Center for Adoption Policy

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October 27, 2020. Department of State Delays Revised Substantial Compliance System. The State Department has issued a notice announcing that the revised Substantial Compliance System (SCS) from November 1, 2020 to April 1, 2021. The SCS is "a system of weightings the accrediting entity uses to evaluate the compliance of accredited and approved adoption service providers (ASP) with required standards under the federal regulations governing intercountry adoption. The SCS is a critical tool for protecting the safety and best interests of children adopted through the intercountry process, as well as adoptive families and birth families." More Information.October 21, 2020. Another Take on Amy Coney Barrett's Haitian Adoption. In response to the New York Times article posted earlier this week, several articles have been published. One writer asks a seminal question: why was Judge Barrett's adoptions the subject of an article, at all? In 2005, the New York Times decided that the adoptions of then Judge, now Chief Justice, John Roberts was not relevant to his confirmation hearings. To read more, please click here.October 19, 2019. Article on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Adoptions. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is the mother of five biological children as well as two children adopted from Haiti, in 2005 and 2010. As part of its coverage of the nomination, the New York Times has published an article on Barrett's adoption which may be found by clicking here.October 12, 2020. Senator Wicker: "Time to Remove Obstacles to Intercountry Adoption" Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss) took to the Senate floor to discuss the State Department's role in U.S. international adoption. Senator Wicker said, "In recent weeks, I have called on the Senate to investigate the Office of Children's Issues and hold hearings to expose their misuse of authority. In addition, I have co-sponsored legislation requiring the State Department to give an account for their actions and explain how they are working to make intercountry adoption more feasible. The bill would also help prospective parents get the information they need to pursue adoption abroad. This legislation has passed the House and Senate unanimously and now awaits the President's signature." To read his full statement, please click here.October 7, 2020. Agency Relinquishments. The Department of State has announced that Catholic Charities of Fairfield, Inc. and Creative Adoptions, Inc. have both relinquished their accreditation to do international adoptions. Over twenty adoption service providers have lost their accreditation, been suspended, or have given up their accreditation for international adoption in 2020.October 1, 2020. Congress Enacts Bipartisan Adoption Bill. Yesterday, the Senate unanimously passed the Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019. Senators Roy Blunt and Amy Klobuchar gave their views: "There are millions of children around the world without a loving, safe home," said Senator Blunt. "This bill will ensure parents have more information to navigate the intercountry adoption process, which can be a major challenge when trying to adopt a child from a country with restrictive adoption policies. As co-chair of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption, I'll continue working to ensure we have policies in place that better support families who are eager to open their homes to a child in need." "Around the world, there are so many children who need loving homes." "Our bipartisan Intercountry Adoption Information Act would improve information sharing for those navigating the complex international adoption process. I am proud to work with my colleagues to make the adoption system more effective in finding every child a home." More Information.September 30, 2020. Impressive Defense of Amy Coney Barrett's Haitian Adoptions. Jason Riley, columnist for The Wall Street Journal has mounted an impressive defense of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's adoption of two children from Haiti. Among other things, Riley cites Mark Montgomery and Irene Powell's book "Saving International Adoption." As Riley explains, "Comparing black adoptees in white families with those in black families, there is no statistical difference between the groups in terms of self-esteem, self-concept and family integration, and "only a small, if any, effect on objective outcomes such as school performance and behavioral problems," they write. The "overwhelming conclusion of studies of transracial adoption is that it is not bad for children." To access the article, please click here.September 29, 2020. Suit Against Atlanta Sperm Bank Can Continue. The Georgia Supreme Court has allowed a lawsuit against the Xytex Corporation, a leading sperm bank. The plaintiffs will be allowed to sue on claims about the dishonesty of the couple's sperm donors. They had been told that the donor was a healthy man, with a genius IQ, and multiple graduate degrees. In reality, he had never finished college, had been imprisoned and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. The story of Donor 9623 has been made into an eight part podcast. To read more about this story, please click here.September 28, 2020. Supreme Court Nominee's Adoption of Haitian Children Raised By Opponents. Amy Comey Barrett, who was nominated to the Supreme Court last week, has been attacked on the basis that she adopted two children from Haiti, one in 2005 and another in 2010. An example of the debate that has ensued is found by clicking here.September 24, 2020. Three Parent Family? California has been a path breaker in giving legal recognition to the three-parent family. The linked story recounts the relationship among Jay, Avary and Zeke. Avary and Zeke are a married couple and Jay, the founder of The Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN) is the biological parent of their daughter. Right now the relationship among the four of them is stable but that may not always be the case. For that reason the benefit of legal tri-parenting arrangements is clear: it protects the third parent from a separation between the first couple or if a biological relative trues to intervene. More Information.September 23, 2020. DHS Proposed Expansion of Biometrics Collection. The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a major change in how it collects and uses biometric data. DHS proposes to change its definition of biometrics to a new and presumably expanded category of biometric modalities. Of particular relevance to the adoption community, another change Another major change "proposed by DHS is to eliminate age restrictions for biometrics to allow for their collection and use for across the lifespan and to eliminate the presumption of good moral character for people under 14 years of age." More Information.September 21, 2020. Adoption Citizenship Act Day of Action. Proponents of the proposed Adoptee Citizenship Act are planning to gather in Washington on Wednesday to lobby to get this bill enacted this year. If it becomes law, It will confer citizenship on international adoptees who came to the United States with correct adoptee paperwork but whose adoptive parents did not get them naturalized. Since the passage of the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, most international adoptees receive automatic citizenship; this bill is intended to rectify gaps in the twenty- year old CCA. To read more, please click here.September 16, 2020. "Child Welfare Must Keep to Its Permanency Timelines." Cassie Statuto Bevan, who was involved in the passage of the Adoption and Safe Families Act, had written an article about AFSA and its effect on adoption since its enactment. As she says, "in 1997, the Adoption and Safe Families Act, or ASFA, became law with the goal of making child's safety the paramount concern and limiting time in care to promote permanency. One of its core provisions is the requirement that with some notable exceptions, a system must move to terminate parental rights if a child has been in foster care for 15 of the past 22 months. This would allow states to expeditiously move toward other permanency options like adoption." Bevan advocates keeping AFSA as part of the child care options. To read the article, please click here.September 14, 2020. Adoptee Citizenship Again. The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 granted automatic citizenship to most international adoptees who came to the United States in February 1983 and thereafter. Before the CCA's enactment, any internationally adopted child needed to be naturalized in a separate proceeding from their adoption. However, the CCA's limitations on retro-activity as well as the language of the CCA left an estimated 20,000 now-adult child adoptees without U.S. citizenship. The majority of these cases come from South Korea because the structural basis for Korean adoption made it much more difficult for the parents of Korean children to naturalize their newly arrived children. Congress is once again discussing rectifying this error. We hope this effort succeeds.September 10, 2010. Senator Wicker Raises International Adoption Issues on Senate Floor. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss) delivered an impassioned address on the subject on international adoption on the Senate floor on Tuesday. His speech may be viewed by clicking here.

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