We got this news from BCS (the agency we are using) regarding potential changes in the way Haiti handles adoption. We pray that this is positive news for all current and future adoptions from Haiti. We also continue to pray for patience in our current situation.
"We verified with our partner that Haiti did sign the Hague. For those families contemplating an Haiti adoption, they need to be aware that there will be additional unknowns in the process. We do not know if/when Haiti will pass a new law (we knew that there was a new adoption bill before the Haitian Senate, but did not know if it would be passed). Ideally, Haiti would pass a new law that would conform with the Hague prior to them ratifying the Hague. If they ratify the Hague prior to a new law, adoptions would essentially stop until the new law was put into place. Another risk would be if they passed a new, Hague-compliant law that was not really workable, that the government could not practically put into place (or would take them excessive time to put into place). Also note that if Haiti ratifies the Hague, the US has to accept Haiti as Hague-compliant in order for adoptions between the two countries to take place.
At this time, we do not know the Haitian government's intentions - if they intend to ensure that a workable new law is put into place prior to ratifying the Hague; or if they intend to ratify the Hague first. Our partners will be updating us as they receive additional information."
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