Adopting from the Philippines!
The Ministry of Children and Family Development, Adoption
Services would like to bring the following information to the attention
of adoptive parents who are considering adoption from Philippines.
The Hague Convention on Protection of Children &
Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) is
an international law. The purpose of the Hague Convention is to require
a process which ensures that intercountry adoption of a child is determined
to be in the childs best interests, and that all measures are taken
to prevent abduction, sale or traffic in children.
Both the Philippines and British Columbia are signatories
to the Hague Convention and therefore, it has the force of law in all
intercountry adoptions between the Philippines and British Columbia. As
a result, all BC residents must follow the process dictated by the Hague
Convention when adopting a relative or non-relative child from the Philippines.
In order to begin the adoption process, please contact
a British Columbia licensed adoption agency. A list of these agencies
can be found on the ministrys web site http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption/contacts.htm
Information regarding the Hague Convention and the process that must be
followed to adopt a relative or non-relative child can be found on the
ministrys web site http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption/index.htm
If an adoption order has already been obtained from a Regional Trial
Court in the Philippines, please contact a British Columbia licensed adoption
agency in order to proceed with the Hague Convention adoption process.
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