experience sa pag-aampon?

[cocoysmom]

anyone of our sisters here na nag-ampon?

how did you go about it?
pwede ba yung mag-ampon ka pero hindi mo isusunod sa apelyido nyo? as in, the child retains his identity, parang guardian ka lang? pero you provide his basic needs and more?

i'm thinking about it. seriously considering it actually.

pls share your thoughts and experiences...thanks.

[mrsB]

^Bakit ayaw mo isunod sa apelido ninyo, sis? Just curious, ano po ba ang purpose ninyo sa pag-aampon?

[wifeynikawin]

Sis, mas mabuti kung bumisita ka sa DSWD central office sa ibp road, tapat ng congress, punta ka sa adoption for profiling, at least mas legal ang proceso at masasagot lahat ng questions mo.

[ReservoirDogs]

My mom used to be the legal guardian of our adopted brother.   My mom had to sign some papers recognizing her rights as the legal guardian. But later on, our family decided to legally adopt him.

My mom provides for him - his basic needs, education, shelter, etc.  We got him when he was 3 months old.  However, the child got confused why his surname was different from ours.  It might be traumatizing for the kid later on if he gets bullied just because his surname is different.  Plus, we treat him like our own, so why not adopt him?  We thought for psychological and legal purposes, it's better to adopt him.

[missing_out]

^Sis ako me adopted son ako 5 years old na siya nakuha ko siya nung 3 months old pa lang siya.. Nakasunod ang name niya sa amin..Madali naman namin naayos ang papers niya kasi nung pinanganak siya wala naman siya birth certificate.Me midwife na friend yung sister in law ko siya ang pumirma at nag process ng birth certificate ni baby. Since nakita at nabasa naman niya ang letter of agreement. After 2 months nakakuha na kme ng copy ng birth certificate niya after that kumuha na din ako ng passport. Then nag try kme mag travel abroad ok naman.. so legal na lahat ng papers nia na di ako gumastos nang ganun kalaki. Alam ko pag mag adopt ka legally ang dami at matagal ang proseso at malaking pera ang kailangan mo.

[ReservoirDogs]

^

My mom adopted our brother through the legal way.  It took around 2 years kasi his biological mom died during the adoption process, tapos my dad naman died a year after his biological mom died.

Hindi naman magastos; may family friend kasi kaming lawyer. Ang medyo hassle lang yung pupunta sa court. My sister and my mom had to go to the court mga 3-4 times ata.