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How flawed is the international adoption process?
From Slate: It is impossible to know exactly how many international adoptions are similarly tainted. The underlying problem is that the developing world does not have as many young children who need families as the West has families who want a young child. Many Westerners have heard that there is a massive worldwide orphan crisis [...]
Oklahoma: Couple convicted of abuse relinquish parental right to adopted Liberian daughters
From NewsOK: A Fairview couple convicted of child abuse have relinquished their parental rights to four sisters they adopted from a Liberian orphanage. Ardee Tyler, 53, and Penny Tyler, 47, appeared Wednesday in Major County District Court, officially ending their battle to regain custody of the girls, ages 5-16. District Attorney Hollis Thorp said it’s [...]
Liberia: U.S. Department of State Adoption Notice – August 31, 2010
From the U.S. Department of State: Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs Office of Children’s Issues August 31, 2010 The Department of State is aware of cases where adoptive parents have been asked to pay a fee for an exit clearance letter in Liberia. Americans should be extremely cautious about any [...]
Liberia: U.S. couple refutes child trafficking allegation
From AllAfrica.com: An American couple has strongly reacted to claims of allegations made against the African Christian Fellowship International (ACFI) regarding child trafficking under the church’s adoption program. Mr. Daniel Hostler and his wife Sue Hostler, who live in Ohio, USA, said the allegation was not only false baseless and misleading, but has the propensity [...]
Notice Concerning Adoption Processing In Liberia
From the Department of State: On January 26, 2009, the Government of Liberia suspended adoptions because of allegations of mismanagement and corruption in the adoption process. The U.S. Department of State cautions American citizens against filing an application to adopt a child from Liberia while the moratorium on adoption remains in effect. The U.S. Embassy [...]
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