Intercountry Adoption and Its Risks: A Guide for Prospective Adopters

The Guide is a tool that takes prospective adoptive parents through the whole procedure, providing them with concrete information on each and every stage. Specifically, all phases are presented through a bipartite structure: on one hand, the signals that PAPs might encounter on their way and that indicate risks for potential malpractice. On the other hand, the danger signals are punctually complemented with the questions that PAPs need to ask themselves, the central authorities or their accredited body to avoid risks. Through this practical approach, the booklet provides parents with concrete advice on what to expect throughout the process, and it concurrently offers them the possibility to acquire a correct perspective, the “protection angle” that is needed to ensure that intercountry adoption takes place solely in the child’s best interest.