Angelina Jolie is under Vietnamese adoption rules · 2007-03-03 16:34
Angelina Jolie has filed papers to adopt a Vietnamese urchin boy. And celebrity has its privileges. For Jolie, that means having both U.S. and Vietnamese officials look the other way.
According to New York Post, she filed for adoption as a single parent even though she lives with boyfriend Brad Pitt, who is the adoptive father of Jolie’s Cambodian son, Maddox, and Ethiopian daughter, Zahara, as well as the biological father of their daughter, Shiloh.
The State Department says it abides by Vietnamese rules when it comes to adoptions there. But, “This is a clear contradiction of Vietnamese law, and such situations would not be allowed for other couples,” said Tatiana Beams, an international adoption advocate. “Most co-habitating couples who try to adopt as a single parent are either turned away from agencies or face difficulties.”
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