Do I think that the Universal Accreditation Act signifies the end of private adoptions? Everyone has been asking me if the Universal Accreditation Act (UAA) will end private adoptions. For those of you who don’t know, the UAA applies the same stringent accreditation guidelines as the Hague Adoption Convention to adoption service providers who are working in Non-Hague countries. According to State Department guidelines, an accredited primary provider is required in every intercountry adoption case (with a few rare exceptions). This has created a stir amongst those who are adoptive privately as they typically will not have engaged the services of a primary provider to assist with the placement. I don’t think anyone has anything to worry about. The Immigration and Nationality Act and corresponding regulations specifically envisage and provide for situations where children are orphaned but no agency or entity ever has custody of them. Children who are deserted (the biological pa...
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