Adoption Processing
HAGUE CONVENTION
Throughout the international adoption process, you will hear references to the Hague Convention. To complete an international adoption you will need to comply with all of the Hague requirements.
Hague Convention Facts
1. Countries who are party to the Convention establish a Central Authority to be the authoritative source of information and point of contact in that country. The Department of State is the U.S. Central Authority for the Convention.
2. It aims to prevent the abduction, sale of, or traffic in children, and it works to ensure that intercountry adoptions are in the best interests of children.
3. It recognizes intercountry adoption as a means of offering the advantage of a permanent home to a child when a suitable family has not been found in the child’s country of origin. It enables intercountry adoption to take place when:
4. It provides a formal international and intergovernmental recognition of intercountry adoption, working to ensure that adoptions under the Convention will generally be recognized and given effect in other party countries.
4. The child has been deemed eligible for adoption by the child’s country of birth; and
5. Proper effort has been given to the child’s adoption in its country of origin.
Becoming a Parent
The journey to becoming a foster parent begins here!
Every child deserves the safety and stability of a family. Foster and respite parents are temporary caregivers for children and teens who are removed from their home when parents are unable to care for them. They support the day-to-day needs and help them heal from the family experiences that brought them into care so they can form healthy bonds and develop positive skills that allow them to be successful in life.
Information on Becoming an adoptive Parent
Send the following details to us via the contact page.
First Name*
Last Name*
Marital staus*
Email address*
Phone number*
Country of residence*
Note: we're Intercountry Adoption Accredited.
