Expanding Your Family
through International Adoption
As a Hague Accredited agency, Hope Cottage can help you navigate the unfamiliar waters of international adoption as you consider adopting a child from another country.
While all adoption is ultimately about providing a healthy home and a positive future for a child who has neither, international adoption differs in the more complex cultural and legal considerations involved. If you have questions or concerns about the process or even just how to get started, keep in mind we'll do all that we can to ensure your international adoption goes as smoothly as possible.
Putting Our Experience to Work for You
Throughout the adoption process, Hope Cottage is closely monitoring adoption law in all countries where we help facilitate adoptions (whether we operate our own programs there or work with other American adoption agencies). This gives you confidence as a prospective parent that you have all the information needed to make an informed decision.
Other compelling reasons to trust Hope Cottage with your international adoption include:
- Our 85+ year history of ethical adoption practice in the Dallas area.
- Our membership in the Joint Council on International Children's Services (JCICS), a national organization of agencies working together to deliver professional adoption services with integrity, honesty and transparency.
- Hope Cottage is Hague Accredited
- Our knowledgeable, compassionate and experienced staff who will personally assist you throughout your adoption journey, regardless of which country you adopt from.
- Ongoing training and support services for families of international children.
- Regular staff interaction to increase your comfort levels and familiarity with Hope Cottage.
- Introductions to other families currently in the program or to those already parenting internationally adopted children.
Supporting Families Outside North Texas
At this time, we canot assist families who live outside of the State of Texas. We can, however, work with families who live outside of the North Texas area and are adopting from Non-Hague countries. For a list of Hague Member Nations, please click here.
Supporting Families Who Adopt Elsewhere
There are many children available for adoption from countries other than those preiously listed (i.e. Ethiopia, Nigeria,Liberia, Kazakhstan, etc.) Hope Cottage can assist Texas Families who want to adopt from almost any country as long as the family has identified a placing agency to work with. We will provide your local support services, including home study, education, assistance with USCIS, and post-adoption/post placement reports.
In addition, we work with families adopting from other countries to fulfill Post-Adoption Services needs. We've even helped families who move to Texas during an international adoption. Our staff is ready to step in at any time and take over the adoption process to help ease the stress caused by moving and adopting.
Regardless of the country of origin of your child, contact with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is necessary. Let our knowledgeable staff assist you with the USCIS application process and manage any other connections required by the orphan officers of the district offices in Texas.
If you have questions about other countries currently open to International Adoption or about the adoption process, please contact us.