8. Which of the following
racial backgrounds are you willing to consider?
- Any Child
- Arab/Middle Eastern
- Asian
- African American
- Caucasian
- European
- Hispanic or South/Central American
- Multi-Racial
- Pacific Islander
9. Which of the following
conditions or situations would you consider in an adopted child?
- Drug or alcohol exposed (occasional)
- Drug or alcohol exposed (frequent)
- Smoking exposed
- Deafness
- Mild or medically correctable condition
- Non-correctable medical problem such as cerebral
palsy, retardation etc.
- Non-correctable medical problem such as limb
deformity
- Emotional/mental disorders in child
- Premature birth
- Correctable problem such as cleft palate, correct
heart defect
- Manageable medical condition such as diabetes or
arthritis
- Blindness
- No family history
10. Where are you willing to adopt from?
(Select all that apply)
- Local
- State or regional
- U.S.
- Specific parts of the world
11. Are you willing to have contact with the birth
family? If yes, how much?
- No
- Letters and pictures
- Visits
- Other – what?
12. How will you finance the adoption?
13. Will the adoption costs create financial hardship? If yes, how will you manage the financial issues?
14. Do you or your spouse plan to take time off from work when you receive the child? How much time?
15. What will your longer term childcare arrangement be?
16. How will you feel if your child wants to learn about or meet his or her birthparents?
17. How will family and close friends deal with your decision to adopt?
We hope that by the time you have worked through the answers to these questions, you will understand your own point-of-view more completely.
