The 18th directory was released today. You can find the pdf on our website at http://www.pear-now.org/resource/MD_Adoption-Resource-Directory.pdf PEAR State directories can be used by prospective adoptive parents and adoptive parents looking to find information on health, education, bureaucratic/paperchasing needs and for support for themselves or their children. Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform (PEAR) does not officially endorse any listing in this …
Month: October 2010
MEDIA: Chicago woman gets OK to bring Nepali daughter home
Chicago woman gets OK to bring Nepali daughter home http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/10/candice-warltier-nepal-chicago-kathmandu-adoption.html October 28, 2010 Excerpt: When Candice Warltier landed in Katmandu almost three months ago, she only expected to be there a short time as she tied up loose ends on the process to adopt a chubby-cheeked 1-year-old named Antara. As it turned out, the Chicago woman stayed much longer, held …
MEDIA: Sierra Leone:Commission to probe Sierra Leone children missing in US
Commission to probe Sierra Leone children missing in US 2010-10-22 (AFP) FREETOWN — Sierra Leone’s Social Welfare Minister Soccoh Kabia announced a probe Friday into “the unknown whereabouts” of 20 children he said were spirited to the United States without the knowledge of their parents. They were allegedly taken for adoption from couples who had handed them to a local …
MOWCSW Grants Additional 60 Days to Pipeline Families
On October 21, 2010, Secretary Shrestha of the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MOWCSW) provided Ambassador Scott DeLisi with written confirmation that the Ministry is granting 60 day extensions (for a total of 120 days) to prospective adoptive parents in the Nepal pipeline for whom the Embassy had sent a letter requesting an extension. The Embassy will provide …
Govt to form body to regulate adoption (The Himalayan Times)
Govt to form body to regulate adoption Move comes after irregularity charges Santosh Pokharel 2010-10-23 KATHMANDU: As an effort to regulate the inter-country child adoption, the government is going to set up an independent body to handle the adoption related issues by amending the existing law in Nepal. The decision comes at a time when the countries regularly adopting orphans …
RESEARCH: Evan B Donaldson Releases Report on Post Adoption Services
Keeping The Promise: The Critical Need for Post-Adoption Services to Enable Children and Families to SucceedAuthor: Susan Livingston Smith Published: 2010 October. New York NY: Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Document Type: Policy Brief (99 pages)http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/research/2010_10_promises.php “Keeping the Promise” examines the range of service needs for adoptive families. It describes the challenges faced by these families, examines the research on …
PEAR Releases Results of Ethiopia Survey of Adoptive Parents
PDF updated with footnote (see end of post) Over the past two years, PEAR has received numerous comments and complaints concerning adoptions from Ethiopia. Investigations by governments and the media increased substantially towards the end of 2009. As PEAR began to see a pattern similar to that of Vietnam and Guatemala before their closures to US adoptions, we decided to …
MEDIA:18 Preet Mandir adoption cases get HC go-ahead
18 Preet Mandir adoption cases get HC go-ahead The Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA) has been directed by the Bombay High Court to consider 18 cases of international adoption recommended by Pune-based adoption agency Preet Mandir. A division bench of chief justice Mohit Shah and justice RP Sondur-Baldota, on Friday, allowed CARA, an autonomous body under the ministry of women …
USCIS Fee Increases on Nov 23, 2010
On November 23, 2010 USCIS will increase its fees. You may find the complete announcement here: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5be73dc5cb93b210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=5b33aca797e63110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Fees for I-600/600A and I-800/800A Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative/Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition areincreasing from $670 to $720 Fees for N-600/600K Application for Certification of Citizenship/ Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate under Section 322 areincreasing …
DOS Notice Concerning Upcoming Embassy Holiday Closures
Notice Concerning Upcoming Embassy ClosuresWednesday, October 6, 2010 9:59 PMFrom:”Lincoln, Ruth A” To: “Lincoln, Ruth A” Dear Prospective adoptive parents and adoption service providers with Nepal programs,The following notice is sent as a reminder about the upcoming holidays in Nepal, and the dates on which the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu will be closed. This notice will also be posted on …