HAITI ADOPTIONS
Haiti is a signatory to The Hague Adoption Convention.
The Haiti Hague Central Authority has accredited Sunrise to assist with finding families for children.
We are currently only accepting applications for residents of Alberta.
The Parents
The eligibility criteria to adopt from Haiti are:
Single applicants and couples who are married or in a common law relationship;
Unfortunately, same-gender couples are not permitted to adopt at this time;
If you are a couple, you must have been married for at least five years or have lived together in a common law relationship for five years;
At least one parent must be over 30 years old (if in a couple) and both parents must be under 50 years old;
A single applicant must be between 35 - 50 years old at the time of proposal;
There is no limit to how many children are already in the family home provided they can provide for the newly adopted child (ren);
Applicants must be in good physical and mental health;
Applicants must complete a psychological evaluation;
Applicants must have no criminal record;
Applicants must be in a good financial situation; and
Not currently using cannabis.
The Children
The children available for adoption in Haiti include children ranging from 2 years old to 15 years old at time of referral and “hard to match” children including siblings and children with mild to severe needs of all ages are available. Referral information for the children includes photographs, medical and social history of the child and biological family, if known. Sibling groups are common.
Adoption referrals in Haiti are made by a committee of the Haitian Central Authority. Families can be referred a child who is legally available for adoption, and who reside in an orphanage in Haiti that has been licensed to perform adoptions.
All of the children in Haiti will have suffered trauma and loss. The political and civil situation in Haiti is precarious and most children are aware of or have lived through situations of food scarcity, earthquakes, floods and violence.
Adoption Completion
An adoption from Haiti can take many years and you must travel to Haiti at the time of placement. Adoptions from Haiti are completed in Haiti prior to the placement of the child with the adoptive parents.
Relative Adoptions
Sunrise also facilitates relative adoptions (the adoption of a child related to you) from Haiti.