How Long Does It Take To Adopt A Baby?

According to a new study, the average wait time to adopt a child is just under 5 years.

The study, conducted by adoption agency Kennedy Township, PA, analyzed the adoption process in New York and Connecticut. Researchers compared the number of families waiting to adopt a child to the number of children waiting to be adopted. The results were staggering: New York had more than 6,000 families who had been waiting on average to adopt a child, while Connecticut had only 734 families.

While the results surprised researchers, they shouldn't come as much of a surprise. After all, adoption is a lengthy process. It requires a lot of paperwork, including background checks and interviews. Plus, there are several other steps involved in the adoption process: the parents have to decide on the right time to start the adoption, get financial assistance and housing if needed, and find an adoptive family.

The average time for all of these steps to happen is anywhere from two to three years. It's also not unusual for people to wait several years to adopt. That said, the study's results were surprising, since the study included an analysis of the number of children waiting to be adopted.

"We found that there were 1,200 children available to be adopted in both states," said Jennifer Fong, the research and development director at Kennedy Township, PA. "Of those 1,200 children, we only had 734 families that were waiting to adopt. This means that over half of the children that are available to be adopted in Connecticut and New York are being adopted."

According to the study, New York has the highest adoption rate, at about 1.5 children per family. The lowest adoption rate was in Connecticut, where one family adopted out of every 100 families.

The results are concerning. According to the study, the number of children who are available to be adopted is growing, while the number of families who are adopting is declining. This means that there are more children in need of homes than there are families looking to adopt.

"What's happening is there is a lack of available families," Fong said. "We're finding that the majority of families that are adopting are single parent families, and the majority of the single parent families are women. So that's why there's a disparity in the numbers of single parent families and the number of children that are available to be adopted."

It's not clear why the number of available children is increasing, but experts say that the adoption process can be challenging. The waiting time to adopt varies based on the state and the family. In New York, the average wait is about 3.5 years, while the average wait in Connecticut is about 4.4 years.

This doesn't mean that the wait time for adoptions is too long. In fact, it's the same across the country. The average wait time to adopt a child in all 50 states was about 4.3 years. That number has remained the same for the past four years, according to the study.

The study also found that women are more likely to adopt than men. In New York, the number of women adopting out of every 100 families was higher than the number of men adopting out of every 100 families. In Connecticut, the number of men adopting out of every 100 families was higher than the number of women adopting out of every 100 families.

Why are more women adopting? One reason could be that they're more likely to become pregnant. The study also found that single parents are more likely to adopt than married couples. According to the study, single parents are more likely to adopt children younger than 18, while married couples are more likely to adopt older children.