Posted in Chosing An Agency, Tools & Resources on Feb 13th, 2008 5 Comments »
JCICS originally promised to make its proposed Standards of Practice available for review on January 20th. That date was later pushed back to January 27th and finally to “early February.” As of 1:00pm Pacific Time on February 13th the Standards are still not available.
We understand that it takes time and careful deliberation to craft these [...]
Posted in In The News on Feb 11th, 2008 2 Comments »
Families Adopting in Vietnam Say They Are Caught in Diplomatic Jam
By ELIZABETH OLSON
Published: February 11, 2008
The New York Times
The State Department, which issued a warning on adoptions in Vietnam last month, maintains that the lack of controls on “baby finders” and unregulated payments — the average adoption cost is about $25,000 per family — are [...]
Posted in Ethics, In The News on Feb 9th, 2008 64 Comments »
I liked that adopting from another country meant I wouldn’t have to worry about birth parents. Years ago when we first entered the world of international adoption, that was part of the appeal. Birth family complicated things, and I didn’t want to share my baby with anyone. We originally planned to adopt from China where [...]
Posted in In The News on Feb 8th, 2008 No Comments »
Adoptive parents seek senator’s help
Visas complicate intercountry adoptions for some families.
By MORGAN COOK
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
All of the families had covered the bases with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service and had adopted a child through the Vietnamese courts. But when their applications reached the consulate to be double checked, officials found reasons to suspect [...]
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