In order to promote special needs child adoption and guarantee the basic interests of the orphaned and disabled children, the China Centre for Children's Welfare and Adoption  (CCCWA) has decided to accept adoption applications from female single applicants as well as married couples to adopt according to the CCCWA requirements listed below.                          ____________________________________

The applicant can adopt only one waiting child at a time, with an interval of at least one year between two adoptions.
　
The applicant(s) shall be between 30 and 55 years of age. For single applicants over 50, the age difference between the child to be adopted and the applicant shall be no more than 45 years. Applications of prospective parents over 55 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
　 
The applicants shall state their marital status. Married couples must present their marriage license. Unmarried applicants shall provide certification for being single and non-homosexual; divorced applicants shall provide the divorce certificate of the last marriage; and widowed applicants shall provide the death certificate of their deceased spouse.

Applicants shall be healthy both physically and mentally according to the requirements by CCCWA.
　
Applicants shall be law abiding with no criminal records, and have good moral quality and conduct
　
The applicant family annual income shall be at least $10,000 per household member, including the prospective adoptee. Married couples must have a net worth of at least $80,000. Single applicants must have a minimum net worth of $100,000.
　
The applicant shall have good medical insurance which can cover the medical expense of the adopted child.
　
The number of children under the age of 18 in the single applicant's family shall be no more than two, and the youngest one should have reached the age of 6 years old.

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Contact Mary House 773 647 2610  / Mary.House@ChildrensHope.net
to learn more about adopting a waiting child from China