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Vermont Judge to Complete Adoption Online

A Vermont adoption agency is using Skype, an Internet-based communication program, to complete an out-of-state adoption.

A Dec. 7 article on the website boston.com provided the following details about the innovative effort:
The Lund Family Center will use Skype computer software, which will allow the out-of-state family and child to participate in the legal proceeding through a Web cam.

A judge will preside over the event on Monday from St. Albans while the child, family and relatives participate from their home, out-of-state.

The nine-year-old girl, who was in foster care in Vermont for two years, already has been placed with the family. But they thought it could have been traumatic for her to return to Vermont so officials set up the Internet adoption.

Labels: adoption_agencies, technology, internet

Posted By: Aspen/CRC

Comments:

Aspen Education Group on 2/22/2010
What a great story! We wish you and your family health and happiness!
Anonymous on 12/18/2009
This was our adoption! Im so grateful to Judge Bruce for doing this. It was so much more personal than adoption by mail or via the telephone. It allowed our daughter to participate in the ceremony while at the same time being surrounded by family. This would nt ave been possible f we had to travel 900 miles for the hearing. I hope more people will be given this option.