Reply #71: You're overlooking the fact that

[Seabiscuit]

the rules for foster care licensing are quite different from laws covering court proceedings in consideration of adoption. Perhaps if the agency which approved his foster care license long ago became aware of his current weight it might revoke his license. I don't know how exactly they operate.

I mentioned Russia because I'm familiar with those age limits - my wife and I once considered adopting there because we don't like some of the adoption laws in the U.S. I don't know what age restrictions apply in the U.S. but I would imagine they may vary from state to state.

I'm not going to answer your hypotheticals because we're talking about legal rules judges *must* apply in considering adoption petitions, and your hypotheticals have nothing to do with that.

I don't know of any restrictions anywhere on a father's age when it comes to adoption.

My wife and I abandoned our Russian adoption quest when she became pregnant. Our son is now almost 3. She is now 44 and I am now 62.