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Once your USCIS approval has been received your dossier is complete, you will be registered to adopt in Mexico. The Mexican Central Authority will add you to a list of waiting families and it can take approximately 12-24 months to receive a referral. You may meet with State DIF before a referral is received.

New Mexico law requires the adoption petition to be filed within 60 days of placement if the child is less than a year old when placed. For older minor adoptees, the petition must be filed within 120 days. Extensions up to an additional 180 days are available upon timely request.

To become an adoptive parent in New Mexico there are a few steps to follow. First, you must attend your local foster/adoption information meeting. Next, you must complete an application and provide personal references. Then you can schedule and complete a background check to get your fingerprints taken.

Consents: The consent of the non-custodial parent, the custodial parent, and the adoptee if he/she ten years of age or older, are required in all stepparent adoptions except in those cases where the non-custodial parent's parental rights may or have been terminated involuntarily as provided in the Act.

Costs to foster and adopt Adopting is free if you adopt a child in New Mexico and are licensed through the Children, Youth and Families Department. In fact, you can receive financial assistance for some of the other standard costs of finalizing your adoption.

1. The prospective adoptive parents (PAP) should be physically fit, financially sound, highly motivated and mentally alert in order to adopt a child so as to provide a good upbringing to him. 2. The consent of both the spouses for the adoption shall be required in case of a couple.