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We are an accredited adoption agency in Accra, Ghana
We help families to adopt in Ghana
To be eligible to adopt, the prospective adoptive parents must be at least twenty-five (25) years of age and at least twenty-one (21) years older than the child at the time of application. An application for adoption may be made jointly by a husband and wife. An application may also be made by a single person but only if that person is female. A male who is single may only adopt their own biological child or also in situations where the court determines is a special circumstance.
Anyone under the age of 18 may be adopted. However some countries like the USA require that for a child to be adopted and brought into their jurisdiction, that child must be younger than 16 years.
The process for adopting a child can be summarized as follows:
- If intercountry adoption, satisfy your country’s eligibility criteria.
- Apply to the Central Adoption Agency to be found eligible to adopt.
- Be matched to be placed with a child.
- Arrive in Ghana to complete all the necessary procedure to adopt the child if intercountry adoption.
- Finalise the adoption.
- If intercountry adoption, apply for a visa to take your child home.
Adopting in Ghana could take approximately 9 months to a year to complete.
Please contact us for a complete set of fees associated with both domestic and intercountry adoptions in Ghana.
Upon the grant by the court of an adoption order, the prospective adoptive parent assumes the parental rights, duties, obligations and liabilities of the adopted child with respect to custody, maintenance and education.