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Tennessee woman who sent boy back to Russia sued for child support
From The Tennessean: A Shelbyville woman who put her adopted son on a one-way flight back to Russia is being sued for child support. The agency that placed the 7-year-old Russian child with Torry Hansen filed suit, arguing that simply shipping the boy back to Moscow with a note pinned to his jacket does not [...]
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 [...]
Russia: Department of Homeland Security FAQs and Procedural Implications- US Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia
From US Citizenship and Immigration Services: The Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation in Adoption of Children Fact Sheet and QA Introduction The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State announced today, July 13, 2011, that Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey [...]
Russia: Department of State FAQs – US Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia
From the US Department of State: FAQs: Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia July 13, 2011 Q: Why is there a Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia? Each year, thousands of children find loving, nurturing homes through intercountry adoptions, and thousands of American families are enriched by welcoming Russian orphans into their homes. In light of concerns [...]
Russia: US Department of State Adoption Notice – July 13, 2011 – Secretary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Sign Adoption Agreement
From the US Department of State: Russia July 13, 2011 Notice: Secretary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Sign Adoption Agreement The Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security announced today, July 13, 2011, that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signed a bilateral adoptions agreement that will [...]
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