Russia seeks tighter adoption regs

aimye · 07-12-2005, 11:43 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050712/wl_nm/russia_adoption_dc

strawberree · 07-13-2005, 06:26 PM

the changes sound very resonable to me

MommyOAnna · 07-13-2005, 06:39 PM

I have heard it is easier to adopt from the Ukraine then from Russia these days (according to some adoption websites). I wonder if the changes will make that even more so.

Juana Baby · 07-14-2005, 12:39 AM

Isn't that what a homestudy is for?

laural

~Traci~ · 07-14-2005, 01:20 AM

I think they do need some changes. Yes, a homestudy would help making sure the people are ok but obviously these few did have a HS and they still made it through. If there are more regulations (like age for one) and harder to adopt (more paperchase, etc) then it would tend to "weed" out the people that are just adopting to adopt and that don't really care.

Believe me, after going through the paperchase for China (and we're not even through yet...maybe November!), you'd really have to want to adopt to have your lives scrutinized like they do!

Traci

dna · 07-14-2005, 10:00 AM

I think they need to put some responsibility of follow-up and support on the adoption agency. My adoption agency is fantastic and very very supportive before during and after your adoption. Thats what we are paying them for (to help us not be parents but to provide us with important information) and they have access to all our local resources.
Some parents suffer from post adoption syndrome (cant remember what its called) and just cant deal. I think its very important in the homestudy as well to make sure the 'to-be' parents have a strong family or friend support system as well as access to groups in their area for adoptive parents.

We adopted from Ukraine our DS and we were fortunate to have our 30 day wait waived so we didnt have to make 2 trips or stay in country for that amount of time. But Ukraine is not necessarily easier than Russia these days ... just cheaper

Does that make sense ?
LOL
Amy

~Traci~ · 07-14-2005, 12:03 PM

Quote:

I think they need to put some responsibility of follow-up and support on the adoption agency. My adoption agency is fantastic and very very supportive before during and after your adoption. Thats what we are paying them for (to help us not be parents but to provide us with important information) and they have access to all our local resources.

That's a really good point. I've found that it also depends on the state as well. Even though we're adopting internationally, not only does our state requires post placement visits but the country requires them as well.

The strange thing is that I specifically remember from the Russia adoption show that I watched that they check up on you for 1 year after the adoption is final, it's already a requirement.

And I know that my HS agency specifically asked us as well as all our references how close family was, how often we see them, how we would incoorporate our child's heritage in to our lives (playgroups, classes, etc), as well as how we'd deal w/ delays & "not the perfect child".

Just like I think that DCFS in each state needs to take more responsibility for the children in their care (TX has a horrible record of children being abused/killed by people that are either foster or biological that they're watching), the international adoption agencies need to take responsibility for the children that are adopted from their countries.

And truly believe me, the HS should be weeding most of these ppl out b/c it's extensive as well as all the paperwork!

Just my .02

Traci