| There are big changes in the adoption process in | | | | referral was not good (child's health not accurately |
| Ukraine since we adopted our daughter almost two | | | | reported). Then other families swoop in and out in 17 |
| years ago. Last year, the country announced that | | | | days and take their new child home with them. |
| the National Adoption Center (NAC) would dissolve | | | | Fortunately, this type of unfairness seems to be less |
| and a new center will open under the Ministry of | | | | common under the new rules. |
| Family, Youth and Sports. There was a several | | | | We hope Ukraine adoptions will continue to speed up |
| month suspension on accepting new applications from | | | | -- and that those wonderful children in the Ukraine |
| new families while these changes took place. Now, | | | | orphanages we saw who were longing for families will |
| once again U.S. families are being allowed to adopt. | | | | be placed with loving families sooner than before, and |
| However, the process has been frustrating for many | | | | that families currently in the process won't be |
| families as they wait their turn in line or even for their | | | | discouraged and give up. |
| application to be accepted. | | | | Meanwhile, we are so thankful that we are done with |
| I have heard from sources in Ukraine that the | | | | the process and home with our awesome 3-year-old |
| process, while slow, has been streamlined and is | | | | Tara Vika, who continues to blossom before our |
| more fair across the board. In the past, I have read | | | | eyes. While the process is still hard, we encourage all |
| blogs about families spending many weeks trying to | | | | families in the middle of Ukraine adoptions to don't |
| get a second appointment at the NAC when a first | | | | give up, the end result is well worth it. |