Adoption
Adopting a Child from the Philippines Part 3: Domestic Adoption
In the previous two articles of this series on adopting a child from the Philippines, we have discussed the process of Intercountry or Hague Convention Adoption. This part will tackle the Philippine rules and procedures on Domestic Adoption in relation to U.S. immigration requirements. As distinguished from Intercountry Adoption, in Domestic Adoption the petition for…
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Adopting a Child from the Philippines Part 2: Intercountry Adoption – Who Can Adopt & Who May be Adopted The Philippine Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995 (Republic Act No. 8042) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) lay down the qualifications of individuals who can adopt as well as the children who can be adopted.…
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Part 1: Intercountry Adoption Adoption is a lengthy and complicated legal process, especially if the child to be adopted will come from a country different from that of the adopters or what is known as intercountry adoption. Done improperly, it will result in loss of time and money; at worst, it will make the adopted…
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