Have you ever TRIED to adopt a child, my Ex wife and I did several years ago.
The red tape and money involved is staggering. You would think that with a reasonable background check and parents who are VERY willing to adopt a child, that the process would be reasonable, it is NOT. AND there are people who are on waiting lists for YEARS to adopt children, both infants and older children.
It is the LIBERAL social workers who have come up with so many hoops to jump through and enough red tape and money to make adopting a child nearly impossible for ANYONE but the most wealthy.
I helped my neighbors adopt by writing a recommendation, it didn't seem that difficult or very costly through the state agency they went through. Took about 8 months I'm thinking.