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Cambodia International Adoption

Cambodia international adoption came to an end in December, 2001, due in large part to corruption and greed, but new steps are now being taken to again allow Americans to adopt Cambodian orphans.

Adoptions Ended by Corruption

In December, 2001, international adoptions from Cambodia were suspended because of several complaints of fraud regarding adoption. Unfortunately, it was the same old story of those without a conscience taking advantage of the system by kidnapping children and lying or bribing birth parents to relinquish their children for private gain. These children were adopted out to unsuspecting parents who thought they were adopting orphans.

Cambodian child Plus there weren't enough local legal frameworks set up as well as other safeguards to make certain the children being adopted out of Cambodia were truly orphans without local family willing to take them in. Unfortunately, such corruption, often committed on a local level, tarnishes the image of international adoption and leaves many true orphans languishing in orphanages, often for years.

Such was the case with Cambodia. In the years 2000 and 2001, more than 1,500 children left Cambodia for a new home and family in the United States, but most adoptions had been suspended by the end of 2001, and in 2006, the last year a survey was taken, only two children from Cambodia came into the United States via adoption.

A New Hope

At the end of 2009, Cambodia signed into law new legislation on international adoption, creating a country-wide, comprehensive child welfare system and intercountry adoption process that is in compliance with the Hague Treaty.

According to the State Department's website, it's not certain when the door will open again for Cambodia international adoption, but this is a positive first step. How soon adoptions from Cambodia will be possible will depend on how soon Cambodia will be able to draft new orders and regulations, train and fill staffing positions, and strengthen their own domestic adoption system.

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