About The Author of China Adoption Online

Welcome! My name is Courtney and I am the webmaster and owner here at www.china-adoption-online.com. I am passionate about adoption from China and orphan advocacy and love to share my knowledge with others!

I am the older sister of five wonderful siblings, three from Asia! We recently returned home from China with our precious Joshua! Because my parents are so busy with my younger siblings, I was the best choice to do the paperwork for our adoptions from China!

Plus, I have to admit that I really enjoy it! But don't tell anyone that!

And I'm good at it. After three years of wading through the forms and bureaucracy, I know a large amount of information about adoption from China and how it works.

I have two wonderful biological siblings, and three wonderful siblings from Korea and China! David is from Gwangju, Korea, and came home in 2001. Isaac is from Xi'an, China and came home in early 2010. Joshua is from Wuhan, China and came home in March 2011!

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So many adoptive parents lack access to even the most basic paperwork guidance and information. Perhaps their agency is closed for the day, or the instructions they were given were less then helpful. Even the best agencies are limited in the amount of information they can provide in their new client packets.

After observing this fact for several years, an idea began to be formed in my mind.

What if there was a site that gathered all that information into one place that was easy to navigate?

All the steps, all the forms, all the latest instructions.

Comprehensive explanations of government steps, contact information for government officials and agencies along the way, as well as beginner's information for those just getting started?

Would there be a place in the adoption community for such a resource?

I believe there is. And it is with this motivation that I have created this site. If I only help one family along in their journey, it will have been worth it.

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If you look at the sidebar of this site, you will see links to all kinds of information. You can get detailed download instructions for all the forms along the way as well as sample forms to assist you in filling them out. Detailed explanations of each part of the process are also available.

Please enjoy perusing this site and I hope that it will be helpful to you! I welcome your feedback! Please use the contact form provided in the sidebar to leave your comment, questions, concerns, and suggestions. Feel free to visit our family blog!


Thank you for visiting China Adoption Online! I hope this website is helpful to you in your adoption journey!



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