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Hague Adoption Convention

I believe that the Hague Adoption Convention article could definitely be edited to include more information about the actual laws that were determined during the Hague Adoption Convention. The Objectives are so general and need to be added upon. The History of the Hague Convention section does not describe the three revisions of the laws since 1993. The actual article has no information about the specific laws that are in placed, or the barriers that it puts on adoption. These laws are very controversial because of the affect it has on lengthening the adoption process. I am going to try and contribute more to the objectives of the Hague Convention, along with a comparison of requirements to adopt from one of the 90 countries that are apart of the convention versus adopting from a non-conventional country.

http://travel.state.gov/content/adoptionsabroad/en/hague-convention/understanding-the-hague-convention.html This government run website has the guidelines for United States residents interested in adopting internationally. It gives a better understanding of the requirements, laws and polices of international adoption. This source is reliable because it is managed by the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the United States.

MALHOTRA, A. (2014). To Return or Not to Return: Hague Convention vs. Non-Convention Countries. Family Law Quarterly, 48(2), 297-318. This article includes information about the comparison between conventional countries and the non-conventional country of India process of adoption. It is an Academic Journal found on Academic One File.

Policies and Requirements In fiscal year 2006, 65.8% of all returns of abducted children handled by the United States Central Authority came from Hague Convention partners.15 Signatories to the Hague Adoption Convention, including the United States, agree to meet several requirements: establishing a "Central Authority" to serve as the country's primary contact in adoption processes; satisfying several checks before deeming a child eligible for adoption, including verifying the propriety of the adoption under the laws of both countries and making a reasonable effort to first facilitate a domestic adoption' and agreeing to use only certified adoption agencies." 702

International adoption after a disaster

Suspended Countries due to Hague: The US also suspended adoption relationship with selected countries, due to Hague Convention or other rationales: Vietnam, temporarily suspended [26] due to allegations of corruption and baby-selling [27] Guatemala, the adoption was shut down in 2007 for adoption after allegations of corruption, families being coerced and children kidnapped to feed U.S. demand.[28] (See Also: Adoption in Guatemala) Nepal, Although Nepal has not closed it doors for adoption, the United States government has suspended adoptions from Nepal. Documents that were presented documenting the abandonment of these children in Nepal have been found to be unreliable and circumstances of alleged abandonment cannot be verified because of obstacles in the investigation of individual cases.[29]