Only after several adoptees spoke out did the Minister of Employment say that she would change the rules.

Minister of Employment Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen (S) has been in the middle of a storm for a few weeks.

Because it has turned out that the new law on work obligations in connection with cash benefits, which was intended to affect immigrants in particular, would also affect adoptees. This meant that adoptees would not have the same rights as their Danish-born family.

This stirred up emotions among several adoptees and their families, who, among other things, made it clear under #ErJegStadigDanish? that they felt alienated. They were placed in the "immigrant" category in the legislation.

This subsequently caused several parties to raise their voices. And the question of what the minister knew when has been floating in the wind.

 2025:KER:18299WP(C) NO. 4509 OF 2025                               1          IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM                            PRESENT               THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 14TH PHALGUNA, 1946                     WP(C) NO. 4509 OF 2025PETITIONERS:    1    AMMU AJIT         AGED 43 YEARS         W/O SANTHOSH R.V, VRINDAVAN, DIWANS ROAD, NEAR TDM         HALL, KOCHI, MG ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, NOW         RESIDING AT FLAT NO. 5054, PRESTIGE NEPTUNE'S         COURTYARD, MARINE DRIVE, KOCHI, PIN - 682018    2    SANTHOSH RV         AGED 44 YEARS         RESIDING AT FLAT NO. 5054, PRESTIGE NEPTUNE'S         COURTYARD, MARINE DRIVE, KOCHI, PIN - 682018         BY ADVS.         A.PARVATHI MENON         P.SANJAY         P.K.MURALYKRISHNAN         BIJU MEENATTOOR         PAUL VARGHESE (PALLATH)         KIRAN NARAYANAN         RAHUL RAJ P.         MUHAMMED BILAL.V.A         MEERA R. MENONRESPONDENTS:    1    CENTRAL ADOPTION RESOURCE AGENCY         REPRESENTED BY IT'S MEMBER SECRETARY & CEO,         MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT, WEST BLOCK         8 WING 2 1ST FLOOR, R.K PURAM, NEW DELHI, PIN -         110066                                                    2025:KER:18299WP(C) NO. 4509 OF 2025                                  2     2    STATE ADOPTION RESOURCE AGENCY          REPRESENTED BY IT'S MEMBER SECRETARY, DIRECTORATE          OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, POOJAPPURA,          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695012     3    CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE          ERNAKULAM, RERESENTED BY IT'S CHAIRMAN, 287R+MGC          BORSTAL SCHOOL, SEAPORT - AIRPORT RD, ECHAMUKU,          KUNNUMPURAM, PADAMUGHAL, VAZHAKKALA, KAKKANAD,          KOCHI, KERALA, PIN - 682037     4    DISTRICT CHILD PROTECTION UNIT          ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY CHILD PROTECTION          OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, THRIKKAKARA, KAKKANAD,          KOCHI, KERALA, PIN - 682030     5    PREM CHANDER          S/O SUNDARAMOORTHY, SAKTHI VEEDU, KIZHAKKETHARA,          KUNNISERY POST, ERUMAYUR, PALAKKAD, NOW RESIDING          AT 1 C, SURYA APARTMENT, FLORICAN HILL ROAD,          MALAPARAMBA, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673009          BY ADVS.          RAJESH SIVARAMANKUTTY          K.V.ANTONY(K/522/2015)          VIJINA K.(K/229/2016)          ISAAC GEORGE(K/000586/2017)          ARUL MURALIDHARAN(K/000853/2018)          GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. VIDYA KURIAKOSE          DSGI SRI.T.C.KRISHNA     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSIONON   28.02.2025   THE    COURT   ON   05.03.2025   DELIVERED   THEFOLLOWING:                                                 2025:KER:18299WP(C) NO. 4509 OF 2025                                3                                                   "C.R"                     C.S.DIAS,J.     ====================            W.P.(C)No.4509 of 2025    ------------------------------ -        Dated this the 5th day of March, 2025                         JUDGMENT

1. The petitioners' case, in brief, is as follows:

(i) The first petitioner was married to the fifth respondent and a son was born in their wedlock on 13.3.2007. Their relationship got strained, which led to litigations.

Eventually, by Ext.P1 judgment passed by this Court, the marriage between the petitioner and the fifth respondent was dissolved on mutual consent, and all the cases between them were dismissed. As per the terms of the compromise, the permanent custody of the child was given to the first 2025:KER:18299 WP(C) NO. 4509 OF 2025 petitioner, and interim custody of the child was given to the fifth respondent.

(ii) Later, disputes again arose between the parties regarding the child's custody, which was settled by Ext.P6 judgment passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

When doctors at Wadia Hospital revealed the baby’s HIV status, the ‘adoptive’ mother disowned the child, said Ramkrishna Reddy, district child protection officer, Thane.

The Mumbai police have booked two women from Thane who allegedly adopted a child illegally after tricking the administration of KEM Hospital. A search is on to locate both the accused who hail from Kalyan (East).

According to police sources, one of the women posed as the other person at the hospital and delivered the child. This allowed the ‘adoptive’ mother to procure a birth certificate which stated that she was the child’s biological mother.

The matter, however, came to light after the baby developed health complications and doctors at Wadia Hospital found out that she was HIV+. A First Information Report in this regard was initially lodged at Thane’s Manpada police station on Saturday and was transferred to Mumbai’s Bhoiwada police station by Sunday.

As per sources with the police, the child’s biological parents come from a poor financial background. The baby’s mother, aged 38, tried to abort the pregnancy as her husband is a drunkard and they were struggling to run the family. During this time, she came in contact with another woman, aged 37, who was looking to adopt a child as she was unable to have a baby due to some health complications.

Meerut: A court in Bijnor sentenced two brothers to life imprisonment for the 2016 murder of their adopted cousin amid a long-standing family dispute over inheritance. 

The additional sessions judge, Prakash Chand Shukla, on Thursday also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on each convict, with Rs 90,000 set aside as compensation for Rahul's (20) father, Ramratan, said ADGC Mukesh Chauhan.Chauhan said, 

"Rohit's elder brother, Somnath, lodged a complaint. Rohit was adopted by his uncle Raju, a confectioner who had no children. 

However, Raju's nephews—Surdeep Kumar (35) and Gautam Kumar (33)—opposed the adoption, fearing it would jeopardise their claim to his property.

"The resentment led to escalating tensions, ultimately forcing the brothers to leave the family home and move to a rented house in Ram Colony, Chandpur. 

Experts point out that because of the loopholes in the time-consuming CARA procedures, many childless couples prefer the illegal method and are willing to shell down the amounts that are demanded by the likes of Krishnaveni and Vandana.



Hyderabad: Chaitanyapuri police, probing child trafficking cases in the city, arrested and remanded three more persons under the Juvenile Act for their role in illegally selling abandoned or orphaned kids in the name of adoption. The three Umarani, Jayasree and Soni Keerthi are the mediators for the prime accused Kola Krishnaveni and Vandana, who sell infants to desperate childless couples. The mediators identify couples craving to adopt as they are easy targets. Vandana remains elusive.
 

It can be recalled that in a similar case in Medipally last May, 15 kids were rescued and the parents were sent notices, though they were not arrested. In this case, the parents, who adopted infants through illegal means, have been arrested and charged under the Juvenile Act. Meanwhile, a source said they will seek judicial intervention, which could be a setback to the children currently housed in CWC Shelter.
 

Most of the parents in the Medipally case approached the court for custody of the kids they had adopted. The case remains stuck in court and it may take quite a while for the adoption process to be legalised. Experts point out that because of the loopholes in the time-consuming CARA procedures, many childless couples prefer the illegal method and are willing to shell down the amounts that are demanded by the likes of Krishnaveni and Vandana.
 

The unsealed indictment reveals evidence and testimony on disturbing child torture details and missed opportunities by San Diego County to intervene.

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Open letter to the Network of International Adoptees in France (RAIF)

125 AVENUE BERTHELOT
69007 LYON
contact@associationraif.com

25/02/2025

Madam, Sir,

I learn without surprise that Mrs. Johanna Lamboley allows herself to act without my consent by relaying information that I would hereby like to reframe. 

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L’organisme la Famille adoptive
française, soupçonné de trafic d’enfants
dans les années 60, annonce sa
fermeture
 

L’un des plus anciens organismes privés habilités pour l’adoption, en France
et à l’étranger, s’apprête à fermer en catimini. L’annonce, glissée sur leur
site internet le 24 janvier, inquiète les personnes adoptées, dont beaucoup
nées sous X, sur le devenir des dossiers d’archives.

L'organisme d’adoption privé a servi d’intermédiaire pour 8 500 enfants en
France et à l’étranger depuis 1946. (Cyril Zannettacci/VU' pour Libération)
par Marie Piquemal et Willy Le Devin
publié le 21 février 2025 à 17h23

L’information est à peine visible sur leur site internet : un message daté du 24
janvier. «Chers amis […], pour la Famille adoptive française [FAF, ndlr] et les Nids de
Paris, cette année 2025 sera très particulière», entame Damien O’Neill, le président
de cet organisme privé d’adoption, ayant servi d’intermédiaire pour 8 500 enfants en
France et à l’étranger depuis 1946. Dans le paragraphe suivant, Damien O’Neill
annonce la fermeture imminente et inattendue de l’organisme. «Nous sommes
contraints de mettre un terme à cette magnifique aventure.»
L’explication, écrit-il, est liée aux «évolutions de fond vécues par l’adoption
internationale ces dernières décennies et plus récemment, la réforme de l’adoption
menée en France depuis 2000, ont profondément modifié l’environnement de notre
action. Après maintes démarches et malgré toute la tristesse qu’une telle décision a
provoquée, notre Conseil d’administration a conclu que notre association, en dépit de
ses atouts, n’avait plus la possibilité d’agir dans ce contexte actuel».

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The tools and resources at our disposal are different–but the focus on the protection of vulnerable children is the same. 

The Peterson family first met 12-year-old Natasha when she came to their Florida home to participate in a summer hosting program for Ukrainian orphans. Soon after her six-week visit, they decided to adopt her and had just finalized the adoption in the Ukrainian courts and were preparing to bring her home when the Russian invasion began. Panicked about Natasha’s safety but unable to reach her, the Petersons coordinated with their adoption service provider, the Department of State, and humanitarian aid organizations on the ground to arrange Natasha’s safe passage across the border into Poland.  

There, the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw facilitated further coordination with the Ukrainian government to verify her identity, final adoption, and eligibility to immigrate to the United States. Natasha is safely home with her new family, who are ensuring she receives the love and care needed to overcome her traumatic experiences during her evacuation from Ukraine.   

While Natasha’s story may sound unique, it is the type of challenge my colleagues and I face every day. 

As the Special Advisor for Children’s Issues in the Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, I have the privilege of focusing on two critical issues: International Parental Child Abduction, and Intercountry Adoption. I work closely with the Office of Children’s Issues (CA/OCS/CI), which serves as the U.S. Central Authority for the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction, as well as the 1993 Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.  Together, we develop strategies to encourage countries’ accession to both conventions and implement them fully and effectively. CA/OCS/CI also handles parental abductions and adoption policies in countries that have not yet joined the Conventions, or with which the U.S. has not yet partnered. The challenges inherent in each issue are different, the stakeholders are different, and the tools and resources at our disposal are different—but the focus on the protection of vulnerable children is the same. And for both issues, diplomacy is a critical aspect of promoting that protection.