Jane Gross, of the New York Times, gives us a glimpse into how policies and procedures for international adoptions will change in April 2008, once provisions of the Hague Convention go into effect.Here is a short excerpt from,
U.S. Joins Overseas Adoption Overhaul Plan:
"parents seeking a visa for an overseas adoption must demonstrate to the State Department that a child has been properly cleared for adoption, that a local placement had been considered, and that the birth parents were counseled on their decision and have signed consent forms."
World graph attribution: New York Times, December 10, 2007
2 comments:
Thanks for sharing this with us! I had no idea the U.S. was that close to becoming part of Hague Treaty. I guess this is a good thing, although I am not sure it will streamline the international adoption process. We made it in and out of China in about 18 months. Any stretching out of the time that it currently takes to adopt would almost unthinkable. Still, we are glad there will be protections for the youngest of our global citizens!
I think that any and all safeguards for abandoned and orphaned children is a MUST, especially when you see stories on Dateline, 60 Minutes, 20/20 and Primetime on how kids, worldwide, are exploited, used and abused. We have our referral for Ningdu, and its taken a very long time. I don't care how long we must wait, so long as we know for sure that our child was truly abandoned.
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