COA Tip Sheet on hiring a Consultant

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http://www.coanet.org/Files/HagueAppTips%20.pdf

Hague Regulations Final Rule 22 CFR 96

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COA / DOS contract signed July 18, 2006

Council on Accreditation (COA) Accrediting Entity Agreement with the Department of State

July 18, 2006

The Department of State is pleased to announce that it has designated the Council on Accreditation (COA) as an Accrediting Entity under the the Intercountry Adoption Act of [...]

Foreign adoption treaty sets up double standard within U.S.

Foreign adoption treaty sets up double standard within U.S.
By McClatchy-Tribune News Service
October 20, 2009, 9:43PM
DAVID SHAFFER, Minneapolis Star Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS — Last year, an adoption agency in Florida was denied permission to find children for American families in 77 foreign countries that have agreed to operate under the rules of an international treaty aimed at cleaning [...]