At least 25 years of age; and not over the age of 45
Free of communicable disease, in good physical and mental health, and have a normal life expectancy
Have the capacity to meet the child’s physical and emotional needs throughout his/her developmental stages of childhood and adolescence
Once accepted into the program, both parents must attend two scheduled program meetings, both of which are held in the same day. An informational meeting is held in the morning followed by an Adoption Preparation meeting in the afternoon.
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Be a married couple for at least 2 ½ years or a single woman
Be at least 18 years older than the child (no exceptions)
Minimum of 25 years of age, no upper age limit at this time
Latvian law requires a parent/child relationship be established before the final court decision can be made. This is done during the first trip to Latvia
Adoptive parents may not have been convicted for violence or threat of violence, sexual or sexual abuse crime, discharged from the duties of guardianship, denied from being a host or foster family, deprived of custody rights, or charged with alcohol or drug abuse or mentally ill status requiring treatment
Must be at least 15 years older than the child you adopt
Previous divorce is acceptable
Parents may have other biological and/or adopted children
Must be married
Those with certain health conditions or a history of mental health issues such as depression should contact a consultant prior to applying to check their eligibility status
While no specific age criteria have been set in order to adopt, in practice adoptive parents must be no more than 40 years older than the child they adopt
Poland has set no specific income requirements however they will assess adoptive families to ensure they have a stable financial situation, as well as overall good health and appropriate moral qualities
Adoptive parent training is required as per Hague guidelines
While Poland is a Catholic country they allow both Catholics and non-Catholics to adopt