OlderAngelina Files Vietnam Adoption Papers
The Associated Press just published that Angelina Jolie will be adopting her next child from Vietnam with her partner Brad Pitt. (It was reported by US Weekly last month.)
According to Vu Duc Long, the director of Vietnam’s International Adoption Agency, Angie has tfiled papers to adopt a Vietnamese child, the country’s top adoption official said Friday.
Said Long, “She just filed the papers this week.”
“We consider her like any other American who wants to adopt children from Vietnam. She is not yet married so the file was from her individually. It will take a few months for us to consider this,” he added.
A source close to Angie said, “The process began shortly after Shiloh was born. It has been a long process and she is now simply waiting for further information.”
Brad and Angie have three children — Maddox, 5, Zahara, 2, and Shiloh, 9 months.
Maddox was adopted from Cambodia, Zahara was born adopted from Ethiopia, and baby Shiloh was born to the couple in Namibia.
Brad and Angie spent Thanksgiving in Vietnam, where they visited the Tam Binh orphanage, on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City. Thanks, NM!
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I googled Vietnam adoption law requirements and here is what they said.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS:
According to the Vietnamese “Law on Marriage and the Family,” adoptive parents must be at least 20 years older than the children they wish to adopt. Only one single person or one married couple may adopt. S/he or they must meet all of the following requirements: have not had their parental rights restricted by authorities, have good ethical qualities, and have the capacity to care for, support, and educate the adoptive child. If married, both persons must meet all requirements. Children up to and including the age of 15 can be adopted. Under Vietnamese law, a child over age nine must consent in writing to his/her adoption.
Civil Status of Prospective Adoptive Parents:
Vietnam law permits adoption by married couples (one man, one woman) and single heterosexual persons. Vietnam law prohibits homosexual individuals or couples from adopting Vietnamese children.
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Layla Says:
March 2nd, 2007 at 9:16 am - flag comment
That being said, how can you give a 3 babies under the age of 2 the attention that they need? And I’m not talking about someone changing nappies and preparing bottles, I mean the 1 on 1 that the child needs with its parents.
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Why don’t you pose the same question to Heidi Klum and Seal, who now have 3 children under the age of 3? Or do they not count because all of them came out of Heidi’s cooch?
Aleezy Says:
March 2nd, 2007 at 8:56 am - flag comment
Angie’s going a bit wild on the ol’adoption. She needs to chill it a bit, nothing worse than recreating a boarding school at home. Inadequate attention t oeach child is definately going to affect self esteem and personalities. She needs to thin about that before she starts churning out wackos. Brad just follows her wishes, he’s such a puppy, needs to be castrated since she’s obviously the one with the balls…
Well, in that case Steven Speilburg and his wife Kate a bit wild also as they have a large family. At the time they adopted there last child Kate was pregnant, the two are months apart, she actually had all the other children and two babies at the same time. But all the children or loved and the older ones are teenagers by now and we never hear of them partying or getting pulled over for DUI’s. They appear a healthy and happy family. Denzel and his wife Paula have 5 children and they seem to be a really happy family. Brad wants a big family Angie doesn’t mind giving that to him. She doesn’t mind working less to build there family. Her only requirement is that if they are going to have a big family they are not still having kids ten years from now. Which is responible, have the children, and get on with the business of being a family.
THIS NEWS IS AT PEOPLES.COM
Thanks Jared for the new thread. I am happy for them. I think this child will be a little boy, younger than Madd but older than Zee
der adopting and anjie is pregnant right now…..fanistons wer are you?
POST ON THE NEW TOPIC!!!
hey hey Says:
March 2nd, 2007 at 9:33 am - flag comment
To all those who keep complaining that it is too soon, Shiloh is too young, each child will not receive proper attention blah blah blah … hope to meet you in Heidi Klum’s thread (she has had three pregnancies in three years) or Britney’s (we know how her first son celebrated his birthday a few days after she gave birth to the second one) …. and I hope to see YOU BASHING THEM TOO. If not, then STFU.
While pregnant with her last baby Heidi Klum said they want a FEW more children. I would expect her to be pregnant again before the end of the year.
Sweet news. I’m happy for them.
To the People who have a problem with this….
What about parents with TWINS, TRIPLETS and QUADRUPLETS? How do they manage? How have they managed? Where do you GET OFF judging other people’s parenting plans? Who died and made you the parenting police. Honestly do you people even think at all?
You have a different rules for everyone else and one for BP & AJ? I didn’t see this much hoopla over Julia Roberts having twins under 3 and being pregnant again or Heidi Klum having babies under 3 years old. I guess it’s okay….since they birthed their own children but this is adoption….adoption that’s probably gonna take another 6-9months you dolts, then it’s a big issue. I wish for your sakes, you’d stop typing because you only expose how very ignorant you are.
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sam Says:
March 2nd, 2007 at 9:26 am - flag comment
Just wondering, not trying to be rude, but why do you think that Angie applies and not Brad. I mean not together as they can’t because they are not married. But why doesn’t Brad apply this time and be the main one to adopt? I realize that the child will live with both of them once it comes home, however I know that Angie has talked about the process and what it is like to go through. Don’t you think that this would be interesting for Brad to do? It would be a great example to other fathers out there showing them that adopting as a man is a good idea.
I am sure they have considered all the angles but I’m thinking in foreign countries it maybe a lot more red tape for a man to adopt as a single parent than a women as a lot of countries have very primitive ideas about the roles of women and men.
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Just Remember Says:
March 2nd, 2007 at 9:40 am
I understand you believe this forum is (in your words) Angie and Brad territory, but a blog is a blog and everyone, no matter who you are or what your opinion may be is welcome to comment.
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Actually, you’re wrong.
A blog is like a piece of PROPERTY and it’s OWNER can declare anyone on it a TRESSPASSER and delete their comments if they don’t agree.like them.
The “freedom of speech” is up to the owner of the blog.
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Peaches Says:
March 2nd, 2007 at 10:18 am - flag commentI am sure they have considered all the angles but I’m thinking in foreign countries it maybe a lot more red tape for a man to adopt as a single parent than a women as a lot of countries have very primitive ideas about the roles of women and men.
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That’s right !!! specially in a more conservative Asian country.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20013922,00.html
I think AJ and BP should get married if they are going to have this wonderful family. It seems odd to me that she would adopt alone after they have had their own biological child……I look at my husband and I and our kids and I could not imagine being not married and having more kids after the birth of our others. Something is not right between these two if the adoption is true.
Vietnam’s International Adoption Agency confirmed today that Angelina Jolie has filed papers to adopt from the country. But you knew that already, didn’t you? (A little gloat ahead, consider yourself warned). Because despite denials issued earlier this year, I was the first to report way back on January 25th that documents were submitted to the US Consulate several weeks ago, and although the “official” word indicates that the filing only occurred this week, my sources insist the adoption has been in the works for months, that all parties involved knew further denials would be futile and chose instead to make the announcement now to avoid any embarrassment down the road.
As for why the child is to be adopted under her name only, reports indicate that Vietnamese adoption regulations specify that adoption can only be granted to single parents or married couples. Since Brad and Angelina have yet to marry and since she has already been through the process with Maddox and Zahara respectively, it was a no brainer to do the same this time. Still trying to confirm when the child will official join his/her new family (most believe it’s a boy by choice to relate to Maddox but if proper Vietnamese adoption procedures were followed, the choice of sex would not have been up to them – a procedure put in place to prevent baby “shopping” with all children matched at the federal agency in Vietnam which is actually linked to the country’s department of justice, thank you GC!) but I’m hearing still a while yet, earliest April…IF proper protocol is observed. Will keep you posted.
As for rumours that Angelina moved on this without Brad’s blessing – total rubbish. She hasn’t had an agent for an eternity, she’s been keeping work super super light committing to the bare minimum, if anything, and settling in NOLA has provided the stability they need for at least a year.
http://www.laineygossip.com/ArticleList.aspx
Although I’m a big fan of Pitt/Jolie, I have to disagree with one of the comments made about TMZ having a reputation for concocting stories. It is quite the opposite in fact, they’re one of the respected tabloids and known for unearthing the true version.
As for the fact that she filed as a “single mother”, it’s not trying to stir things up, it’s a fact. I’m unsure as to the questions one receives during the adoption process but nevertheless, the things that TMZ reported are the truth.
I adopted from Vietnam as a single mom and I lived with my male partner then and I still do. We are together ten years now and have three kids, all of which I adopted as a single mom while living with my guy.
Brad will just likely adopt the child when he is back in the states. If they got married they’d have to wait more than a year to even file, as countries want you to have been married for some time.
Can I just say I told you all that this was happening weeks ago?
I am so happy for Mad; he will have a brother close to him in age.
The owner of the blog doesn’t usually delete comments that don’t agree with him, such as if someone doesn’t like Pitt’s movies. Actually, the majority of posts that are deleted are ones that contain obscene remarks or vulgarity. I sincerely cannot recall someones comments being deleted because they were on a BP/AJ post and someone said they didn’t like his movie, or didn’t like her for whatever reason. So no, I’m sorry, but I’m another that doesn’t agree with you. If someone is expressing their opinion in an honest, intelligent, respectful way, more power to them, whether they agree with me or not but I’m not going to watch them get “chewed up and spit out” because of it. Now, if someone is being awful and ugly, yeah, report it to Jared and have their comments tossed or simply ignore them. Jared also makes money off of the advertisers and can’t get everyone upset by deleting their opinions simply because he doesn’t agree with them. That would e bad for business.
People.com has the Brad/Shiloh pic now :D
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J.H. Says:
March 2nd, 2007 at 10:44 am - flag comment
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Do you know that they adopted Zahara together but only Angelina’s name was on the adoption papers? They cannot file adoption papers together because THEY ARE NOT MARRIED. Angie is filing using her name only then Brad will adopt the kid just the same way Zahara and Maddox were adopted by Brad. This will probably happen for ALL their future adoptions if they never get married.
because her mother recently passed? wow 4 kids in just about 2 years of being together. has to be some what difficult.
evrybody hi
god bless angie , several children are orphans and need a good life , even if angie have shiloh , she don’t forgot another child and it amazing thing. haters you love angie , i know that , because you comment evrytime JJ send a new pics. haters you love angie so much and i love this. GOD BLESS BRANGELINA AND THEIR 4 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
P.S. I bet they’ll have their boy home before summer, since Vietnam is moving really fast these days. I wonder if they will keep his Vietnamese name, which he will be used to if he is indeed 3 or 4.
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leetle UN Says:
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Lainey said that in Vietnam you can’t choose the sex of the child you want to adopt, it’s that truth?
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