This is a complicated case of a child stuck in between law and policy. In April 2018, the child at issue was allegedly found abandoned near a trash heap in the DRC, and subsequently placed at an orphanage. The Plaintiffs began the process to adopt the child in Summer 2018, and they filed the … Read More about Case Update (30 Jan 2023): Trower v. Blinken; foreign adoption decree was in accordance with that country’s laws, despite the court ignoring a key component of the law
Case Update (2020): Ntl Council for Adoption v. Pompeo; International Adoption, Hague Adoption Convention, Central Authority Guidance
The National Council for Adoption sued the U.S. government over certain written guidance developed by the U.S. Department of State for Adoption Service Providers (ASPs) under the Intercountry Adoption Act, which is the U.S. federal implementing legislation for the Hague Adoption Convention. … Read More about Case Update (2020): Ntl Council for Adoption v. Pompeo; International Adoption, Hague Adoption Convention, Central Authority Guidance