A new process applies to children adopted from countries that are party to the Hague Adoption Convention.

Some parents who adopt children from other countries say they are startled to find that their babies arrive ready to use the toilet.

Children adopted from other countries must first obtain a U.S. visa before they can travel or move to the United States.

These options include adopting infants or children from other countries, those with special needs or older children.

I am deeply concerned about the potential problems facing individuals seeking to adopt orphaned children from countries that are not members of the Hague Convention.

As a result, the biggest increase in adoptions has been children adopted from other countries.

With Mira, Mya and many of the other children adopted from foreign countries, the outcomes have been better than their adoptive parents even dreamed.

Mya is a healthy, happy and well-adjusted child, who counts among her school friends several other children adopted from other countries.

I say this because the EU needs to adopt legislation on origin markings for certain goods from third countries.

Last year, Americans adopted 11,340 children from foreign countries, more than twice the number adopted two decades ago.