All Blessings International is now working with the country of Latvia to
process adoptions. Latvia, which borders Russia and the Baltic Sea,
is a beautiful country, rich with history and traditions. This is
a pilot program for ABI and those families looking to adopt from
Latvia must be flexible and have a positive attitude when unexpected
changes and difficulties occur, as this is a new endeavor and the ABI
staff will be learning the timing and process. Latvia is a part of the
Hague Convention; please contact ABI before choosing a home study agency.
Families interested in Latvia adoption might also be interested in hosting a
Latvian child. ABI works with “A Hope and a Future.” “A Hope and a Future” is
a hosting program that works to bring Latvian children to the US with the
hope of introducing them to a family lifestyle. Please contact
Mark Gough if you are interested in hosting a Latvian child.
Latvian law allows families meeting the following criteria to adopt:
- Married couples and single women are accepted
- Single women are accepted on a limited basis
- All prospective adoptive parents must be at least 18 year older than the child they are seeking to adopt
Children in need of families are typically older children age 9 to 15.
Families will expect to travel three times, with both parents traveling
the first time as well as the final time which will finalize the adoption
only one parent is required to travel the second time. If you are
interested in more information please
contact Kim at our KY office.
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