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LN: Benson

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Your name: Liliana Zoe Marie
Age: 35
Occupation: psychologist
Interests: playing piano, cooking and reading
Disabilities: mild asthma

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Your SO's name: Blake Alexander Eli
Age: 38
Occupation: lawyer
Interests: sailing, camping and soccer
Disabilities: type 2 diabetes

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Child(ren) living with you (names, ages, interests, disabilities): none

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Others living with you (names, relations): none
Pet(s) (names, species): Rupert (black lab)

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Location: Edmonton, Canada
Do you travel often? If so, where to and how often: Often (2-3 times per year) to BC/Saskatchewan. Regular summer trips to various foreign destinations

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What is/are the household’s religion(s): Catholic
What language(s) do household members speak: English and French, basic Arabic and German

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The Adoptee(s):
How many children do you want to adopt: 2
Ages (newborn-16): newborn-16
Gender(s): female
Preferred origin(s): Northern Africa (Algeria or Tunisia) or Western Europe
Preferred language(s): any, as long as English or French is a second language
Preferred religion(s): any, but if the child is younger then 6 then they will be raised Catholic

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Will you accept (please be specific!):
-Disabilities (kinds and severities): Yes. Manageable conditions such as diabetes or asthma.
-Multiples (twins or triplets): yes
-Siblings and/or close relatives: yes
-Pregnant teen?: yes
-Teen mom, dad, or both: only teen mom
--Teen mom, dad, or both WITH child: only teen mom with child
-Gay/lesbian teens? If so, which or both: no
-Children with a terminal illness: no
-Children with pets? If so, what kind(s): yes, anything up to a small dog

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Will you allow them to stay in contact with non-abusive parents/relatives/etc.: yes, but only if the child wants to

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Other: Liliana and Blake have had trouble conceiving over the past few years, and there was a possibility of Blake passing on his diabetes to their children, so they decided to adopt a child from a foreign country.

This message was edited 6/16/2010, 5:34 PM