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Who Can Be Adopted from South Sudan
Source: Wikipedia.org.
In addition to U.S. immigration requirements, the Republic of South Sudan has specific requirements that a child must meet in order to be eligible for adoption:
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
RELINQUISHMENT: Adoption orders may be issued for any child in South Sudan, even if the child was not born in South Sudan. Written consent must be given by the birth mother after the birth of the child, the birth father, legal guardian, or any other person responsible for the child by virtue of any order or agreement to contribute to the maintenance of the child. The court may also require the consent of any person that may have rights or obligations with respect to the child under customary laws. The court may not require such consents if it is satisfied that the individual cannot be found, is incapable of providing consent, or has persistently neglected or ill-treated the child.
ABANDONMENT: No requirements specified.
AGE OF ADOPTIVE CHILD: If the child is at least 10 years old, they must consent to the adoption. If under the age of 10, the opinion of the child on the adoption may be taken into consideration.
SIBLING ADOPTIONS: No requirements specified.
WAITING PERIOD OR FOSTER CARE: Foreigners seeking to adopt a child in South Sudan must have fostered the child for at least one year prior to filing an adoption application. The child must be declared available for adoption in order for a court to issue an adoption or custody decree. Caution: Prospective adoptive parents should be aware that not all children in orphanages or children’s homes are adoptable. In many countries, birth parents place their child(ren) temporarily in an orphanage or children’s home due to financial or other hardship, intending that the child return home when this becomes possible. In such cases, the birth parent(s) have rarely relinquished their parental rights or consented to their child(ren)’s adoption.
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