Gladney Taiwan Adoption: Cathwel Delegates Visiting in October

Monday, October 8, 2012

Cathwel Delegates Visiting in October

Two Directors from Cathwel Services will be visiting New York, Connecticut, and Texas. They will be meeting with families during their trip and will visit Gladney's offices.

There will be a family gathering hosted by FCA on Sunday, October 14th, honoring Cathwel Services. If you have adopted through Cathwel and would like to attend this event, click here for detals.

Siblings Wyatt, Ellie, and Emmet getting ready to
go to Taiwan next week to get Quinn from Cathwel!

Quinn

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE May 2012

The child welfare laws of Taiwan are undergoing significant revisions. New legislation, “Protection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights Act,” was passed in November 2011. The legislation has an implementation date of June 1, 2012 and addresses various aspects of child welfare including adoption services.

Expected changes include:
Only government-licensed child welfare organizations will be able to provide adoption services. Child Welfare organizations will be subject to increased requirements and standards in terms of initial licensing and renewals, as well as ongoing agency procedures and services.

Judges will be authorized to require that adoptive parents receive parent training, physical and mental health assessments, alcohol and drug screenings, and/or criminal background clearances.

Domestic placement will be considered a priority, with international adoption becoming an option after efforts have been made to place the child with a local family. All adoptable children will be listed on a country-wide database. After being posted on the database, a child is eligible to be considered for international adoption.