Adoption from Italy?

GCS

July 18, 2011

I just read that Bill and Guiliania from E are adopting from Italy. She goes on about all the needy kids in orphanages in Naples. With birth rates being worrisomely low per the Italian gov't and the population decreasing there, I found this to be a remarkable statement. I've been googling orphans and adoption in Italy and I'm not finding anything to support this. It doesn't even look like Italy is open to foreign adoptions.

I am not questioning their intentions and support anyone's desire to adopt, but her quotes make it sound like there is a dire need in Naples, which is surprising.

Anyone else with thoughts on this? Here's a link to an article.

[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/18/giuliana-bill-rancic-adopting-baby-interview_n_901941.html?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk1%7C219265]Giuliana And Bill Rancic Have Begun Adoption Process In Italy[/url]

Max'smom

July 18, 2011

According to the US Dept. of State statistics, there have been no adoptions from Italy to the US in recent years. Even though there may be Italians living in poverty, there are few adoptions and orphaned children are placed domestically if they need a home.

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RavenSong

July 18, 2011

Italian society as a whole frowns on the practice of adoption...it's very rare. When unplanned pregnancies occur, the parents tend to either get married, or extended family members step up to the plate and help out.

DPline

July 19, 2011

[url=http://adoption.state.gov/country_information/country_specific_info.php?country-select=italy]ITALY | Intercountry Adoption[/url]

Here is the link to the State Department site where they talk about adoptions from Italy. Only 2 adoption visas have been issued in the last five years. Being rich, famous, and from there may well help them, but in reading the article I get the impression they really don't know anything about the process yet. I think it is going to be much more difficult than they think.

Max'smom

July 19, 2011

HI,

On that link posted above, it states that there have been "no adoptions recorded for Italy" - where is it you are finding that there were 2? Thanks!

DPline

July 19, 2011

If you click on 'Expand All' it is under Hague Convention Information. My personal guess is most likely they were relative situations.

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Momoftwo2

July 30, 2013

My husband was adopted from Italy, born in Rome birthdate 3-24-61 currently resides in the us

beckyww

July 31, 2013

Reads like a serious case of the "noblesse oblige."

Becky

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emjay

August 2, 2013

The article is from two years ago. Maybe they were visiting Italy at the time they were starting to look into adoption. No paperwork was done - I'm guessing her comments were off the top of her head as they began to think about options and they never pursued it enough to see how hard it might be. They now, of course, have a son born last year through a surrogate.

HeBa

August 3, 2013

Hello to all! I am a future adoptive mom, I'm Italian and beg pardon if I do not write very well in English. The adoption in Italy is very well structured. For domestic adoption, it is estimated that for every child waiting to be adopted, there are ten Italian couples available. For this reason, I believe that adopting an Italian child from abroad is very difficult today. And this is the same reason because me and my husband are adopting from Russia.