Left in limbo: Nepalese adoptions halted (PBS)

Left in limbo: Nepalese adoptions halted (PBS) On Mother’s Day weekend, adoptive parents on the verge of bringing home a child find themselves caught between two governments. By Habiba Nosheen and Lisa Desai May 6, 2011 The U.S. State Department has suspended adoption of abandoned Nepalese children, citing numerous examples of unreliable and possibly fraudulent documents. For Dee Dee Milton …

Agency Information: Florida Department of Children and Families’ Documents Concerning Celebrate Children International of Oveido Florida

Erin Siegal, author of the upcoming book, Finding Fernanda*, has released documents obtained from the Florida Department of Children and Families concerning Celebrate Children International (CCI) of Oveido Florida. The documents pertain to complaints about CCI’s International adoption programs. All documents were obtained in response to a public records request (Freedom of Information Act) made by Ms. Siegal as part …

CICIG’S Report on Players Involved in the Illegal Adoption Process in Guatemala since the Entry into Force of the Adoption Law

CICIG Report on on Players Involved in the Illegal Adoption Process in Guatemala since the Entry into Force of the Adoption Law is now available in English.http://cicig.org/index.php?page=reports EXCERPT FROM CICIG’S REPORT ON GUATEMALA ADOPTIONS: Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world, with one of the highest rates of violence, which affects mainly women and children. …

DOS Adoption Notice: Ukraine

Editorial note: the DOS released a similar Notice on April 8, we have highlighted the updated information with italics to accentuate the changes between the current Notice and the Notice of April 8, 2011 Adoption Notice: Ukraine April 29, 2011 SDA authority and adoption processing in Ukraine On the evening of April 7, 2011, President Yanukovych signed a Decree transferring …