ADOPTION AGENCIES AND ATTORNEYS:

ADOPTION AGENCIES AND ATTORNEYS: There are no officially accredited international adoption agencies in Hungary.  However, there are U.S. adoption agencies registered with the Ministry of Youth, Family and Social Affairs.  Local authorities prefer to work with the registered and known agencies.  Prospective adoptive parents must work directly with the Child and Youth Protection Institute (GYIVI) in the Hungarian county where the child is residing.  The Embassy usually advises adoptive parents to seek the assistance of a U.S. adoption agency or a lawyer with experience in intercountry adoptions from Hungary if no friends or relatives are available to help in Hungary in the complex adoption process.  Please contact the Ministry of Youth, Family and Social Affairs for information on which U.S> adoption agencies are authorized to work in Hungary.

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