God's Families International Adoption Services

Adopting Children from Ethiopia

  • Ethiopia is one of the most popular as well as one of the most affordable and expedient programs available today.
  • Infants, toddlers, children from ages 3 months to young teens are in need of loving, forever families

 

Adoption Program: Gods Families is pleased to announce that their partner agency in Ethiopia is one of the first U.S. agencies authorized and accredited to work in Ethiopia in adoptions and has a well established and developed program there, including assistance programs to help all Ethiopian citizens. We look forward to assisting your family to help these very deserving children find forever loving, permanent families. Poverty and disease have left a great multitude of children without parents. Some children may be available for immediate referral, or parents may receive a referral within 2-5 months of submitting their dossier. Families will work within numerous orphanages located throughout Ethiopia, with an average time frame of 9-12 months from program application to child/ren home.

The Children: Despite untold severe hardships and widespread poverty, the Ethiopian children are beautiful, resilient and eager to be in a family. Infants, toddlers, sibling groups and older children who are available for adoption are examined and tested for HIV, hepatitis, and tuberculosis. Parents will receive all biographical and medical information on a referred child, which will include photographs.

Applications are being accepted and families may request a boy, a girl, or a sibling group. We do allow the adoption of two unrelated children at the same time, one child can be age 0-24 months and the second unrelated child must be 25 months of age or older. Our partner agency maintains a photo list of waiting children/sibling groups available for adoption where you will email the Ethiopia staff to request photo list access.

 
PARENT ELIGIBILITY
  • Married couples and single women may adopt.
  • One parent must be at least age 25.
  • Couples must be married at least one year before applying to adopt.
  • Some homestudy agencies may have restrictions on family size, ages of children in family, parent ages, adopting only within birth order, etc. However, these are not the requirements or laws of Ethiopia and do not additionally apply to families choosing to adopt from Ethiopia through our partnering agency.
TRAVEL
  • One or both parents may choose to travel
  • Travel to obtain custody is approximately five weeks after the court date.
  • A facilitator/translator will accompany parents throughout their stay in Addis Ababa and assist with lodging, transportation, all official meetings and document processing.
  • Parents typically arrive in Ethiopia on Sunday and leave the following Friday.
  • There are B&B’s, Guest Houses, or Hotels in which families can stay while in Addis Ababa
 

Before you submit your application to begin the adoption process, please answer the questions below. If you answer "No" to the below questions, you will be directed to contact us for further information and answers to these questions, and then continue through the application process.

1. Have you seen our agency's adoption information packet with a complete list of all fees involved in an international adoption? 2. Are you aware of the parental eligibility requirements for adoption set by the foreign country? 3. Are you both willing and able to meet the travel requirements set by the foreign country? 4. If you are a married couple, are both parents fully committed to this adoption process? 5. Are you aware of the minimum income requirement set for adopting parents by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services?

Note: Due to the nature of international adoption, all information contained herein or on our printed info is subject to change without notice.

Contact our office for the latest information, fee information and other pertinent information to be sent to you. Questions? Contact us at 949.858.7621 or email director@godsfamilies.org