This week, the US State Department announced that it expects the timeline for adoptions from Russia to increase due to a January 1, 2012 change in the Russian Family Code. Here is the complete text of this announcement:
On January 1, 2012, the Russian Family Code was amended so that presiding judges will announce decisions in cases, including intercountry adoption cases, at the end of in-person court hearings. Courts will issue written rulings five days later. In cases where the ruling leads to an adoption decree, that decree goes into effect thirty days after issuance, at which point adopting parents can apply in person for the child's Russian passport. These changes will increase the amount of time and, possibly, travel required to complete an adoption.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Informative Adoption Conference in NYC on March 11th
On Sunday, March 11, 2012 from 8:45 am to 5:00 pm, the Jewish Child Care Association will hold its 18th Annual Adoption and the Family Conference at The Conference Center, 130 E. 59th Street, New York City. The conference will feature a keynote presentation by Adam Pertman, the Executive Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, entitled "Adoption Through the Generations". This conference will also feature twenty-five workshops throughout the day on such varied topics as "Health Issues for Kids Adopted from Abroad (by Dr. Jane Aronson), "Multicultural Families: Blending Cultures and Traditions", and "Comparing Domestic and International Adoption".
If you would like to learn more about this informative conference or if you would like to sign up to attend, just click this link! http://www.jccany.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=106661
If you would like to learn more about this informative conference or if you would like to sign up to attend, just click this link! http://www.jccany.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=106661
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Adoptions from Vietnam to the US will not immediately resume
Although the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption took effect in Vietnam on February 1, 2012, the US will not yet allow the resumption of adoptions from Vietnam to the US. There is concern that Vietnam does not yet have an adoption process in place that is completely Hague compliant. The text of the notice for the US State Department is below:
The United States has determined that it will not resume intercountry adoptions in Vietnam on February 1, 2012, when the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption will enter into force there.
Despite Vietnam's initiatives to strengthen its child welfare system and ensure the integrity of its domestic and international adoption process, it does not yet have a fully Hague compliant process in place. We continue to caution adoption service providers and prospective adoptive parents that, to ensure that adoptions from Vietnam will be compliant with the Convention, important steps must still take place before intercountry adoptions between the United States and Vietnam resume. Adoption Service Providers should not initiate or claim to initiate, adoption programs in Vietnam until they receive notification from the Department of State that it has resumed adoptions in Vietnam.
The Department of State will provide updated information on www.adoption.state.gov as it becomes available. If you have any further questions about this notice, please contact the Office of Children's Issues at 1-888-407-4747 within the United States or 202-501-4444 from outside the United States.
Please be wary of any adoption agency that may now be suggesting it is appropriate to initiate the adoption process from Vietnam. First, it is highly unlikely that any US agency would already be approved by the Vietnamese authorities to conduct adoptions. Second, as it appears the Vietnamese process does not yet meet the Hague standards, it is unlikely the US government would acknowledge or process the adoption or issue the necessary visa to allow the child to enter the US.
The United States has determined that it will not resume intercountry adoptions in Vietnam on February 1, 2012, when the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption will enter into force there.
Despite Vietnam's initiatives to strengthen its child welfare system and ensure the integrity of its domestic and international adoption process, it does not yet have a fully Hague compliant process in place. We continue to caution adoption service providers and prospective adoptive parents that, to ensure that adoptions from Vietnam will be compliant with the Convention, important steps must still take place before intercountry adoptions between the United States and Vietnam resume. Adoption Service Providers should not initiate or claim to initiate, adoption programs in Vietnam until they receive notification from the Department of State that it has resumed adoptions in Vietnam.
The Department of State will provide updated information on www.adoption.state.gov as it becomes available. If you have any further questions about this notice, please contact the Office of Children's Issues at 1-888-407-4747 within the United States or 202-501-4444 from outside the United States.
Please be wary of any adoption agency that may now be suggesting it is appropriate to initiate the adoption process from Vietnam. First, it is highly unlikely that any US agency would already be approved by the Vietnamese authorities to conduct adoptions. Second, as it appears the Vietnamese process does not yet meet the Hague standards, it is unlikely the US government would acknowledge or process the adoption or issue the necessary visa to allow the child to enter the US.
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