Intercountry Adoption: A Multinational Perspective.

1992 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Ambert ◽  
Howard Altstein ◽  
Rita J. Simon
Keyword(s):  
Intercountry Adoption

Intercountry Adoption

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Heifetz Hollinger
Keyword(s):  
Intercountry Adoption

Public service or private affair? The application of ‘kinship by design’ to intercountry adoption in England

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1087-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
New Labour ◽  
Intercountry Adoption ◽  
Adoptive Families ◽  
Global Policy ◽  
Coalition Governments ◽  
The Status

This article examines the status of intercountry adoption (ICA) within adoption and family policy in England by analysing the extent to which the preventive ideals of ‘kinship by design’ are applied to ICA, particularly in the provision of adoption support. The discussion is set in the context of adoption reform under the New Labour and Coalition governments, broader family policy ideals of prevention and early intervention and state objectives in adoption, as well as global policy standards. This article argues that ‘kinship by design’ is not equally applied to intercountry adoptive families in England.

scholarly journals THE REGULATION OF INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION IN SOUTH AFRICA

Obiter ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Glynis van der Walt
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
The State ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Director General ◽  
Central Authority ◽  
Intercountry Adoption

In South Africa, the Director General of the DSD appoints the Central Authority. Applications for intercountry adoption are made to the Central Authority. The aim is to protect the best interests of children involved in the process of intercountry adoption. This task is of paramount importance. The Central Authority is also tasked with maintaining relationships and promoting cooperation among the competent authorities within the State to protect children and to achieve the objectives of the Convention. In addition, where an adoption takes place after the child has been transferred to the receiving State and the Central Authority of the receiving State is of the view that the continued placement of the child with the prospective adoptive parents is not in the best interests of the child, the Central Authority is required to take the necessary measures to protect such child. These measures include withdrawing the child from the prospective adoptive parents and arranging temporary care and a new placement for the child in consultation with the Central Authority of the State of origin. The Central Authority therefore acts as a “gatekeeper”, with all adoptions in-and-out of the country channelled through its checks. It fulfils an important function to eliminate practices which may violate the best interests of the child.

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