Overseas Adoption - natural disaster orphans?

[Nelle]

The others are right, you'd need to go through your state's international adoption group, no avoiding the red tape. Partly, as Leash says it's to protect people being taken advantage of and giving up their kids without really wanting to, and they like to try to place a child with their own culture if they can. And then, you'd probably find kids from disasters finding homes in countries with slightly less red tape, like the US.
I hate how difficult it is in Australia, I totally get not wanting to take advantage but I think there must be a better system than what we have...

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

Definitely Nelle I understand why it needs to be involved, above all else the children need to be kept safe and not taken advantage of, but genuine families shouldn't have to go through so much crap for children in genuine need of help. As usual, the bad guys make it harder for the good guys

[Lulu]

It has on RARE occasions & Indonesians are to proud too adopt out..
I wouldnt imagne it being easy at all let alone easier now with all thier disasters...
I know a woman married to an Indo who's sister had a 3rd daughter & adopted it to her childless Brother & Aust sister in law for this to happen they had to reside in Bali?Indo for a minimum 12mths (took them closer to 3 yrs!)
Cost them alot & took longer than they'd hoped & it was family giving the baby away...

The ONLY other people I know of are on here 2 aussies they were living in bali (not sure doing what or how long) & a baby was brought to them by a Mother who couldnt keep her, very tiny & they raised her they have been fighting to bring & then keep Kiki in Aust for years!!!
You could google Kiki's story the womans name is Loretta, they could contact her, but without having a vast knowledge of Indonesia it would be extremely unlikely!!! XXXX

That's what I got back from the Indo Princess xoxoxo

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

Thanks Lulu Yeah, after reading the extensive criteria I was kinda getting that picture. Giving 2 years to paperwork I could do, but dropping everything to live in Indonesia is just not possible

[Trillian]

I know your heart is in the right place to want to do this, but there is a dire need of people willing to become foster carers for Australian kids too, if all the red tape prevents you from doing this

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

Yep, we've been to the foster seminar and started getting all our ducks in a row - just waiting on our house to be built and then we're full speed ahead. I previously didn't feel I could take on a child above school age, which meant giving up work, but the last couple of years of thinking and maturing and hearing dreadful stories of abuse have changed me. So hopefully by this time next year we'll be foster parents!

[Nelle]

There's an adoption, Permanent care and foster care area on the forums Keike, that might be a good place to chat too. xo

[HotI]

I previously didn't feel I could take on a child above school age, which meant giving up work

I think they prefer one parent to be home for at least a year whatever the age of the child.