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Adoptions from Vietnam Still on Hold
Although the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention came into force in Vietnam on February 1, 2012, US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the US State Department have announced that they will not resume processing of intercountry adoptions there until Vietnam has a fully Hague-compliant adoption system in place. See the Adoption Alert posted on the State [...]
Updates from the State Department
These come by way of the ABA FAmily Law Section’s International Law Committee: * There are some position changes affecting the Hague Convention Attorney Network. Patricia Hoff continues as the legal assistance coordinator. Beth Cooper recently became Incoming Abductions Branch Chief in the Office of Children¹s Issues. * Look for major changes to the U.S. State [...]
Special Commission Makes Recommendations
Winding up its work on January 31, the Special Commission on the practical operation of the Hague Child Abduction and Child Protection Conventions, made a series of recommendations including these: An exploratory experts’ group should be convened to identify and address the legal and practical issues related to the recognition and enforcement of agreements arrived at by [...]
