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Hopscotch accepts applicants with no Armenian heritage.
Hopscotch is now providing home study, education and post placement services for New York and North Carolina residents. Contact Hopscotch for more details. "Robin and her team in Armenia will care for your family from beginning to end."
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Armenia Adopting: Children and Infant Available
In our Armenia adoption program, the children range in age from birth to 12 years. Referrals are made after a 3 month government registry period has expired. Children or infants abandoned at birth must remain on a government registration for a period of 6 months. Armenia adopting infants or children are made known and referred by the Ministry of Social Services. Eligible Armenian children to adopt reside in orphanages and the care is noted as good with regular growth and developmental updates provided.
Eligible Applicants
Married couples and single women of any heritage or mainstream faith are eligible to apply for healthy infants or other healthy children as well. In in our Armenia adopting program, twins, siblings or single children can be adopted, but two unrelated children cannot through this program. Applicant family size should be no more than 2-3 children presently in the home. While there is no law requiring a specific income for an applicant family, speak to Hopscotch further about this PM committee bias to learn more.
Program & Process
Important: Since the implementation of the Hague Inter-country Adoption Treaty, the following timelines are only estimates, and are subject to change without notice, as the newly designated Armenian Central Authority lacks experience in processing Hague Convention Country cases.
Upon collection of required documents, your completed dossier is sent to Armenia and translated into Eastern Armenian. Your dossier is hand-delivered to the special committee on adoptions under the government of Armenia’s Prime Minister’s (PM) office. The first PM approval takes approximately 3-4 months, or more.
Upon the first approval, the client family is eligible for a referral. The wait for a referral varies depending on the criteria of children you feel best prepared to parent and can be discussed on a case by case basis. Once the child is identified, brief information will be provided about the child’s health. Your referral will consist of three to five photographs plus a brief medical and social history (if available).
An official acceptance take place when your referral has been evaluated by an International Adoption Specialist or other medically experienced service provider. Upon acceptance of your referral, one parent may wish to make a four business day trip to Armenia to file acceptance papers within the Municipality where the child resides. This trip is optional.
Next, the child’s documents and your dossier begin the final approval process. This process takes approximately 3-5 months, or more. Finally, your case returns to the PM office for a final approval. This process takes between 1-2 months. Once your final PM approval has been obtained, you will be then notified to travel to Armenia to begin the process of completing your adoption.
Upon notification of your final PM approval, approximately 2 weeks later, you may travel to Armenia to attend court. If married and only one parent travels, a Power of Attorney is provided. There is a 30-day wait following court. The judge may take 1-7 days to issue a favorable opinion and only then will the 30-day wait period begin. After the 30-day wait, the court decree is issued. The judge may also take an additional 1-7 days to issue the court decree. Once the decree is obtained, the finalization process will begin and conclude in approximately 9-11 days.
Should the family choose to make only one trip to Armenia, once they attend court, the family should anticipate a stay in Armenia of 56-58 days or 2 shorter trips of 4 business days and 9-11 additional days after the court decree is issued.
You will be met at the airport by our in-country team and reside in a private host apartment. You will be assisted every step of the way with an English-speaking representative. In-country services include a private apartment, transportation, nanny, translator and all necessary appointments made on your behalf. Sightseeing is optional, but we hope you take full advantage of coming to know and love Armenia.
The Country
The ancient and historically significant country of Armenia borders Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia and Turkey. The climate is similar to the southeastern section of the United States. The terrain is rocky and dry, as evidenced by the architecture and striking structural use of stone. Armenia is the first nation to adopt Christianity as the national faith. The primary Church is the Armenian Apostolic Church. Armenians are physically beautiful people with creamy fair to dark olive complexion, dark hair and dark eyes.
Fees
Contact Hopscotch Adoptions directly to request a fee schedule.
Recommended Reading
For Children
A Weave of Words: An Armenian Tale—Robert D. San Souci & Raul Colon
The Contest: An Armenian Folktale—Nonny Hogrogian
The Golden Bracelet—David Kherdian & Nonny Horogian
Drop of Honey—Djemma Bider, Armen Kojoyian
General
A Century in Central New York—Arpena Mesrobian
Three Apples Fell From Heaven—Micheline Aharonian
Black Dog of Fate: An American Son Uncovers His Armenian Past—Peter Balakian
The Road From Home: A True Story of Courage, Survival and Hope— David Kherdian
Armenia: Portraits of Survival and Hope—Donald E. Miller, Lorna Touryan Miller & Jerry Bernt
Edge of Time: Traveling in Armenia and Karabagh—Matthew Karanian & Robert Kurkjian
Armenia: The Bradt Travel Guide—Nicholas Holding
Armenia: A Rugged Land, an Enduring People—Lucine Kasbarian
Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan—Tom Masters, Richard Plunkett
The Stone Garden Guide: Armenia and Karabagh—Matthew Karanian, et al
Armenian Newspapers in English