6/25/08 | Accredited, Temporarily Accredited, and Approved Hague Adoption Service Providers
The following adoption service providers have been accredited/approved/temporarily accredited through either the Council on Accreditation (COA) or the Colorado Department of Human Services (CO). Only those adoption service providers who have been accredited, temporarily accredited, or approved by either COA or CO will be able to provide adoption services for Hague adoption cases. The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption entered into force for the United States on April 1, 2008. Read More 
 
6/20/08 | U.S Employers Provide Workers with Assistance to Adopt
Adoption service providers will be added to the list on the Department of State website on a rolling basis as they become accredited or approved. Some may be removed if they are found not to be in substantial compliance with the Hague regulations and subject to adverse actions. Read More 
 
4/10/08 | New York Appellate Court Rules in Ex-foster Parents Rights
Ex-foster parent sought to intervene in a permanency hearing involving a child who had been in her care but ultimately removed from her home. The foster parent claimed a Constitutional violation as well as a statutory right to participate in the proceedings. However, the Court and, ultimately, the Appellate Court disagreed. It was determined that ex-foster parents have no right to intervene in permanency hearing involving children who are no longer in their care. Read More