Hague Accreditation Update: AAI is Primary Provider
March 21, 2008
As announced in February, Adoption Associates, Inc. has been been accredited as a primary provider according to the Hague Convention standards. Our status as a primary provider is the highest level of accreditation. A primary provider is responsible to develop and implement all six adoption services required by the Hague for Convention country adoptions. Those six adoption services include:
identifying a child for adoption and arranging an adoption
securing the necessary consent to termination of parental rights and to adoption
performing a background study on a child or a home study on prospective adoptive parents and reporting on such a study
making non-judicial determinations of the best interest of a child and the appropriateness of an adoptive placement of the child
monitoring a case after a child has been placed with the prospective adoptive parents until finalization of the adoption
when necessary because of a disruption before finalization of the adoption, assuming custody and providing facilitation of child care or any other special service pending an alternative placement.
It is important to note that the vast majority of source countries for adoption are Hague Convention countries. When choosing an adoption service provider for a Hague Convention country adoption, prospective adoptive parents should know that only an accredited primary service provider, like AAI, can provide you with these services for your adoption.
For more information, visit http://adoption.state.gov/hague/overview.html or call AAI at 616.667.0921.
More information on international adoption
For more information on adopting internationally through AAI, please call 616.667.0921 or request a free adoption information packet.
