> My wife and I have what is supposed to be our final
> hearing today at 10:30 A.M. central time, Tazewell County
> court house (Illinois), on adopting two children.
My heartfelt congratulations!
> I am 66 and my wife is 59.
Good to know that your state does not have a lower age limit. I don’t know how old your adopted children are, but the age limit I got was that the youngest marriage partner must be no more than 45 years older than the youngest child.
> spread over the last 18 months
I forgot to mention the length of time involved.
> Total cost ... $3000
You’ve done much better than most!
Sister and brother, ages 13 and 12 respectively, we’ve had legal guardianship for almost 4 years.
there is no law about age, that usually is a purely social worker decision an may differ form agency to agency
There are folks in their 50s and 60’s adopting, some of us go international. If willing to adopt a child age 10 and above and you are healthy and can provide financially and set up guardian security, you can find a way to adopt
Every child deserves a family The tax code provides generous tax credits that can cover a lot of the expense