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  by Karon Brandt

  Created on: January 06, 2008   Last Updated: March 23, 2009

  You don't need to go outside the U.S. to find an adoptable child in need of a good home. Babies are

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  by Ann Hinds

  Created on: February 26, 2009   Last Updated: August 02, 2009

  The 2000 U.S. Census reported that there were 2,058,915 adopted children. The average age of the head

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  by Todd Daigneault

  Created on: January 08, 2008   Last Updated: October 15, 2010

  Considering the fact that the trend over the last number of years has been for most people to wait until

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  by Beth Fridakis

  Created on: March 30, 2010   Last Updated: April 01, 2010

  I struggled as to which side of this argument I belonged.  On one hand, many children need homes,

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  by Carla Raley

  Created on: July 08, 2009   Last Updated: July 09, 2009

  My husband and I thought our family was pretty well finished. We were 50 and 54, and babies had long

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  by M Tyler

  Created on: November 18, 2007   Last Updated: February 25, 2010

  Before forming an opinion on whether a person over age 50 may be permitted to adopt a child, consider

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  by Scarlet Zin

  Created on: October 31, 2007

  Men and women over the age of fifty should be allowed to adopt children of any age if they wished. Many

• 8 of 21

  by Deborah Coshun

  Created on: June 25, 2009   Last Updated: June 27, 2009

  One of the greatest benefits of getting older is the wisdom that comes with age. Why do you wonder do

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  by Toni Doswell

  Created on: May 07, 2009   Last Updated: May 12, 2009

  Adoption can be looked at as a twofold blessing. It is good for the giver and the receiver. Certainly

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  by Michael Rupp

  Created on: August 23, 2008

  I have some experience with this issue. I am 55. My wife is 53. We have adopted four children from Guatemala.

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  by Cheri Tillman

  Created on: October 24, 2008

  As a 55-year-old adoptive mother of 10, I can truthfully take both the "yes" and "no" sides of this

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  by Cheri Smith

  Created on: November 11, 2008

  Ouch! as a 61 year old with 3 grown children and what I consider to be good parenting skills I have

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  by Desiree Miller

  Created on: December 21, 2009   Last Updated: December 22, 2009

  Admittedly, older parents may not have the physical capabilities of a younger person, but that people

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  by Christina Johnson

  Created on: December 01, 2007   Last Updated: March 08, 2011

  Yes, In most cases these people have the money the space the time and all the love a child can ever

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  by Kim Sharpe

  Created on: February 10, 2008

  I think that the older you, the better parent you make. I truly believe that. I was thirty eight when

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  by Holly Golightly

  Created on: November 01, 2007

  I think the whole issue about whether someone is too old or too young to do things is becoming more

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  by Janice Day Sirman

  Created on: March 17, 2008

  Should adoption by those over fifty be permitted? This is a question that has no clear cut yes or no

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  by Ted Sherman

  Created on: December 02, 2007

  What an idiotic question! First of all, I doubt if there are any laws actually setting age 49 as a top

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  by Jim Mcfalls

  Created on: March 07, 2008

  Remember...50 is the new 30! Of course people 50 and over should be allowed to adopt. With all of the

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  by Raven Lebeau

  Created on: December 02, 2007

  For a couple or individual over fifty, adopting a baby or toddler is probably not the best choice. While