Mali
November 26, 2012
Notice: New Malian Law Potentially Restricts Intercountry Adoptions
In December 2011, the Malian National Assembly passed a new Code of
Person and the Family. The Code includes a provision that could be
interpreted to mean that only Malian nationals would be allowed to
complete intercountry adoptions of Malian children. While the Malian
Presidency did not issue a decree that the law is in effect, the U.S.
Embassy in Bamako notes that some local officials and judges are
applying the law. U.S. prospective adoptive parents who are adopting
from Mali may encounter delays because of the confusion about the Code.Notice: New Malian Law Potentially Restricts Intercountry Adoptions
The U.S. Embassy in Bamako is seeking clarification from the Malian central authority, Direction Nationale de l’Enfant et de la Famille, on when the law will take effect and whether the relevant provision would prevent U.S. citizens who are not also Malian nationals from adopting from Mali. We encourage adoption service providers and prospective adoptive parents considering initiating new adoptions from Mali to refrain from starting the process until further information is available.
The Department of State will provide updated information on adoption.state.gov as it becomes available. If you have any questions about this notice, please contact the Office of Children’s Issues at 1-888-407-4747 within the United States, or 202-501-4444 from outside the United States. Email inquiries may be directed to AdoptionUSCA@state.gov.
http://adoption.state.gov/country_information/country_specific_alerts_notices.php?alert_notice_type=notices&alert_notice_file=mali_1
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~ What All Adoptions Deserve.
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