President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has lifted the moratorium placed on child adoptions in Liberia and directed that the laws, regulations, and standard operating procedures for adoption be strictly adhered to. According to an Executive Mansion release, the government has amended the Domestic Relations Law, which explicitly includes processes for inter-country adoptions.
Government has also put in place Standard Operating Procedures and Accreditation Guidelines with strong safeguard measures for both Domestic and inter-country adoptions. The new Standard Operating Procedures provide for appropriate action and review by the Probate Court and by the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization.
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