Today, we’re discussing international adoption with Karen Snow @infertilitylies.  She tells us about her own infertility story and shares her experience with international adoption.  It’s important to point out that her experience is from the perspective of being a Canadian citizen.  So, if you’re in the US, UK, or Australia where the majority of listeners are listening from, the process is a little different.  You’ll have to check with your local government about which countries there are adoption agreements with.  I’ll put a link in the show notes to some resources.

The first thing to look at might be the Hague convention.  100 nations are a part of the Hague Convention which protects children in the process of intercountry adoption.

I’ve been wanting to speak to an adoption attorney who can speak to adoption both domestically in the US and internationally, but I’ve only been able to locate people who can speak to domestic adoptions.  If this is something you’re interested in as a topic, please reach out to me on Instagram and let me know.

I hope you find this episode helpful!  Of course, if it’s helpful, I’d love it if you could share this with someone who you feel might benefit from it or to leave a 5 star review, so we can help more people learn about ways to expand their family.

Enjoy today’s episode!

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ABOUT ADOPTION

Hague Adoption Convention:  https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Adoption-Process/understanding-the-hague-convention.html

List of Hague Convention Countries:  https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Adoption-Process/understanding-the-hague-convention/convention-countries.html

US Adoption Service Provider information:  https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/about-adoption-service-providers.html

US Adoption Statistics:  https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/adopt_ref/adoption-statistics-esri.html?wcmmode=disabled