Number of Adoptions in 2006: 580
US Department of State 
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS:  Officially, Kazakhstan allows both single and married people to adopt, and there are no age requirements other than that an unmarried prospective adoptive parent must be at least 16 years older than the child s/he intends to adopt.  In practice, however, some unmarried prospective adoptive parents have found it difficult to adopt, as have prospective parents over age 60.
Prospective adoptive parents who have any type of arrest record, regardless of how minor or how long ago an offense occurred, should consult with an adoption professional before deciding …read more

Number of Adoptions in 2006: 4093
US State Department
GUATEMALAN ADOPTION AUTHORITY: The Social Services Agency Bienestar Social has been named Hague Convention Central Authority for Guatemala.  The Guatemalan Solicitor General’s Office (Procuradoría General de la Nación, PGN) is also an adoption authority in Guatemala.  Adoptions must be finalized through the PGN.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS:   Under Guatemalan law, prospective adoptive parents may be married or single and must be at least 18 years old.  There are no requirements for an age-difference between the prospective adoptive parent and the child.  There are also no disqualifying medical ineligibilities.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS:  The Government of Guatemala …read more

Babylune prompted me to post about adoption fees after her post about baby expenses. How much do you think it costs to give birth to a baby in the US? About $7500. Compare that to adoption and you biological families have it pretty “financially” easy (if all goes well, that is).