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Country Profile: Morocco
Category: Morocco
Adoption Alert: Morocco Update
Morocco March 8, 2013 Alert: Morocco On September 21, 2012, Moroccan Justice Minister El Mostapha Ramid published a notice instructing Moroccan prosecutors to oppose any petitions filed with a juvenile judge seeking the granting of Kafala guardianship decrees to foreign prospective adoptive parents (PAPs) who do not reside in Morocco. In his notice, he asks the prosecutors to emphasize to …
DOS Adoption Notice: Morocco Ministry of Justice Provides Prosecutors New Instructions on Kafala Guardianship Decrees
Morocco November 6, 2012 Notice: Ministry of Justice Provides Prosecutors New Instructions on Kafala Guardianship Decrees On September 21, 2012, Justice Minister El Mostapha Ramid published a notice instructing Moroccan Prosecutors to formally oppose a petition filed with a juvenile judge seeking the granting of Kafala guardianship decrees to prospective adoptive foreign parents who are not resident in …
DOS Adoption Notice: Morocco
Morocco August 8, 2012 Notice: Ministry of Justice Plans to Review Kafala Laws and Procedures On July 25, the Moroccan newspaper Akhbar al-Youm (Today’s News) published a story on Justice Minister Mostafa Rahmid’s views on the granting of kafala (guardianship) to non-Muslim, non-resident foreigners. The article quotes Minister Rahmid as saying that he has decided to “stop granting …
Cautionary Statement and Clarification: Morocco
Cautionary Statement and Clarification of Requirements for “Adopting” from MoroccoPEAR has recently been made aware of an increase in marketing and interest in adoption from Morocco. As the pool of Non-Hague countries open to adoption shrinks, we understand that adoption service providers (ASPs) are under increased pressure to find viable programs for clients interested in adopting abroad. We wish to …