Adoption of Armenian children to the USA remains low but a small spike in 2015 driven by Special Needs Adoptions

The US State Department has released their 2015 numbers after review by members of congress. Their is a slight increase of adoptions to the USA vs. 2014 of 19 (10 increase) this is fueled by a lucrative adoption of Special Needs kids which represent all but 3 of the adoptions. There is also a few new players involved with Adoptions in Armenia one is a well known Adoption Attorney that knows knows the major players in Armenia and has testified before Congress.
Armenia remains the second longest days to adopt at over 600 days and the second most expensive to adopt from just under Azerbaijan and Albania.
https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/aa/pdfs/2015Annual_Intercountry_Adoption_Report.pdf

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/aa/pdfs/2015NarrativeAnnualReportonIntercountryAdoptions.pdf

Huffington Weighs in on Child Abduction and Hague 

The “Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction,” commonly called the Hague Convention, has been adopted by over 90 nations. It attempts to standardize and expedite the return of children and/or facilitate the exercise of visitation rights concerning children who are wrongly moved internationally, often in violation of family court orders. This comment provides a very brief and incomplete educational overview of this difficult and tragic topic. Always consult an experienced family law attorney with particular expertise in international custody cases in specific situations.

The United States became a Hague Convention adoptee in 1988 and its provisions apply to U.S. related child abductions occurring after the adoption date. The Hague Convention is implemented by a U.S. federal statute, the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA). There are numerous governmental and private Web sources containing information and forms.

The following is a brief and incomplete overview of Hague Convention legal actions.

1. Hague Convention petitions may be filed in either state or federal court. Where to file is a strategic consideration. A complicating factor in any case is the active involvement of a governmental official, perhaps even taking custody of the child, particularly in a foreign nation.

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