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Panamanian Children
Most children reside in orphanages. Children available are 3 months and older. Two children can be adopted at the same time.
Both Hispanic and children of African descent are available.
Note: The requirements and process below is combined with US laws, but it should be a basis
for citizens of other countries.
Requirements
Couples 25 to 40 can adopt an infant - one year old child. Parents over 40 can adopt a child 5 - 15. Singles must adopt children
of their own gender. There must be a 15 year age difference between the parent and child. Sibling groups must be adopted together.
Men can't be older than 45 and women no older than 40. Couples must be married for at least 5 years.
Process
The trip takes four weeks. All documents must be translated into Spanish. A court case is necessary.
Weather / Climate
Panama is mainly a low-lying country. The mountains descend from Costa Rica into Panama, so most of the country is under 3000
feet. The country is tropical. It rains the least from December to April. It is a humid country, and the temperature is mostly
in the 80s-90s F/ 28 - 37 C, with the evenings a bit cooler. Rainfall is usually an inch each day during the rainy (summer)
season of May - November. The Caribbean region receives almost twice as much rain as the Pacific side, but is evened out throughout
the year. The dry season is so dry, it isn't enough to support a rainforest. The temperatures depend on the altitude (cooler
the higher you go).
Other Information / Panama
The capital is Panama City. The country borders Colombia and Costa Rica, and is buffered by the Caribbean Sea and Pacific
Ocean.
Major Reasons Panamanian Children are being put up for Adoption
Panama experiences poverty, which is the main reason children are given up for adoption.
Advantages
Disadvantages
1.)Commonwealth Adoption's Panama Page.
2.)US State Dep's Page on Panamanian Adoptions.
3.)Tips and Information about Traveling to Panama from the State Dep.
4.)World Partners Adoption's Panama Program.
5.)US Embassy's Page on adopting from Panama.
From the State Dep's Page on Panamanian adoption regarding adoption agencies and facilitators:
International Organizations of Voluntary Adoption Agencies and NGOs (IVAAN)
1930 Seventeenth Street, NW
Suite I
Washington, D.C. 20009
Department of State
Office of Children's Issues
Room 4811, Overseas Citizens Services
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, D.C. 20520-4818
Tel: 202-736-7000/ Fax: 202-647-3000
Adoption Families of America
2309 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Suite I
Washington, DC 20009
UNICEF
Apartado 6917
Panama 5, Republic de Panama
Email: unicef@sinfo.net
Tel: (507)-315-0552
Fax: (507)-315-0556
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