Are all International Adoptions affected by the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption?
No . Adoptions between Hague and non-Hague countries are not prohibited by the Hague Convention. These new Hague regulations apply only to adoptions that take place between two countries that have approved and implemented the Hague Convention. Adoptions from non-Hague countries will continue as they have in the past. In essence this means that there will be two systems of International adoption available to US Citizens. Those who adopt from a Hague country will need to use a Hague Accredited adoption agency. Families adopting from a non-Hague country (a country is has not a part of the Hague Convention) may use a non-accredited adoption agency. At the time of this writing, about half of all children adopted internationally are from Hague Convention countries, such as China, Guatemala, and India . Other sending countries, such as Russia , Ethiopia , South Korea , and Ukraine are non-Hague Convention countries. Adoption from these countries will continue in the same manner as before. It
