Marshall Islands (RMI) Adoption
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This program is: open
As of March, 2004, only one U.S. adoption agency has been selected and licensed by the Marshallese government to facilitate international adoptions between the Marshall Islands (RMI) and the United States: Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services. (Adoption Act of 2002, P.L. 2002-64). In 2008, U.S. citizens adopted approximately 6 children from the Marshall Islands.
View all Marshall Islands adoption agencies in the Adoption Directory or choose another country.
View all Marshall Islands adoption agencies in the Adoption Directory or choose another country.
See other Marshall Islands Adoption Agencies.
Travel required: Yes; both travel initially and one parent must remain to complete the procedures, approx. 3 weeks.
Convention Country?: No.
Singles accepted: Women on a case-by-case basis.
Other: By law, all adoptions are open adoptions with ongoing contact between the birth family and the child.
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