The Importance of Reporting and Where to Report Negative Experiences PEAR has always been concerned about the well-being of children. We are also concerned about honesty and integrity in the adoption process. It has been our experience that there is a vast underreporting of unethical, dangerous, and/or illegal practices in the child welfare community, and as a result PEAR encourages …
Month: January 2012
Great expectations gone awry (Republica)
Great expectations gone awryRepublica:http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=41086 KALENDRA SEJUWALSURKHET, Jan 25: Twenty two children brought to the capital from several villages of Surkhet and Kalikot with the lure of top class education for negligible charges have been rescued by their parents after they found out that the kids were kept as captives in poor conditions at the school. The parents said they suspected …
DOS Adoption Notice – Nepal Relinquishment Cases
Nepal January 19, 2012 Notice: U.S. Department of State Continues to Recommend Against Adopting from Nepal On August 6, 2010, the U. S. Department of State and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) suspended processing of new adoption cases from Nepal involving children claimed to have been found abandoned, because documents presented in support of the abandonment of these …
DOS Adoption Notice: Kazakhstan – New Family and Marriage Code Signed into Law
Kazakhstan New Family and Marriage Code Signed into Law U.S. Mission Kazakhstan has reported that President Nazarbayev signed into law the new Family and Marriage Code on December 26, 2011. The Ministry of Education now awaits government approval of its new policies to accredit agencies and process adoptions. The Department will post information on the new accreditation process and the …