Country Requirements: Kazakhstan
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




