 U.S. Citizens Living Abroad
Services for Military Families and Families Living Abroad
Wasatch International Adoptions has assisted many military families and families living and working abroad with the adoption children from our international programs. Often time’s prospective adoptive families are unsure how to obtain home study services and are also unsure if they qualify for adoption. WIA has placed many children with families living abroad and as long as one of the prospective adoptive parents is a U.S. citizen we can help you if you are interested in adopting a child.
Home Study and Post Placement Services
Gerald Bowman
Gerald Bowman, LCSW, ACSW, resides in Munich, Germany and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed in of Utah, Virginia and the Republic of Ireland. He is also recognized as a Dipl. Sozial Pädagoge in the Republic of Germany and is a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT). He has lived abroad for over 30 years and has completed hundreds of home studies for families serving in the Military and U.S. families living abroad. He is willing to travel to almost any country in the world to help prospective adoptive parents complete a home study. Gerald can also work with adoptive parents when post adoption reports are required by a foreign country or the placing agency. If you would like to learn more about Gerald Bowman you can visit his website – www.geraldbowman.com.
Adoption Programs
Wasatch International Adoptions offers international adoption programs for both Military families stationed outside the United States, families working for the U.S. government, and families living and working abroad. Since the United States ratified The Hague Convention Treat a few years ago, adoptions for families living outside the U.S. desiring to adopt a child from a Hague Convention country have changed. If you would like to adopt a child from a Convention country you should check with your host country’s Central Authority (CA), the organization in charge of adoptions, to ask the following questions:
- Do you confirm that we are the prospective adoptive parents are considered to be habitual residents of the United States for the purpose of a Convention adoption and are not subject to local adoption laws and procedures?
- If yes, is a US home study provider, working under the supervision of a U.S. accredited Adoption Service Provider, authorized to conduct your adoption services in the country in which you are living.
If the answers are yes to these two questions, then WIA can help you adopt a child from a Convention country. For non-Convention countries, the process of international adoption has not changed and adopting a child from a non-Convention country does not fall under Hague requirements. To obtain a list of countries that have signed The Hague Convention Treaty, click here.
Adoption Programs
 Bulgaria- Bulgaria is a Hague Convention country and is only open to U.S. Military families and families working for the U.S. government. For more information about adopting from Bulgaria contact Kathy Junk –Kathy@wiaa.org
 China Traditional Program – China is a Hague Convention country and
is open to U.S. Military families and U.S. government employees. For more information about adopting from China contact Kathy Junk –Kathy@wiaa.org
China Waiting Child - Program (children with special needs) - Open to U.S. Military Families and U.S. government employees. For more information about adopting a child with special needs from China contact Kathy Junk Kathy@wiaa.org
 Democratic Republic of the Congo – Open to all U.S. families living abroad. For more information about adopting from the DRC contact Kathy Junk –Kathy@wiaa.org
 Ethiopia – Open to all U.S. families living abroad. For more information about adopting from Ethiopia contact Kathy Junk –Kathy@wiaa.org
 Haiti – Open to all U.S. families living abroad. For more information about adopting from Haiti contact Kathy Junk –Kathy@wiaa.org
 Kazakhstan– Kazakhstan is a Hague Convention country and is open to U.S. Military families and U.S. government employees. For more information about adopting from Kazakhstan contact Kathy Junk –Kathy@wiaa.org
 Taiwan – Open to all U.S. families living abroad. For more information about adopting from Taiwan contact Kathy Junk –Kathy@wiaa.org
 Second Chance for Kids – a program for families who want to disrupt their current adoption or families who would like to adopt a child from a disrupting adoption. Open to both U.S. Military families and U.S. families living abroad. For information about the Second Chance for kids program please contact Cyndi Peck – email Cyndi@wiaa.org
Wasatch International Adoptions is experienced in working with families just like you. For more information about adopting a child please contact us! |
