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Child Trafficking for Any Reason Must Stop 19 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
Check out Joint Council’s response to the recent film “Baby Sellers” that aired on Lifetime 08/17/2013
Action Alert: Contact Your Member of Congress regarding Russia 15 Jan 2013 | 11:34 pm
Members of Congress have a short window of opportunity to sign on to two letters regarding Russia’s recent decision to ban adoptions to the United States. The first letter is to President Vladimir Pu...
Confused by the Adoption Tax Credit? 15 Jan 2013 | 12:44 am
Adoption Tax Credit Working Group Publishes FAQ To Help With Your Adoption The Adoption Tax Credit, recently signed into law by President Obama is rather complex and can also be confusing. Given thes...
Russia May Lift Adoption Ban for Specific Adoption Cases 12 Jan 2013 | 03:06 am
Uncertainty Continues for Children and Families Joint Council can confirm that the Government of Russia will honor the bilateral treaty signed by both countries during all of 2013. The Government of ...
Watch: U.S. Ambassador Jacobs on Russian Adoption Ban 11 Jan 2013 | 11:39 pm
Christiane Amanpour interviews U.S. Ambassador Susan Jacobs, Special Advisor to the Secretary for Children’s Issues at the State Department, on the recent Russian ban on intercountry adoption to the U...
Adoption Alert: Russia Update from the Dept of State 5 Jan 2013 | 12:14 am
On January 3, 2013 the U.S. Dept of State, Office of Children’s Issues released the following alert regarding the Ban on Intercountry Adoptions to the United States. The update can be found on their ...
Congress Passes Adoption Tax Credit! 4 Jan 2013 | 09:44 pm
On January 1st, the US House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act (full text) which includes a permanent extension of the adoption tax credit and was signed into law on the 2nd. ...
Congress Passes Universal Accreditation 4 Jan 2013 | 05:17 am
All Adoption Service Providers Required to be Hague Accredited For the past 5 years Joint Council has championed the concept of universal accreditation and have implemented a policy to that end for 20...
Adoption Alert: Russia Update from Dept of State 2 Jan 2013 | 11:28 pm
On December 31, 2012 the U.S. Dept of State, Office of Children’s Issues released the following alert regarding the Ban on Intercountry Adoptions to the United States. The update can be found on their...
Update: Russia Adoption Survey and Conference call 29 Dec 2012 | 01:34 am
There will be a conference call TODAY, at 4 PM EST, hosted by the Department of State. Information is provided below if you wish to participate in the call. Conference Call Invitation Friday, December...
