Can you answer Stacey’s question about Adoption?:

I was wondering for those that have adopted from Russia and/or Kazakhstan more recently can answer some of my questions below.

1. How many trips did you have to make? and how long were each?
2. Did both parents have to be there for the one or both trips the entire time?
3. Did you feel the process was organized? or does that just depend on your agency that you work with?
4. Did you feel comfortable in the regions you were staying during all your trips?
5. Did any of your children have any serious medical problems that were found out after you returned home?
6. Do you know if you can adopt siblings or just more than one child at once? or do they need to be separate adoptions?
7. Post Placement – I see there are reports that are needed for the first three years… but is it true a report is needed every year until the child is 18? can you do those reports each or does a social worker need to?

Adopting From Kazakhstan