Fabio J. Guzman said:
Here are the requirements for an international adoption in the Dominican Republic (Law #136-03):
1) The adopting parents must be married, having lived together as a couple for at least five years.
2)The adopting parents must be at least thirty years old and no more than sixty years old.
3) Age difference between the adopting parents and the adopted child must be at least fifteen years.
4) The consent of the child's parents, or for orphans, from the appropriate judicial authority, must be obtained.
5) The adopting parents must live with the child in the Dominican Republic for at least sixty days (thirty days if the child is twelve or more).
6) Children twelve years old or more must approve their own adoption.
7) The adopting parents?s biological children who are twelve years old or older must give their opinion on the adoption.