«In my specific case, it was not really the fact that I was unable to find an alternative option... It was actually a deliberate choice to... share with them those days, and also an opportunity to meet
other children from other countries and... get trained in using their English,» he says.
The refusal to accede to the Hague Convention or enter into any bilateral arrangements concerning the return of abducted children constitutes an extremely strong red flag that a country does not consider the abduction
of children from other countries to be a serious matter, that it does not comply with international norms concerning international child abduction, and that it is most unlikely to follow a foreign court's orders concerning either custody or visitation.
Beginning on Friday, the sponsors will be contacted individually, at the rate of 2,500 per day, and asked to transfer their sponsorships from Indian children to
children from other countries.»
Does this mean Chinese children have a lower incidence of RAD than
children from other countries?
In the meantime, other American families are adopting at least 50,000 children inside the United States and more than 10,000
children from other countries every year.
Cases with an international element are increasingly likely to attract attention from abroad, with the potential for increasing litigation, particularly with the increasing number of parents and
children from other countries being involved in care proceedings - so watch this space.