Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation

Exciting news.
The Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 was signed into law by the President on January 14, 2013. It requires that all ASP handling cases in Hague Adoption Convention Countries to receive the same accreditation under federal standards, giving assurance to families adopting internationally that regardless from where they adopt, the ASP they choose to work with will be in substantial compliance with the same ethical standards of practice and conduct.

You can read more about this on the State Department’s website , and read and download the act here.

To find out more contact us at

212-400-8150 or email us at info@spence-chapin.org.