Who May be Adopted in Thailand

Nov 2
07:38

2011

Dennis P. Ramm

Dennis P. Ramm

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The children available for adoption in Thailand are typically those who had been abandoned or voluntarily committed by their parents to public and private orphanages.

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Boys and girls between 1 to 15 years are available for both domestic and inter-country adoption in Thailand.  In truth,Who May be Adopted in Thailand Articles however, very few children under 1 can be adopted. Also, children over 10 are often referred to Thai adoptive families.  

Both healthy and special-needs children are available for adoption.  Prospective adopters must be ready to accept that the “healthy” children may have some developmental frailties in their motor, speech, cognitive or social skills.  These infirmities are universally present in all children who had been institutionalized during their tender years.

Couples planning to adopt must be ready to adopt a child of either gender. If the gender issue is relevant to an applicant’s family or his race, they must specify this issue in their application. Specifying the gender preference in the application will, however, not guarantee that the preference shall be granted.   

Adopting more than one child is not possible in Thailand, unless the children to be adopted are twins or siblings.  

A person may adopt a relative. It is also possible for a step-parent to formally adopt a step-child. The procedure for relative and step-child is adoption is relatively simpler because the procedure for child-matching is dispensed with.

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