0_Apprentice
I am debating whether to adopt a baby
1_Wizard
Have you made a choice? I heard some countries have laws for it, and others leave it up to the parents.
0_Apprentice
so i have trouble conceiving and we are debating whther to foster and hope for the best or just go ahead and adopt, About 135,000 children are adopted in the United States each year. 
1_Wizard
I am sorry to hear that, I know with adoption the child has to be 14 years or younger, i think.
0_Apprentice
yea kids usually send about 2-5 years in fster care before they are adopted, so maybe if i foster, we can adopt that child
1_Wizard
Most kids that go through adoption usually end up with their grandparents, which i think is nice because they are related though blood. But I think it takes a special person to adopt a non-family member.
0_Apprentice
yea 1.5 million kids are adopted around the world, so maybe i will look into international adoption
1_Wizard
If you stay local to the US i know that the government has each of the states licenses on their website. This may help you with finer details of adoption.