Laws for adoption from Taiwan VS. Orphanage regulations

Taiwan Law for adoption via the U.S. Government site....

I. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS: The articles of law relating to adoption in Taiwan are
found in the Civil Code (Family and Children Welfare Act in Book VI), Articles 1072 through 1083.

* The adopting parents must be at least twenty years older than the child(ren) to be adopted.
* No child adopted may be:
1. Directly related by blood;
2. Directly related by marriage, except in the adoption of the other spouse’s child as a stepchild; and
3. Indirectly related by blood, such as cousins (unless removed by a certain degree), the spouse of a sibling, or a
sibling of your spouse. (Taiwan law is very detailed about what degree of indirect blood relation is excluded from adoption.
If prospective adoptive parents are concerned about possible blood ties with the child they wish to adopt, they should contact
AIT for clarification before proceeding with the adoption.)


Taiwanese regulations further stipulate that adopting parents must be adults not older than 55 years of age. A married person
who adopts a child shall do so jointly with his/her spouse.
Taiwan Orphanage Requirements or Regulations for
adopting Parents

Orphanage Criteria for adoptive parents:
(orphanage specific regulations and rules)

CATHWELL

Criteria for Prospective Adoptive Parents

* The adoptive parents must be at least twenty years
older than the adoptee.
* Where a married person adopts a child, he/she must
do so jointly with his/her spouse.
* Our organization requires the applicants to be under
45 years old and to be married at least five years.
* Preference is given to CHILDLESS couples.
* A letter addresses to prospective birthmother should
be attached with home study.
* Please keep in touch with Cathwel once in a while before
you are offered a proposal. So we are sure that you still have
interest in working with us.

St. LUCY CENTER

The Qualifications of adoptive parents :

* The adoptive parents must be at least twenty years
older than the adoptee.
* The applicants must be under 50 years old.
* The applicants must be married at least five years

CHUNG YI

Couples who have the following qualifications:



*Live either in Taiwan or outside Taiwan,
ages between 25 to 50 years old,
married over 2 years are eligible to adopt.
The age difference between the

*adopter and adoptee should be over 20 years old.

*Have a fixed living place and regular jobs and can
afford rear children economically.

*Are mentally and physically healthy, couples who
without criminal records and
who can provide rearing and parenting to the adoptee.

*Whose family members can honestly accept, love and care
adoptee families and willing to accommodate adopting procedures
and participate in preparation courses and also willing to try.

HOME OF GOD'S LOVE (NOT ACCEPTING APPS,
temporarily on hold)

1. We pray concerning the placement of each child, and ask
prospective parents to do the same, seeking God’s direction in
placing just the right child in their home.
2. Both parents must be active Christians and must provide
5 references attesting to their
Christian maturity and suitability for parenthood. We do not
adopt to single parents, although
we have helped some, (who locate their own child), with their
paperwork and childcare during
processing.
3. Priority goes to couples who cannot bear their own children
and due to this waiting list,
families with children of their own would be advised to seek
adoption through other agencies.
4. We tend to place children with couples who have no other
children but weigh each situation
and child – seeking the Lord’s guidance.
5. We prefer to adopt to Chinese families. We feel both parents
and child will have a better
adjustment. However, due to the scarcity of childless Chinese
Christian couples, most of our
children have gone abroad.

MORNING LIGHT (applying for registration in Taiwan,
not yet an orphanage and NOT ACCEPTING APPS AT THIS
TIME)

Here at MLC, we are not an organization directly looking for kids
to adopt out. We do have
though, connections through the agencies here that contact when
a child is available. We do
not necessarily have the child/children in our home, but they are
in a foster home or in a
children's home here in Taiwan.
Our first priority at MLC is to place children in an evangelical
Christian home. As Christians
ourselves, we do not feel we can allow a child to go into a home
of an unbeliever. We do have
people ask us about infants, toddlers and older children. We can
search for the child they want,
but not necessarily find one right away.