TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 30, 2024

Gov. Bill Lee on Dec. 18 led a bipartisan coalition of 33 governors, urging President Joe Biden to act following a decision earlier this month by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to halt foreign adoptions. According to a press release from the governor's office, the suspension of China’s intercountry adoption program has indefinitely delayed the adoptions of more than 260 children already matched to American families in 44 states, 12 of which are in Tennessee. While the PRC’s decision to cease intercountry adoptions is within its purview, the governors are asking the Chinese government to complete adoptions already in process in accordance with the Hague Convention.