Nepal

see current State Dept Notices and Warnings regarding adoptions from Nepal

For Indiana residents, MLJ Adoptions, Inc. will act as your service provider for home study, adoption preparation education, attorney document and contract review, consultations, authentications, readoption, etc; however, your adoption agency will be one approved by the government of Nepal. 

Who Can Adopt from Nepal?

• Couples married for a minimum of four years and single women may adopt from Nepal.
• Adoptive parents must be at least 30 years older than the child being adopted, and between the ages of 30 and 55 years old.
• Single women must be between the ages of 35 and 55 years old. 

Children Available for Adoption

• Infants, toddlers, and older children of both sexes are available for adoption.
• Many of the children have been abandoned at the orphanage due to the death of one or both of their parents or due to extreme poverty.
• Children are generally of Asian heritage.

For more information on adopting from Nepal, please contact Michele L. Jackson.