Poland, the Central Authority reduced to 2 authorized centers for international adoptions (AiBi)

Date: 19/01/17

Poland, the Central Authority reduced to 2 authorized centers for international adoptions

PolandStill difficulties in the world of adoption. Poland comes in fact the decision of the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy of r idurre to two the number of Polish centers accredited to handle the procedures for international adoptions . The ministry, which is also the central authority for international adoptions in Warsaw, issued its notice in the Official Gazette of the Government on Tuesday 17 January. The news on its website the US Department of State , US Central Authority.

The only centers authorized by the Polish government to handle international adoptions are now the Diocesan Center for Adoption , based in Sosnowiec, and the Catholic Center for Adoption , based in Warsaw.

Conversely, the Children's Friends Society and the TPD Public Adoption Center, both located in the capital, are no longer allowed to operate in the field of international adoptions.

As understood by the US Department of State, that the Polish Ministry decision will have repercussions on the entire BUSINESS actually adopted in the world under the Hague Convention, and not only on the adoption procedures initiated between Poland and the United States.

The US embassy in Warsaw is thus in communication with the Ministry of the Polish Family, Labour and Social Policy to clarify what are the applicable requirements, both for the future adoptive practices for cases already pending. The State Department, meanwhile, assures users of its constant monitoring of the situation and guarantees its commitment to promptly publish new information on developments.