I get many request from readers and friends on what the adoption process is. It is cumbersome, I won’t lie to you but its not as bad as one might think.
I’m going to link you to several different agencies so that you can get an idea of how they do things differently. Our first agency, Adoption Associates, was fantastic at processing paperwork and “crossed every t” before papers went overseas.

Race always matters, right?
African, Caucasian, Chinese, Guatemalan, Vietnamese, Korean, Ethiopian, Nepalese, Russian, Ukrainian, Haitian, Kazak, and more…
Race always matters, right?

The more and more I read on the tabloids (thanks Brit) and on the Internet I feel that celebrities are playing the adoption card. Even Britney Spears, who was recently forced to share custody of her biological children with Kevin Federline is in the final stages of a China adoption. (ummm…not happening according to China time-lines and the Chinese adoption laws. Does anyone do their research?)
According to the agency The Great Wall of China the requirements to adopt from China are as follows: (I have highlighted circumstantial issues that pertain to Britney’s case.)