As many know the Adoption Center is going to close in 2006. And authority over adoptions will be transfering to a new Department on Adoption and Child Rights Protection on May 1, 2006.

Deborah who has adopted from Ukraine twice (2002 and 2005) translated from Ukrainian some information about this new department. She posted her translation to the email list:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adoption_from_Ukraine/.

I have known Deborah since 2002 and she gave me permission to post her translation here. She wanted me to mention that she learned the Ukrainian language from her son. Neither Ukrainian nor English... more

I decided to post this type of "process" blog even through adoption is mostly shutdown for Americans. I live in hope that the situation will improve. Or it may help a family considering adopting a child older then 10 years old. Adoptions for children older then 10, handicapped or sibling of previously adopted child are still allowed for American citizens.

Here are some web sites that typically have up-to-date information on Ukrainian adopton for US citizens.

Ukrainian adoption http://www.travel.state.gov/family/adoption/country/country_343.html or http://www.travel.state.gov/family/adoption/country/country_369.html#u

US... more