Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 and International Adoptions.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative law.

Adoption.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (15 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Analyzes and summarizes provisions of P.L. 106-279, the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, to implement requirements of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, which established standards and procedures to protect the interests of children, birth parents, and adoptive parents involved in intercountry adoptions. Reviews status of Hague Convention implementation in the U.S., issues related to children emigrating from the U.S., and changes to immigration law and administrative fees made by the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 and International Adoptions

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