American Child Adoption Agencies to Function Under New Rules! i
Adoption of a child in Russia by American families will be conducted only by U.S. child adoption agencies.
Russia and U.S. are expected to sign a treaty that will ensure that child adoption by U.S. families will take place in a safe and secure manner. Under the new treaty, the child adoption agencies shall begin functioning under new rules.
According to Russia's Education and Science Ministry, the American child adoption agencies will have to get a work permit to work in Russia and only those child adoption agencies will be allowed who have Hague accreditation.
According to one of the recent reports, it has been found that nearly 17 children died due to abuse after adoption that started more than a decade ago. The latest data reveals that around 60,000 Russian children have been adopted by American families till now.