has become the new trend. It can be cheaper, faster, and nicer, according to Felice Webster, an adoption attorney based in Los Angeles. China, the country that provides the largest number of children for adoption, has been the top choice for American parents who are thinking about adopting a child internationally. However, to improve its image and not wanting it to be a country full of unwanted baby girls, China has recently slowed down the adoption process, especially before and after the 2008 Olympic Games. "It used to be 1.5 years of waiting period. Now it is almost 3 years", says a prospective adopting parent. "There are many rumors on the internet, mostly started by Rumor Queen, a forum moderator at ChinaAdoptTalk.com, a website. And every time when I hear about the rumors, my heart becomes cold and I become moody." Although China has slowed down the adoption process, it still provided 3911 children to adoptive parents in the world, according to World Map Adoption Statistics of the United States Department of State. However, the recent trend is for prospective parents to find a child for adoption domestically. "In the US, though it varies from State to State, it generally takes between 12 to 18 months to complete the adoption process for domestic adoption compared to 2 to 3 years for international adoption. The cost is somewhere between 20,000 to 30,000 for domestic adoption compared to between 25,000 to 35,000 for international adoption." Says Webster. "And it is nicer too. You get to meet the birth parents fairly easily." Webster adds. Ethnically, the majority of the children for domestic adoption is Caucasian. However, there are children whose parents are Asian, such as Japanese, Korean, or Chinese open for adoption. "This is probably much more advantageous for prospective adoptive parents as they know more about the birth parents. Compared to international adoption, it is fairly easy to ensure that the birth parents are without alcoholic or other health issues, a problem that exists with some of the adoptions from Eastern European countries", says Samuel Chong, a Chinese translator for adoptive parents. "We specialize in translation and interpretation works for parents who want to adopt a child whose birth parents speak Chinese only. We also feel that it is much easier and more convenient to adopt domestically compared to international adoption from China. Plus, it is not that difficult to find a Chinese couple who are willing to give up their child for adoption." Chong adds. This article can also be found at http://www.certifiedchinesetranslation.com/09/1115-International-Adoption-of-Children-Goes-Domestic.html
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