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Ukraine: US Department of State Adoption Alert – July 12, 2011 – Presidential order expected to allow SDA to continue processing adoptions in Ukraine
From the US Department of State: Ukraine July 12, 2011 Alert: Presidential order expected to allow SDA to continue processing adoptions in Ukraine On July 8, 2011, the president of Ukraine signed an order which extends the State Department on Adoption’s (SDA’s) authority to process adoptions. We have been informed by the SDA that the [...]
Ukraine Adoption Notice: What does Ukraine require of the adoptive parents after the adoption?
From the US Department of State: Ukraine July 6, 2011 Notice: What does Ukraine require of the adoptive parents after the adoption? Ukraine requires adoptive parents to supply information about the adopted child’s living conditions and educational progress to the Ukrainian consular office annually during the first three years following the adoption and once every [...]
Ukraine: US Department of State Adoption Alert – June 15, 2011
From the US Department of State: Ukraine June 15, 2011 Alert: Ukrainian Family Code Amendments and temporary suspension on adoptions to take effect on July 11, 2011 The Ukrainian State Department on Adoptions (SDA) informed the US Embassy this morning that beginning July 11 SDA will no longer have the authority to process adoption cases. [...]
Profit, not care: The ugly side of overseas adoptions
From The Independent: In rural Nepal, where the going rate for a healthy orphan is $5,000 (£3,000), some 600 children are missing. They were taken by agents who came to the villages promising that they would educate the children and give them a better life in the capital, sometimes for a steep fee. The children [...]
Ukraine: US Department of State Adoption Notice – May 20, 2011
From the US Department of State: Ukraine May 20, 2011 Notice: Ukrainian Family Code Amendments and adoption processing in Ukraine On May 19, the Ukrainian government passed an amendment to its Family Code to require orphans to be registered on the central adoption registry for one year and to be at least 5 years old [...]
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