Adoption
International Adoption
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individuals or couples wishing to adopt a child or children
born outside the United States.
Catholic Charities provides a full spectrum
of services to individuals and couples who are pursuing
international adoption.
We work with adoptive parent(s) to explore options, assess
present and future risk, inform them about international
adoption issues, and to identify resources within their
community that can be called upon to maximize the success
of the adoption before and after placement of a child in
their home.
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Members of any faith or denomination are welcome
to adopt through Catholic Charities. We require only that prospective
parent(s) have a sense of spirituality and be active participants
in some religion. Each country has established individual criteria
for adopting their children and one of our experienced adoption
counselors will help you identify these criteria.
Individuals and/or families working with Catholic
Charities can choose to pursue an adoption from any country that
has an established international network. Some of the countries
from which children have been adopted are China, Korea, India,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Central and South America, Morocco, South Africa,
Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Romania, Haiti, and Kazakhstan.
Catholic Charities will assist you to identify
an international placing agency that has a program in the country
of your choice. We then work collaboratively with that agency
to meet the requirements of your child’s country of birth
and to provide post-placement supervision and reports.
Catholic Charities provides the following international
adoption services:
- Completion of homestudy
- Review of your dossier (consists of documents
required by your child’s country of birth)
- Coordination of your referral to an international
placing agency
- Liaison work with placing agency
- Post-placement supervision
Step-by-Step
Guide to International Adoption
Frequently
Asked Questions about International Adoption
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