Lets get right to it. Parents up to 45 years old may adopt from India. Parents fifty years and above may adopt older children.

Upon further research I have come to belive it depends upon both the orphanage and the agency you deal with as to the exact upper age limit. Here's the rest of the info complied from various sources.

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Generally, applicants 30-45 years of age may adopt an infant from India (Combined married parents' ages can be up to 90). Older parents may be able to adopt a toddler.

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Adopting as an older parent ....

I’ve been doing a bit of research into which countries are older parent adoption friendly, and in this series I’ll start looking at a specific countries, the maximum ages allowed, and other specifics into adopting from that particular country.

I thought I'd start with China. According to adoption.com, China has one of the most established adoption process of all the international adoption. Statistics show adoption from China is rising steadily each year and the... more

Are you in your forties or fifties and thinking of adoption? Maybe you are even older in your sixties, but have a spouse who is younger than you? It’s not too late to start or continue your family. Many countries, (including the USA) are encouraging to older parents looking to adopt.

In a few upcoming posts I’ll be exploring different countries and who is ‘older adoption’ friendly.

Before we explore specifics, here are a few things to think about as an older person hoping to become a parent.

I can't let this discussion of sixty-plus women go by without dropping in some men bits. (No use flinching, guys, as your contribution should be held up for inspection by the general public just as often, and as easily.)

Although Dr. Rashbrook is being raked over the coals, the man standing by her side through the process, I've noticed, is also no spring chicken. His age may not be splattered all over the headlines,... more

Michelle beat me to the punch posting on adopting at age 50. Just last night I located this article written from the perspective of an adoptive father who, with his wife, adopted children around the age of 50. The title of my post is a term I borrowed from the article.

All of the pros and cons of older parent adoption are listed, many of which have been discussed on this blog and others. One of the more curious questions that I hear expressed about older parent... more

My husband was forty nine when I first approached him of adopting a child. We had been married twenty-three years, I was in my forties, and we had never had children. We’d talked about it, but instead of pursuing the child dream, we stayed extra busy doing the two incomes, no kids thing.

After our first meeting with our agency, hubby came right out and said, I think I’m too old to adopt. Before our caseworker left our home he’d put in a call to a friend of his. A foster-adopt father in his fifties. We learned from this generous man that he and his wife adopted six children,... more