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April 10, 2007 Posted At: 09:30:39 AM | Posted By: AdminBy Pam Kelley McClatchy Newspapers This article is courtesy of FortWayne.com. To view the original article please follow the provided link. http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/living/17055013.htm February 19, 2007 Posted At: 08:30:45 AM | Posted By: AdminAccording to recent celebrity news Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are making plans to adopt another child from the Malawian nation. After donating 1.5 million dollars to fund a new Kabbalah centre the couple is planning to return to the area to see the progress of the new centre and to start the process of adopting a baby sister for little David. February 13, 2007 Posted At: 08:11:03 AM | Posted By: AdminCelebrity Baby Blog posted an article yesterday about the Ellen Degeneres interview with Queen Latifah. When questioned about future plans for having children Latifah said she would love to have 18 children if possible. Considering adopting in the future she noted that she will not search internationally like many other celebrities have done in the past. January 25, 2007 Posted At: 08:00:10 AM | Posted By: AdminAmerican Adoptions is offering a free adoption information seminar for people who are contemplating adoption and do not have an Adoption Home Study or an Adoption Agency. These seminars are both interesting and informative! January 11, 2007 Posted At: 12:41:05 AM | Posted By: AdminA U.S. State Department official state that the United States will not continue to give visas to Guatemalan babies unless the adoption procedures are fixed in their country. The U.S. is urging Guatemala to make much needed changes before the Hague Convention goes into effect later this year. Guatemala is said to be one of the countries most prone to adoption corruption where many parents can speed the process up by paying thousands of dollars to achieve an international adoption. If no new legislation is passed under The Hague Convention then Guatemalan children will have no legal way to enter the United States after adoption. December 28, 2006 Posted At: 03:00:00 PM | Posted By: AdminThe Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) is a multilateral agreement that strengthens protections for all parties involved in adoption, including birthparents, prospective adoptive parent(s), and especially children. The Convention encourages and regulates intercountry adoption by setting out internationally agreed-upon rules and procedures for adoptions between countries that have a treaty relationship. December 22, 2006 Posted At: 08:00:35 AM | Posted By: AdminThe Denver Post published a very special story about Lenore Schlenz, who was a foster mother for 59 babies during her time here. After answering an ad in a church bulletin asking for foster assistance Schlenz never stopped accepting newborns into her home for care. Many were there briefly as their adoption paperwork was completed, but a few little ones had a longer stay. Leaving notes with each child she cared for Schlenz was said to have a special bond with each little one she brought into her care. There is no doubt in mind that she will be remembered with great love by her daughters, sons, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. December 05, 2006 Posted At: 08:25:00 AM | Posted By: AdminThe New Jersey senate voted yesterday to allow adoptees access to their birth records. This bill will overturn what was set in 1940, which closed all adoption records. The senators that commented on their decision to vote yes mentioned that the majority of adopted persons are trying to find the roots to their medical history. November 29, 2006 Posted At: 07:00:00 AM | Posted By: AdminMadonna and husband Guy Ritchie will face a legal challenge over their Malawi adoption due to a ruling today by a Malawi judge. Sixty-seven known activist groups spoke up in protest last month and continue to argue their side in the matter of baby David's adoption. The judge representing the Malawi courts has called the groups "friends of the courts" according to Times Online. The groups are claiming that the couple speed up their adoption process using their vast wealth and should not be accepted due to written law in Malawi. November 14, 2006 Posted At: 02:00:00 PM | Posted By: AdminEvery year thousands of adoptions take place in the United States and many are international. Whether the child is born internationally or the adoptive parents are currently living outside the U.S. the Hague Convention was written to improve the security in all areas of international adoption. Sixty nine countries, including the United States, have signed the Hague Convention thus far. The officials have announced that the guidelines will go into effect sometime in 2007. October 31, 2006 Posted At: 07:00:00 AM | Posted By: AdminActress Nicole Kidman is making the news this week due to recent talk about her considering adopting again. Kidman adopted both her son and daughter during her first marriage with Tom Cruise. No official word has been announced if she is in fact planning to adopt again, but many are speculating that if she does she will look for her little one in Kosovo. Kidman recently visited the country and visited many children during her trip their. Look for breaking news on Nicole's possible adoption plans here at Adoption News. October 18, 2006 Posted At: 07:50:00 AM | Posted By: AdminBBC News posted a story today about a reader that has had a very difficult international adoption journey. The reader was said to be adopting an orphan from China with her husband, and as the process continued the steps got more difficult. From what was described, her most difficult task was trying to connect with the young child while in the orphanage. She described her journey in a very negative way, but yet many people successfully adopt internationally every day. Apparently this story was sparked with the news that pop star Madonna had successfully adopted internationally, and done so in record time. |
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