Where and how to adopt a child?
Internet portals in Russia and Ukraine provide information on children prepared for adoption and guardianship. Also, information about abandoned kids can be found in the House of Baby. But no one will give you reliable information about the health and relatives of the child, and even less will not allow you to communicate if you do not have documents for adoption.
Before you look for your "own" child and adopt it in Ukraine and in the Russian Federation, you need to know if a potential adopter falls into the category of persons who obviously should not start doing this. It:
- persons convicted of a serious crime, who have served or not served a sentence;
- people who suffer from alcohol and drug addiction;
- mentally ill and unbalanced persons, and if they live together with the applicant (family members, cohabitants);
- incompetent;
- having diseases from the list provided (AIDS, HIV, tuberculosis, cancer, and some others);
- not having a permanent official income higher than the subsistence minimum;
- people who do not have their own housing or conditions in it are unsatisfactory (after visiting the commission);
- already deprived of parental rights.
How to adopt a child in Russia and Ukraine?
The first step is to contact the local guardianship and trusteeship authority. They will provide the necessary list of documents that need to be collected in order to be registered as an adoptive parent. Its list includes:
- Copies and originals of passports of adoptive parents.
- Application for adoption of a child.
- Certificate with the conclusion of medical examination.
- Income statement for the last year or declaration.
- Extract-characteristics from the place of work.
- A copy of the ownership of the dwelling.
- Help from the police on the absence of a criminal record.
After the documents are accepted to the applicant, a commission of several people comes and examines the housing in which the child will live. It is not necessary for him to have a separate room, the main thing is to have a place for a children's bed, a desk and a locker with clothes.
If the condition of the premises was considered unsatisfactory, then it is recommended to complete (repair) the repair, and afterwards to invite the commission again. Another source of stumbling may be income. If it is below the established level, then the adopter is refused registration. But from this there is a way out - you can declare your annual unofficial income, pay the tax and get the appropriate certificate.
After all the documents have been examined, two weeks later the applicant for adoption is notified of the result. If he is registered, then you can start looking for a child (children). As soon as the baby is picked up, a document is issued by the guardianship, allowing future parents to see the child and conduct an independent medical examination of his health.
How to adopt a single woman (male)?
For some time now, the restriction on adoption by the family has been lifted, and now a single, non-family person can take the child. This will require all the same references and documents as for adoption by a married couple.
How can you adopt a newborn baby?
If there is no queue for newborns in the area, potential adoptive parents, if they already have a positive response to care, and they are on guardianship account, can adopt a child from the hospital, which the mother has officially refused. Unfortunately, such cases are rare and women drop out of babies without proper documents.
So, such a child can not be adopted until the biological mother is deprived of the rights. This can take a very long time. To speed things up, parents are recommended to first establish custody of the baby and at the same time prepare documents for adoption.
How to adopt an adult child?
There are cases when it is necessary to establish an official family relationship between parents and an adult child. These can be as originally related relationships (parents were separated from the child from birth), or they are uncles and aunts who for legal reasons, more often, concerning the inheritance, want to make the relative full.
Also absolutely adult people can be adopted at any age. In this case, all the above documents must be accompanied by a written statement of the adult about his consent, which is notarized.