To seek a professional to talk about the adoption process, an individual can seek out help at their local adoption house. There are also many forums and other sites which can help with the adoption process.

The five stages of adoption. The consumer adoption process is a five- stage process that consumers use to assess new products. Through this process consumers will decide whether to reject or adopt the new product offering.

Here is the general process for adoptions in Canada found on Sunrise Adoption's web site:

www.sunriseadoption.com/adoptive_parents/how_to_adopt/adoption_process

The best way to start the international adoption process is to find an attorney in your area that specializes in international cases. They will be able to direct you to an adoption agency and get the ball rolling.

The benefits of foreign adoption vs domestic adoption is that it is a quicker process as you're broadening your search. In addition, it'll likely be a closed adoption, with no contact with the biological parents.