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Dutch gov't wants to phase out adoption from abroad in six years
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Dutch gov't wants to phase out adoption from abroad in six years

NL Times  

Prospective adoptive parents will have another six years to complete their ongoing procedure for the adoption of a child from abroad. Earlier this year, the government already stopped accepting new intercountry adoption applications. The Kamer wanted to do away with this form of adoption after a devastating report from 2021 about numerous abuses that had been going on for years …

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China is ending foreign adoptions of its children. That leaves hundreds of American families in limbo
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China is ending foreign adoptions of its children. That leaves hundreds of American families in limbo

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — China is ending most foreign adoptions of its children, leaving hundreds of American and other foreign families with pending applications in limbo. “We are grateful for the desire and love of the governments and adoptive families of relevant countries to adopt Chinese children.” The ban raises uncertainty for hundreds of American families currently in the process …

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Kerala Child welfare board sets record with 100 adoptions in 18 months
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala Child welfare board sets record with 100 adoptions in 18 months

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The State Child Welfare Committee has set a record by facilitating the adoption of 100 children, who were under the care of foster mothers in various adoption centres across the state. “The new administration took charge at the end of February 2023, and within just one and a half years, the committee has achieved this rare record,” said …

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Adoptions Cross 4,000-Mark Since 2019: Why is India Struggling with Low Rate? What Can Be Done?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Adoptions Cross 4,000-Mark Since 2019: Why is India Struggling with Low Rate? What Can Be Done?

News 18  

India tweaked its Juvenile Justice Act to speed up the child adoption process when a large number of minors were abandoned during the Covid-19 pandemic. Also, of the 4,009 children adopted in the last one year, 449 were in-country adoptions, according to the data collated by the Central Adoption Resource Authority, under the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The …

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In Chandigarh, no end to 40 hopeful parents’ long adoption wait
1 year, 1 month ago

In Chandigarh, no end to 40 hopeful parents’ long adoption wait

Hindustan Times  

It’s been almost a year since the UT administration notified the Chandigarh Juvenile Justice Amendment Rules, 2023, to accelerate the adoption process. Recently, the Supreme Court had raised serious concerns over the “grave” delay in the process of adoption of children and asked the Centre why no steps were being taken to simplify the process. CARA is a nodal body …

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Does an AI tool help boost adoptions? Key takeaways from an AP Investigation
1 year, 1 month ago

Does an AI tool help boost adoptions? Key takeaways from an AP Investigation

Associated Press  

Former social worker Thea Ramirez has developed an artificial intelligence -powered tool that she says helps social service agencies find the best adoptive parents for some of the nation’s most vulnerable kids. Ramirez declined interview requests but said in an email that “Family-Match is a valuable tool and helpful to users actively using it to support their recruitment + matching …

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"Why Is CARA Delaying Adoption Process?" Supreme Court Calls For Prompt Action To Benefit Waiting Children & Couples
1 year, 2 months ago

"Why Is CARA Delaying Adoption Process?" Supreme Court Calls For Prompt Action To Benefit Waiting Children & Couples

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday, raised serious concerns over the delays in the adoption process and the potential impact on both aspiring parents and children in need of loving homes. The remarks came from a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation seeking the simplification of. The …

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State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices
1 year, 4 months ago

State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices

Dutch News  

A group of eight people who were illegally adopted from Sri Lanka are suing the state for negligence and restitution of the money they spent finding their birth parents. Despite reports of illegal practices surrounding adoptions from Sri Lanka dating back to 1979, adoptions went ahead for decades. In 2021 the Netherlands temporarily halted all cross-border adoptions following a highly …

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State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices
1 year, 4 months ago

State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices

Dutch News  

A group of eight people who were illegally adopted from Sri Lanka are suing the state for negligence and restitution of the money they spent finding their birth parents. Despite reports of illegal practices surrounding adoptions from Sri Lanka dating back to 1979, adoptions went ahead for decades. In 2021 the Netherlands temporarily halted all cross-border adoptions following a highly …

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Supreme Court rejects challenges to law that governs tribal adoptions
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court rejects challenges to law that governs tribal adoptions

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Supreme Court on Thursday left intact a decades-old law that prioritizes the placement of Native American children with Native families or tribes in child custody proceedings, rejecting challenges brought by several adoptive parents. “But that is not because this Court has no justice to offer them.” “Our Constitution reserves for the Tribes a place – an …

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South Korean inquiry to look into 237 more foreign adoptions suspected to have laundered origins
1 year, 6 months ago

South Korean inquiry to look into 237 more foreign adoptions suspected to have laundered origins

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission said Thursday it will investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to facilitate their adoptions in Europe and the United States. The new cases in the commission’s expanded inquiry into South Korea’s foreign adoption boom involve adoptees in 11 nations including the …

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Swedish investigator says S. Korea key to her adoption probe
1 year, 9 months ago

Swedish investigator says S. Korea key to her adoption probe

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — A Swedish legal expert investigating the country’s international adoption practices said Tuesday she’s trying to determine whether Swedish authorities were aware of falsified child origins as they approved the adoptions of thousands of South Korean children. She said such findings would be key in determining whether Sweden had effective safeguards or monitoring measures to ensure South …

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As support grows for a forced adoption inquiry in WA, there's hope for positive change nationwide
1 year, 10 months ago

As support grows for a forced adoption inquiry in WA, there's hope for positive change nationwide

ABC  

If survivors of forced adoption fighting for a parliamentary inquiry in Western Australia get their way, they believe it will be partly thanks to an Albany woman's traumatic story. Key points: Danae only found out she was adopted at the age of 50 She said the news left her feeling "overwhelmed" She has criticised the WA government for a "complete …

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South Koreans abroad want probe into their past adoptions
2 years, 1 month ago

South Koreans abroad want probe into their past adoptions

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — A group of South Korean adoptees in Europe rallied in Seoul with their local supporters on Tuesday, urging South Korean authorities to investigate their adoptions decades ago that they say were based on falsified documents and involved rights abuses. “We are now fighting for the rights to know our own true story.” Møller said his group …

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Nearly 300 demand South Korea probe their adoptions abroad
2 years, 3 months ago

Nearly 300 demand South Korea probe their adoptions abroad

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — For 40 years, Louise Kwang thought she was an orphan baby found on the streets of the South Korean port city of Busan before her adoption by Danish parents in 1976. I have been made non-existent in Korea, to get me out of Korea as fast as possible.” Kwang is among nearly 300 South Korean adoptees …

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1,000 adoptions pending, but new rule sows confusion
2 years, 3 months ago

1,000 adoptions pending, but new rule sows confusion

The Hindu  

There is confusion over implementation of new adoption rules that require transfer of adoption petitions from courts to District Magistrates, and parents, adoption agencies and activists are worried that this could lead to further delays in a long and arduous procedure. The following month she brought home the girl under pre-adoption foster care pending a formal adoption order from the …

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Queer Parents Rush To Complete Second-Parent Adoptions After Overturning Of Roe v. Wade
2 years, 4 months ago

Queer Parents Rush To Complete Second-Parent Adoptions After Overturning Of Roe v. Wade

Huff Post  

Kriangkrai Thitimakorn via Getty Images Queer parents, both married and not, feel pressure to secure second-parent adoptions in the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision on abortion rights. Second-parent, or co-parent, adoption is the same legal process that stepparents use to adopt their spouse’s child or, in this case, queer parents who seek to adopt their own children. If …

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'CARA Extremely Callous In Complying With Court's Directions, Unnecessarily Harassing Adoptive Parents': Delhi HC Summons CEO, Member Secretary
3 years, 1 month ago

'CARA Extremely Callous In Complying With Court's Directions, Unnecessarily Harassing Adoptive Parents': Delhi HC Summons CEO, Member Secretary

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Central Adoption Resource Authority has been extremely callous in its approach towards compliance of a judicial order, requiring the authority to frame guidelines for inter-country adoptions under Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act.It further noted that the authority had been unnecessarily harassing the Petitioners, who are. The Delhi High Court has observed that …

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‘Mechanism for NOCs to take children adopted under HAMA abroad soon’
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Mechanism for NOCs to take children adopted under HAMA abroad soon’

The Hindu  

The Women and Child Development Ministry would be bridging the legislative gap between the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act and the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 that has so far forced adoptive parents under HAMA to move court for permission to take their child abroad, WCD Ministry sources said on Tuesday. But, in the case of adoptions under HAMA, parents were …

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The story of two women, adopted by Dutch families, in search of their birth parents in India
3 years, 8 months ago

The story of two women, adopted by Dutch families, in search of their birth parents in India

The Hindu  

The news came as a surprise to Jyoti Weststrate even though she had been waiting for it for as long as she could remember. “I wasn’t expecting the Dutch government to go that far,” says Jyoti, 37, speaking from her home in Deventer in the Netherlands. “I am stopping at nothing.” A ‘gift’ A church, high windows, a door, a …

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Legal Vacuum In Respect Of Adoptions Carried Out By Christian Parents Prior To 2016: Delhi High Court Seeks Response From Centre, CARA
3 years, 9 months ago

Legal Vacuum In Respect Of Adoptions Carried Out By Christian Parents Prior To 2016: Delhi High Court Seeks Response From Centre, CARA

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has granted protection to a US-based Indian Christian couple, apprehending legal action for adopting a child in India in the year 2014, under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. A Single Bench of Justice Pratibha M. Singh noted that prior to coming into effect of the Juvenile Justice Model Rules in 2016, there was no …

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Adoptive parents launch petition against NL's halt on foreign adoptions
3 years, 10 months ago

Adoptive parents launch petition against NL's halt on foreign adoptions

NL Times  

A group of "adoptees, adoptive parents and those whose lives were positively influenced by adoption" launched a petition asking the Dutch government to reverse its decision to halt all adoptions from abroad. Last week, Minister Sander Dekker for Legal Protection completely halted all adoptions from abroad with immediate effect, after the Joustra committee identified "structural abuses" in the adoption system. …

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