Exploring adoption

I recently worked with a client who said that, while she had never had a strong desire to have a baby, she did often think that she would love to have older or grown up children around her when she is older.  One of the options we explored was adoption and fostering.  You can adopt and foster as an older person - indeed you can adopt over 50 as long as there is no more than 10 years between you and the child you adopt.  In the Uk, there is a moving TV programme about adoption.  It is definitely an option well worth considering.  For my client, knowing that this could be possible in 10 years time, made her current situation (where having a child would be difficult due to circumstances)  http://www.channel4.com/programmes/15000-kids-and-counting/4od