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Program Fees and Documents - Adoption Center of Illinois

First Step

The first step for all ACI programs is submitting an Application with the Program Phase I fee. Please review our Adoption Programs Overview and Fee Structure prior to completing the Application.

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Adoption Programs Overview and Fees

Home Study Only (HSO) Program

ACI can complete a Home Study (Domestic or International) for Illinois prospective adoptive parents who are working with other placing resources (agencies and/or attorneys). Our agency’s HSO Program for International Adoption does not include Primary Provider Services. Any family pursuing International Adoption must identify and retain a Primary Provider to oversee their International Adoption.

Phase I Fee: Comprehensive Home Study Services

Services:

• Initial Application Interview
• Orientation
• Home Study
• Adoption Education/Training (classes offered at our agency)
• Up to 5 Post Placements Visits for one child
• Court report
• ICPC (Interstate Placement of Children) for Domestic

All domestic home studies must be updated annually for a $750 fee until placement occurs. All International home studies must be updated when prospective adoptive parents I800A/I600A will be expiring (if prospective adoptive parents have not filed an I800/I600 for a specific child).

Fee due with application: $4,700
Fee for returning ACI applicants: $4,100 

Traditional Adoption Placement (TAP) Program

The total fees for our TAP Program are $38,700 for new applicants and $38,100 for returning ACI applicants. For a breakdown of these fees by phase please use the options below. PLEASE NOTE: Due to low placement activity, at this time, we are not accepting new applications for families to the TAP Program.

Phase I Fee: Comprehensive Home Study Services

Services:

• Initial Application Interview
• Orientation
• Home Study
• Adoption Education/Training (classes offered at our agency)
• Up to 5 Post Placements Visits for one child
• Court report
• FBFA Application (TAP Only)
• ICPC (Interstate Placement of Children)

All domestic home studies must be updated annually for a $750 fee until placement occurs.

Fee due with application: $4,700
Fee for returning ACI applicants: $4,100

Phase II Fee: TAP Program

Services:

• BPs outreach/advertising efforts
• Emergency response service – staff on call 24 hours per day
• Support/feedback in the creation of family profiles
• Presentation of family profiles to Illinois BP’s
• Family profile on our website
• BP expenses paid by agency
• Coordination of post-placement communication plan between APs and BPs

Fee due after acceptance into program: $6,000

Phase III Fee: Placement

Fee due at the time of placement: $28,000

Sibling Placements: When two or more children from the same birth parent(s) are placed at the same time through the TAP program, prospective adoptive parents will pay $42,000 (1.5 full placement fees).

Family Based Financial Aid (TAP Program Only)

Our Board of Directors created the FBFA program to support prospective adoptive parents from a wide range of economic circumstances in pursuing adoption. The FBFA program provides noncash grants to prospective adoptive parents who demonstrate financial need. Need is not determined strictly on an income-based sliding scale. This program takes into account a variety of factors including, but not limited to: household income, assets, age, extenuating circumstances, extraordinary medical expenses, and number of dependents. However, in reviewing financial aid grants awarded over the past 10 years, it is extremely rare that financial aid is awarded when the total household income of the prospective adoptive parents is over $135,000 unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Prospective adoptive parents have the option of applying for FBFA prior to submitting their Phase I fee by submitting a nonrefundable $250 fee payable to Adoption Center of Illinois. Prospective adoptive parents must otherwise apply for FBFA within 60 days of submitting their application and Phase I fee, with no additional FBFA application fee.

FBFA award amounts range from $1,000 to $13,000. If any amount of FBFA is awarded, $1,000 of the total award amount will be applied to Phase II fees. Financial aid grants can only be applied toward the TAP Program Phase II program fee and Phase III placement fee. At the time of placement, your financial aid grant letter will act as cash in your payment of the placement fee. This program is only open to US citizens and US residents.

Agency-Assisted Placement (AAP) Program

The total fees for our AAP Program (excluding BP Expense Fund) are $10,700 for new applicants, $10,100 for returning ACI applicants, and $8,600 for applicants with current Home Study. For a breakdown of these fees by phase please use the options below.

Assessment Only Fee

Services:

• Initial meeting and assessment with expectant parent

Fee: $400 + mileage and travel expenses

Phase I Fee: Comprehensive Home Study Services

Services:

• Initial Application Interview
• Orientation
• Home Study
• Adoption Education/Training (classes offered at our agency)
• Up to 5 Post Placements Visits for one child
• Court report
• ICPC (Interstate Placement of Children)

All domestic home studies must be updated annually for a $750 fee until placement occurs.

Fee due with application: $4,700
Fee for returning ACI applicants: $4,100
Fee for applicants with current Home Study: $2,600 (Fee only applies to applicants who are using another agency to provide home study and post placement services).

Phase II Fee: AAP Program Services and Fees

Services:

• Emergency response service – staff on call 24 hours per day
• Birth Parent counseling services to identified BP(s)
• Coordination of hospital plan
• Management of BP Expense Fund
• Coordination of post-placement communication plan between APs and BPs

Fee due with submission of AAP Program Agreement:

Expectant Parent Counseling Services:  $3,000

Birth Parent Expense Fund: $3,000
These are funds deposited with our agency to be used for BP and related expenses. BP expenses may exceed this amount.

Total: $6,000

Waiting Child Services (WCS) Program

The total fees for our WCS Program are $7,700 for new applicants and $7,100 for returning ACI applicants. Total fees do not include travel expenses. For a breakdown of these fees by phase please use the options below.

Phase I Fee: Comprehensive Home Study Services

Services:

• Initial Application Interview
• Orientation
• Home Study
• Adoption Education/Training (classes offered at our agency)
• Up to 5 Post Placements Visits for one child
• Court report
• ICPC (Interstate Placement of Children)

All domestic home studies must be updated annually for a $750 fee until placement occurs.

Fee due with application: $4,700
Fee for returning ACI applicants: $4,100

Phase II Fee: WCS Program

Services:

• Pre-placement matching assistance
• Obtaining information about available children
• Coordinating process with the sending state
• Child Specific Home Study
• Identifying and locating services that may be needed (i. e. counseling, psychologists)

Fee due after acceptance into program: $3,000

Primary Provider (International Only)

Phase I Fee

Services:

• Initial Consultation with other adoption service providers, in-country attorneys and/or foreign authorities as needed
• Review of any adoption documents already obtained
• Determination of the viability of providing primary provider services
• Includes a $500 Monitoring and Oversight fee that agency will pay directly to IAAME, the accrediting entity, for the adoption of ONE child.
• NOTE: If more than one child is being adopted.  Phase 1 will include an additional $1,000 per child ($500 for each child will be send directly to IAAME for Monitoring and Oversight)

Fee: $3,000

Phase II Fee

Services:

• Ongoing communication and/or supervision of home study service provider, foreign supervised providers, foreign attorneys, foreign and US governmental agencies and Central Authorities.
• Review of all documentation required to verify completion of all six-adoption services in order to allow prospective adoptive parents to apply for visa for child’s entry to United States. Support and assistance with USCIS and Visa application process.

Fee: $3,000

For Illinois Residents: Comprehensive International Home Study Services

Illinois residents may utilize FRC’s Primary Provider services and our International Home Study Services. These two services are independent and separate from one another and require separate fees.

Services:

• Initial Application Interview
• Orientation
• Home Study
• Adoption Education/Training (classes offered at our agency)
• Up to 5 Post Placements Visits for one child
• Court report

All International home studies must be updated when prospective adoptive parents I800A/I600A will be expiring (if prospective adoptive parents have not filed an I800/I600 for a specific child). Home study update fee $750.

Fee due with application: $4,700
Fee for returning ACI applicants: $4,100 

Hague Outgoing Primary Provider (International Only)

Phase I Fee

Services:

• Review of current Home Study and Article 15
• Orientation to the Hague Convention process
• Communication with other adoption service providers (ASPs)
• Determination of the viability of the possible adoption

Fee: $2,500

Phase II Fee

Services:

• Ongoing communication and/or supervision of other ASPs
• Preparation of all required preliminary documents in compliance with the Hague convention.

Fee: $2,500

Phase III Fee: Placement

Services:

• Review and/or preparation of Child Background Study, Birth Parent consents, Article 16 letter, Article 17 letter, post-placement supervision reports, and documentation for Hague Adoption Certificate

Fee: $2,500

Home Study Process and Agreement

If ACI will be completing a Home Study for you, please review the following:

• Home Study Process
• Home Study Services Agreement

ACI Home Study Forms

Once your application is received and payment is processed, you will receive the following forms. Do not complete or submit any of the forms listed below prior to your initial interview.  

• Background Information Form
• Adoptive Home Safety Checklist
• Affidavit of Criminal Conviction and Arrest History Statement
• Fingerprint Applicant Form
• Financial Assessment Form
• Guardianship Plan
• CANTS Form
• CFS 600 Certificate of Child Health Examination
• CFS 604 Medical Evaluation of an Adult in a Foster or Adoptive Home

Financial Resources

• Financial Resources
• Family Based Financial Aid Application

For a comprehensive list of fees for additional services, third-party fees, and our refund policy, please download

New Illinois adoption tax credit eases financial burden on families – Chicago Tribune

Even before they were married, Cory and Christena Estby knew they wanted a big family, including adopting children who needed loving parents.

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As the years passed, the Kankakee County couple went through difficult pregnancies but were thrilled with the birth of their son, then a daughter. Given the challenges Christena faced during childbirth, they decided adoption was the best way to grow their family.

“We liked the idea of offering a home to a child who needed it,” she said. But “we didn’t know how (financially) difficult the journey would be.”

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Like many adoptive families, the Estbys — Cory, a pastor, and Christena, an educator turned stay-at-home mom — were surprised by the high cost of adoption. Experts estimate the average cost is more than $30,000 to adopt one child domestically, and that figure can grow with travel costs in an international adoption.

To offer some relief for adoptive families in Illinois, the state budget passed in May included a tax credit for adoption expenses. Modeled after a similar federal tax credit, Illinois residents can get refunds of up to $5,000 for a child adopted in Illinois, and up to $2,000 for a child adopted outside the state, beginning with 2018 tax filings.

[ READ MORE: Adoption, its uncertainties and how to adjust ]

Like the federal credit, the new state credit is limited to the total amount of state tax owed in a given year; the credit cannot reduce tax liability to less than zero. But the credit can be carried over for up to five years after the adoption is finalized until the credit reaches the full $2,000 or $5,000 amount.

“The governor had a keen interest in helping make adoption more affordable,” said Patty Schuh, a spokeswoman for Gov. Bruce Rauner. “Adoption is an expensive process that can get in the way of giving a child a loving home to grow up in.”

Those who work in adoption and adoptive families say tax credits help offset costs, including fees to adoption agencies and attorneys, and other expenses, including sometimes covering medical or living expenses for expectant mothers. They say it’s a tactic parents may use to raise or recoup the funds they need to bring a child home, in addition to fundraisers and crowdfunding, grants, second jobs, employer adoption benefit programs and borrowing from family and friends.

“Adoption is becoming cost-prohibitive for some families,” added Charles Johnson, president of the Virginia-based nonprofit National Council for Adoption. “And that’s sad.”

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Christena Estby looks on as her son Samuel, 4, drives his brother Josiah, 2, in their toy car and sister Kaleigh, 13, holds the family cat July 12, 2018, outside their home in Grant Park. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)

In the end, adoption costs “can be a couple of months of income to an annual income” for parents, said Brian Murphy, chief operating officer of nonprofit Gift of Adoption Fund, based in the northern suburbs, which provides grants to adoptive families.

Murphy said he’s seen the costs of adoption increase in recent years, due in part to more regulations and laws surrounding adoption, as well as an increase in the time it takes to finalize an adoption. The high cost is a deterrent to middle-income earners who otherwise would be “good families for children,” he said.

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And while “the cost has been going up … there’s as many children (who need parents) as ever,” Murphy said.

At The Cradle, an adoption agency in Evanston, prospective parents have a set $38,900 fee per domestic adoption, which covers fees for social workers who evaluate adoptive parents, counseling for birth mothers and other aspects of an adoption. Even if along the way there are adoptions that don’t go through because a birth mother changes her mind, the adoptive families do not have to pay fees for those services again, said Linda Hageman, executive director of adoption services.

The agency has some subsidized programs where costs are lower, including the adoption of children with special needs, or if an African-American family adopts an African-American child, she said, “because both of those categories are families we need greatly.”

She’s heard of several ways families find the money, and payments are typically spread out over the average two-year waiting period, also making it more affordable.

At some adoption agencies, prospective parents do incur additional costs if an adoption doesn’t work out.

During the four years the Estbys spent waiting for a baby to adopt, the couple had four pending adoptions that didn’t work out.

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The Estby family sit on their front porch in Grant Park, Ill. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)

In one case, the baby was stillborn at 26 weeks. Two other mothers changed their minds before their babies were born. The Estbys were picked a fourth time by a pregnant woman in Ohio, Cory Estby said. When the baby was born, they traveled to see her and hold her, he said, only for the mother to change her mind within the 72-hour window allotted to her.

“That was a tough one,” he said. Not only were they devastated, they had spent about $18,000 “with nothing to show for it.”

“We came home and said, ‘Are we done, or are we going to keep going?’” Cory Estby said. The couple, who lived on a $40,000 annual salary, had already borrowed from family members.

They ultimately decided not to renew their contract with the adoption agency when it came due in about six weeks, she said. But in that time, they received a call: There was a 7-week-old baby boy with muscular dystrophy who needed a home.

They said yes and soon brought their son Samuel home, eventually finalizing the adoption with the help of a grant from the Gift of Adoption Fund. Their total cost up to that point: About $35,000, they said.

To pay money back they had borrowed from their parents, Christena Estby picked up a paper route for about a year to earn extra income. As baby Samuel slept in his car seat, she drove around before dawn delivering newspapers while listening to a money-managing podcast.

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“We were pretty content at that point; our family was complete,” she said.

When Samuel was about 18 months old, they received a call from a social worker. Samuel’s birth mother was pregnant, and wondered if the Estbys would be interested in adopting again. Not long after, they greeted their son Josiah at the hospital. He also has muscular dystrophy.

Because they adopted Samuel’s sibling, they were able to secure another grant to offset additional costs of bringing the new baby home, the couple said. Through careful budgeting and by taking the federal tax credit, they were able to pay back all money borrowed and are back on track financially.

Two years later, the boys — who eventually will be wheelchair-bound — are on medication and in physical therapy but are doing “excellent,” Christena Estby said. “The boys have settled into our family well. They’ve been embraced by our family, our community and our church.”

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Adoption of a child - German Federal Foreign Office

Foreign adoption

Attention! The Russian Federation is not a party to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation with regard to Foreign Adoption (HAÜ). With the entry into force of the German Adoption Assistance Act on April 1, 2021, it became mandatory to conduct a procedure for recognizing and determining the entry into force of the Russian decision on adoption before the German Family Court.

Only so-called assisted adoptions, ie those carried out with the participation and mediation of a German accredited adoption agency, can be recognized. It is possible to confirm the support of the adoption by the authorities of the state of residence of the child and the state of residence of the adoptive parents by presenting a certificate from an intermediary organization dealing with adoption, in accordance with § 2d of the Adoption Law (AdVermiG).

With regard to national adoption, nothing changes with the entry into force of the Law on Assistance in Adoption.

How can I adopt a child, a citizen of the Russian Federation?

If you, being a German citizen, wish to adopt a child from the Russian Federation, you must apply to an accredited intermediary organization dealing with adoption issues. There you will receive advice on the adoption procedure, as well as assistance in the implementation of your intentions.
Please note that, in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation, adoption of children by same-sex couples is not possible.

Your German mission abroad at the place of residence of the child in the Russian Federation will support you by issuing a certificate in Russian, briefly explaining the impact of the adoption of a child on his citizenship from the point of view of German law. Experience shows that Russian courts require the presentation of such a certificate. As a rule, the specified intermediary organization dealing with adoption issues takes care of the submission of documents necessary for the issuance of this certificate, and the issuance itself.

How can my adopted child obtain German citizenship/passport?

According to German law, a child under the age of 18 who is adopted in accordance with German law acquires German citizenship automatically upon adoption.

In the case of adoption proceedings initiated after 04/01/2021, the acquisition of citizenship takes place only after the German family court has declared its recognition.

To enable you and your adopted child to enter Germany before the end of the recognition and citizenship procedure, it is possible to issue a visa upon presentation of a certificate in accordance with § 2d of the Adoption Act with incidental recognition of the adoption decision by the foreign mission.
Please contact the visa office in advance as experience has shown that it may take some time to issue a visa.

Only in cases where it can be shown that the adoption process was initiated by an intermediary agency dealing with adoption, up to 21.04.2021 , after an incidental verification of the adoption decision, a German passport can be issued for entry into the Federal Republic of Germany.

If you plan to enter Germany after the completion of the adoption procedure, please contact the competent foreign mission in advance in order to carry out an incidental verification of the adoption decision. It is usually necessary to submit the following documents:

• decision of the Russian court on adoption (adoption) with a note on the entry into force of this decision with translation
• previous birth certificate of the child before adoption (plain copy)
• new birth certificate of the child after adoption with apostille and translation birth certificates of adoptive parents
• if available, certificates of name change/divorce certificates if the adoptive parents had previous marriages

Please note the following:

• Experience shows that Russian court decisions on the adoption of children by foreign citizens contain somewhat more information than decisions issued to adoptive parents who are Russian citizens. Therefore, when verifying decisions issued by a Russian court to Russian citizens, additional documents may be required.

procedure and legal consequences of adoption, what is needed, conditions, documents, consent of the child, rights and obligations of adoptive parents

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As of the beginning of 2021, 37 thousand children were brought up in Russian orphanages.

In the understanding of many people, "to adopt a child" means to take an orphan from an orphanage. However, from a legal point of view, everything is not so simple. Today in Russia there are several forms of family placement for children, and they are regulated differently by law.

I worked in the guardianship and guardianship authorities for 17 years, 14 of them as a head. In the article I will tell you who and under what conditions has the right to take a child into a family, what documents are required for adoption and how the procedure takes place.

What is adoption of a child

In Russia, there are several forms of placement of orphans and children left without parental care. Federal legislation establishes three main ones: adoption, guardianship and guardianship, foster family. At the regional level, others may be provided, but so far this is only patronage. Briefly describe how they differ from each other.

Custody and guardianship. The most common form of placement for children: often used as an intermediate step on the path to adoption.

Guardianship Act

Guardianship is established for children under 14 years of age, and guardianship for minors from 14 to 18 years of age. Guardians and trustees have all the rights and obligations of a legal representative in matters of upbringing, education, maintenance of the child and responsibility for him.

Unlike a guardian, a guardian is liable for harm caused by a ward. He is also obliged to make all transactions on behalf of the ward, except for those that the child can conclude personally: for example, these are donation transactions when a minor receives some thing or money as a gift.

Art. 1073, paragraph 2 of Art. 26 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation

The trustee usually must give consent to the transactions of the ward, with a few exceptions: for example, minors aged 14 to 18 years have the right to independently manage their income or make small household transactions.

Art. 12.1 of the Federal Law on state benefits to citizens with children

p. 3 art. 38.1 of the Social Code of the Belgorod Region

Monthly allowance is paid to the guardian and trustee for the maintenance of an orphan child. Its size depends on the region: for example, in the Belgorod region, where I live, in 2022 the allowance is 10,310 R.

In addition, guardians are entitled to a one-time payment from the federal budget - 22,472.77 RUR. This amount is set for all guardians from the Russian Federation, regardless of place of residence.

Lump-sum allowance upon transfer of a child for upbringing to a family

If a child is brought up by a guardian or guardian, the biological parents are not released from the obligation to support him and must monthly transfer alimony to his personal account: the amount of alimony is determined by the court.

Art. 148, paragraph 2 of Art. 71 SK RF

At the same time, the guardian decides whether the biological parents will be able to communicate with the child, but if the child is 10 years old, then his opinion will also be taken into account.

Art. 148.1 SK RF

Foster family. This form of arrangement is similar to guardianship, but in addition to child support and a lump sum payment, foster parents also receive remuneration for their work.

Art. 152 SK RF

The amount depends on the region of residence. For example, in 2022 in Moscow it is 18,150 R, and if a family accepts a child with a disability, then the amount of the payment will be higher - 30,885 R.

Clause 2.5.1 of Annex 1 to the Decree of the Government of Moscow on establishing the amount of social payments for 2022

In the Belgorod Region, foster parents are paid 8288 R per month for the first child taken into the family, and for each subsequent adopted child the amount is increased by 20%. If a family accepts up to four children, the remuneration is paid to one of the parents, five or more children to both. In rural areas, there is still a monthly supplement of 25% of the remuneration due to foster parents. Foster parents have more privileges than guardians: they are provided with a 50% discount on utility bills, fuel, gas, telephone.

item 5 art. 148.1 of the RF IC

Law of the Belgorod Region on Foster Family

Law of the Belgorod Region on Amendments to Article 2 of the Law of the Belgorod Region "On Foster Family"

The seniority can be accrued to both one parent and both - it all depends on who has concluded a civil law contract with guardianship.

Art. 7 Federal Law on compulsory pension insurance

The foster child and biological parents can communicate. Foster parents have the right to prevent this only if communication does not meet the interests of the child.

paragraph 5 of Art. 148.1 SK RF

Patronage . Foster care is a relatively new form of family structure, in which the rights and obligations to protect the rights of children are delimited between the foster caregiver and the guardianship and guardianship authority. Laws supporting patronage have been adopted in 42 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, for example, in Moscow, Vladimir, Kaluga, Ivanovo and Kaliningrad regions.

Laws and regulations on patronage of the Moscow, Vladimir, Kaluga, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad regions shelter.

The child is transferred to foster care under a fixed-term contract. The period of stay in the family is set individually: it can be a short period - up to six months or a long one - over six months. The maximum term is until the minor reaches the age of eighteen.

For a long term, a child is placed in a foster family only if, for some reason, it is impossible to transfer the child to a guardian, trustee or foster family. In this case, the foster family receives a monthly allowance from the state for the maintenance of the child. The amount is similar to that allocated for guardianship and guardianship. But the right to receive a one-time allowance when a child is adopted into a family does not apply to foster parents.

Foster care gives the child the opportunity to prepare for an independent adult life - this is difficult to do in an orphanage. But this form of arrangement has one big drawback - children often become attached to new families and parting with it causes them stress. With all this, the child does not lose touch with the blood family: he can maintain relations with his parents, if they are not deprived of parental rights and do not pose a danger to him, brothers, sisters and other people significant to him.

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Adoption. The Family Code of the Russian Federation considers this form of placement of children a priority: only it allows you to most effectively ensure both the interests of the child and the interests of foster parents.

Adoptive parents completely replace the child's parents. Here there is no such temporary nature of upbringing as in guardianship, guardianship or when transferring a child to a foster family. The state does not provide adoptive parents with any special assistance, with the exception of social support measures established in each subject separately, as well as measures that are provided to all families with children on a general basis.

Adoptive parents can change the child's first and last name. For children under one year old, even the date of birth can be changed, but not more than three months from the actual one. This happens in order to ensure the secrecy of the adoption, as well as for other reasons, if the court considers them valid. In my practice, there was such a case: the spouses raised an adopted boy born on September 8, 2007, and then adopted a girl born on July 25, 2007. The adoptive parents asked the court to change the boy's date of birth to July 25, 2007, so that the children could be considered twins. The court granted the request.

Art. 139 SK RF

art. 155 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

In many regions, adoptive parents receive benefits for an adopted child. To apply for it, you must apply to the guardianship authorities at the place of residence. For example, in the Belgorod region, the amount of the allowance depends on how much money was allocated for the monthly maintenance of a child in an orphanage in the current year, the adoptive parent is entitled to 50% of this amount. And in the Stavropol Territory, a monthly allowance for adoptive parents is not provided, but a lump sum payment is made - 150,000 R.

cl. 1 art. 60 of the social code of the Belgorod region

art. 2 of the Law of the Stavropol Territory on the amount and procedure for assigning a lump-sum allowance to adoptive parents

In Moscow, the monthly compensation payment to persons who have adopted or adopted an orphan child or a child left without parental care in the city of Moscow is:

• 18 937 R for each child from 0 to 12 years old who is not a disabled child;
• 25 249Р for each child from 12 to 18 years old who is not a child with a disability;
• R 31,561 for each disabled child.

Clause 2.9 of Appendix 1 to the Decree of the Government of Moscow on establishing the amount of social payments for 2022

Also, adoptive parents are entitled to a lump sum allowance, which is issued for all forms of family placement. From February 1, 2022, this is 20,472.77 R. But in the case of the adoption of a disabled child, a child over seven years old, as well as children who are brothers or sisters, the allowance will be higher - 156,428.66 R. To receive a payment, you need to apply to the Pension Fund at the place of residence.

Lump-sum allowance when a child is placed in a family for upbringing

What is the difference between the forms of placement of a child in a family

Form	Who is considered the child's parents	What rights do carers have	What are the duties of caregivers	How the state supports child caregivers
Adoption	Adoptive parents	The rights of adoptive parents are identical to those of natural parents	Obligations of adoptive parents are identical to those of blood parents	Adoptive parents receive payments provided by the regional authorities. Also, adoptive parents receive the right to use maternity capital, if it was not used by the birth mother, and all child benefits in accordance with age. A child who at the time of adoption has the right to a pension and benefits due to the death of his parents retains this right after adoption
Guardianship	Blood family	The guardian or custodian has the right to raise the child and act as his legal representative	Guardians and trustees are obliged to take care of the maintenance of the wards, to provide them with care and treatment, to protect their rights and interests. At the same time, biological parents are not released from the obligation to pay alimony	Guardians and custodians receive a one-time allowance upon adoption of a child into a family, allowance for the maintenance of a ward, alimony payments, survivor's pension, if the child is entitled to it
Foster family	Blood family	Similar rights as under guardianship	Similar duties as under guardianship	The foster family receives a one-time allowance for the adoption of a child into a family, a monthly remuneration to the foster parent for the performance of duties and an allowance for the maintenance of a child in the guardian's family, depending on the legislation of the region, benefits for utilities. The period while the child is in the family is counted towards the foster parents in the insurance period
Patronage	Blood family	Determine the daily routine of the pupil, resolve current issues of the pupil's life in accordance with the plan for the protection of the rights of the child and the concluded agreement	Raise a child, protect his rights and legitimate interests, take care of his health and development	The amount of payment for a foster caregiver is determined by a fixed-term employment contract in the region. The monthly payment to foster care providers for the maintenance of an orphan child or a child left without parental care is established by each region separately

Adoption

Who is considered the parents of the child

adoptive parents

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Rights of the adoptive parents are identical to the rights of blood parents

What are the persons ensuring care for child

The obligations of adoptive parents are identical to those of birth parents

How the state supports persons providing care for a child

Adoptive parents receive benefits provided by the regional authorities. Also, adoptive parents receive the right to use maternity capital, if it was not used by the birth mother, and all child benefits in accordance with age. A child who at the time of adoption is entitled to a pension and benefits due to the death of his parents retains this right after adoption

Custody and guardianship

Who is considered the child's parents

Blood family

What rights do caregivers have

A guardian or custodian has the right to raise a child and act as his legal representative.

What are the obligations of persons providing care for a child

Guardians and trustees are obliged to take care of the maintenance of the wards, to provide them with care and treatment, to protect their rights and interests. At the same time, biological parents are not released from the obligation to pay alimony

How the state supports caregivers

Guardians and caregivers receive a one-time allowance for the adoption of a child into a family, support for the maintenance of a ward, alimony payments, survivor's pension, if the child is entitled to it

Foster family

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Blood family

What rights do caregivers have

Similar rights as in guardianship

What are the obligations of persons providing care for a child

Similar obligations as in guardianship and guardianship

How the state supports persons providing care for a child

The foster family receives a one-time allowance when the child is accepted into the family, a monthly remuneration to the adoptive parent for the performance of duties and allowance for the maintenance of a child in the family of the guardian, depending on the legislation of the region, benefits for utilities. The period while the child is in the family is counted towards the foster parents in the insurance period

Foster care

Who is considered the child’s parents

Blood family

What rights do caregivers have

Determine the child’s daily routine, resolve current issues of the child’s life in accordance with the child’s rights protection agreement and plan

What are the responsibilities of persons providing care for a child

Raising a child, protecting his rights and legitimate interests, taking care of his health and development

How the state supports child caregivers

The amount of payment for a foster carer is determined by the region's fixed-term employment contract. Monthly payment to foster care for the maintenance of an orphan or a child left without parental care is established by each region separately

Who can adopt a child

Married couples or single adults can adopt a child: if citizens are not married to each other, they cannot jointly adopt the same child.

Art. 128 SK RF

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation on the approval of the rules for the transfer of children for adoption

Another important condition is that a man or woman must reach the age of majority, and the age difference between the adopter and the child must be at least 16 years. But if the adoptive parents are a married couple, and the age difference is less than the established norm with only one of them, then the guardianship department may, as an exception, give consent.

Other requirements for an adopter:

1. Legal capacity: own and spouse, if any.
2. Absence of a conviction for a grave and especially grave crime.
3. A health condition that allows you to fulfill parental responsibilities: for example, a child will not be allowed to be adopted by patients with tuberculosis or people with disabilities of the first group.
4. Home ownership or rental.
5. Substitute parents have a school leaving certificate.
6. No information about deprivation or restriction of parental rights, cancellation of adoption, removal from the duties of a guardian.

If there are several people who want to adopt a child, his relatives will have the priority right, but taking into account the interests of the adoptee: they are expressed in trusting relationships, attachment to relatives, long-term cohabitation.

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Next, I will tell you what documents future parents will need to collect and how the adoption procedure goes.

Step 1

As a rule, there is an adoption specialist in each district municipality. He can work both at the education department and at the department of social protection of the population: this needs to be clarified in the social protection or education authorities at the place of residence.

In some cities, for example, in St. Petersburg, Vladimir, Krasnoyarsk, special adoption and guardianship centers have been created, where future adoptive parents are assisted in paperwork, passing medical examinations, and selecting children. Such an integrated approach greatly simplifies and speeds up the entire procedure.

Center for Family and Children Assistance, St. Petersburg

Center for the Development of Family Forms of Education, Krasnoyarsk

Center for Psychological, Pedagogical, Medical and Social Assistance, Vladimir

At the first visit, candidates for adoptive parents should simply talk with an employee of the guardianship authority is, in fact, an acquaintance. The task of a specialist is to listen to you, to find out the motive for adoption, to understand how fully you understand the responsibility of such a step, whether your housing, family and material conditions meet the requirements of the law.

The guardian must explain your future rights and obligations in relation to the adopted child, the procedure for the adoption procedure, answer your questions, and issue the necessary forms, referrals and a list of documents. Here it is:

1. A copy of the adopter's marriage certificate, if he is not married, then a copy of the birth certificate: sometimes the court asks for it to see if the adopter's surname has changed.
2. Passport copies.
3. Original and copy of the medical certificate for each of the adoptive parents.
4. Certificate of criminal record or non-conviction.
5. When a child is adopted by one of the spouses, the consent of the other spouse or a document confirming that the spouses have terminated family relations and have not lived together for more than a year.
6. Certificate from the place of work on the position held and salary, or a copy of the income statement or other document confirming the income of the adoptive parent or the family of adoptive parents.
7. Documents confirming the right to use the residential premises or the ownership of the residential premises.
8. Certificate of completion of training for persons wishing to adopt a child left without parental care into their family.
9. Curriculum vitae (needed only for the guardianship authority).

The main part of the documents is required to obtain an opinion from the guardianship authorities on the possibility of being an adoptive parent. Later, they will also be needed to apply for adoption to the court. Documents for the child will be prepared by guardianship officials.

Step 2

I recommend that you start collecting documents from this certificate. Since the request is sent to the Main Information Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a response will have to wait from a week to a month.

An application for issuing a certificate can be filled out at the MFC or independently on the public services portal.

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Step 3

People without serious health problems can take a child from an orphanage.

The list of diseases preventing adoption includes:

1. Tuberculosis - patients of the 2nd and 3rd dispensary groups.
2. Infectious diseases.
3. Mental illnesses.
4. Drug and alcohol addiction, substance abuse.
5. Grade 3 and 4 malignancies.
6. The first group of disability.

List of diseases that make it impossible to adopt a child

A referral form for a medical examination is issued by the guardianship and guardianship authorities along with a list of documents for adoption.

It will not be possible to pass an examination in private clinics: according to the law, only state medical institutions are engaged in this, and free of charge. The medical report will be valid for six months from the date of its approval by the chief physician or the head of the polyclinic.

Procedure for medical examination and conclusion form

What is included in the medical examination - public services website

In particular, the conclusion of each doctor must be certified by the round official seal of the institution.

Step 4

Applicants for adoptive parents must prove to the specialists of guardianship authorities the ability to financially support the child.

To do this, you will need to provide a certificate from the place of work on salary and position or copies of the income declaration certified by the tax office. The certificate is prepared in free form indicating the salary and other payments for 12 months.

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Step 5

CV is only for guardianship. It should reflect the main points of the life path: education, marriages and divorces, labor activity. Based on this information, the specialist judges the stability of the financial and family situation of the candidate for adoptive parents, as well as his experience of communicating with children. An autobiography should not be too voluminous: one or two A4 pages is enough. The document can be either written by hand or printed on a computer.

CV must include:

1. Personal information. Surname, name, patronymic; date and place of birth; information about parents or persons replacing them; information about sisters, brothers, if any; place of permanent registration and address of actual residence, if it differs from the address of registration.
2. Education. Basic education - years of study, school number and city where one is located. Higher education (if any) - years of study, name of the university, specialty.
3. Professional activity. Beginning of work experience - place of work and profession; listing periods of work and the name of employers, positions. The last place of employment is included with an indication of the position and salary; awards or events that positively characterize the candidate.
4. Marital status. Family composition: spouse, children (last name, first name, patronymic, date of birth, occupation). Data on previous marriages and divorces (if any): information about spouses and children born in these marriages; the facts of changing the surname (if any) indicating the reason and the previous surname.
5. Personal hobbies and additional information. Creative, sports, achievements in them; participation in public organizations, volunteer movement, awards and promotions; experience working with children or helping elderly relatives.

It is also necessary to briefly explain the reason for contacting the guardianship department.

Step 6

The list of required documents for adoption includes a certificate of completion of a program of psychological, pedagogical and legal training, or a school for future parents.

Art. 127 SK RF

Only close relatives of the child, namely grandparents, older full and half brothers and sisters, stepfathers and stepmothers, as well as those who are already a guardian, trustee or adoptive parent, can not be trained.

At school, prospective adoptive parents are helped to understand whether they are ready for this serious step and to figure out what form of guardianship is right for them; introduce the legislation, talk about the psychological difficulties that children and adults face both during the period of adaptation and after.

The length of study varies from school to school: a course can last from 56 to 80 academic hours. At the end, a final certification is carried out: after it, future adoptive parents will be issued a certificate of completion of training.

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You can study for free at any school, regardless of the place of registration.

Step 7

When all the documents on the list are collected and transferred to the guardianship authorities, the adoptive parents will be assigned an inspection check of living conditions.

The guardian must inspect the housing and assess whether the child can live there. If other people live in an apartment or house in addition to the adoptive parents, guardianship workers will take an interest in their state of health and the relationship that connects them with the candidates for adoptive parents.

For verification, potential adoptive parents provide:

1. An extract from the USRN confirming the ownership of housing or a contract of social or commercial employment.
2. Information on the number of residents registered in the housing area.

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How to get an extract from the USRN

Adoptive parents are not required to provide any other documents other than the above. The conclusion on the possibility of being a candidate for adoptive parents and registration takes place within ten days after checking the housing conditions.

What should be the place of residence of the adoptive parent. The place of residence of a person wishing to adopt a child does not have to coincide with the place of his registration. But it is necessary to have a permanent registration. If the candidate is renting an apartment, he must provide a lease for more than one year. If living with relatives - a written agreement between them for the right to use.

A room in a hostel or apartment cannot be considered a permanent place of residence, no matter how comfortable it may be.

What should be the living conditions. In order for the child to live safely for his health and development, the living space of the adoptive parent must comply with sanitary standards. The main criterion is the availability of communal amenities: water supply, sewerage, central heating, gas supply, and so on.

Guardianship authorities can evaluate this without involving SES, BTI and other third-party organizations.

There are no federal restrictions on the size of housing for adoptive parents - the issue is at the mercy of the regions. For example, in Moscow, there should be at least 18 m² per person. But even when this rule is not observed, the final decision remains with the court: if the adoption is in the interests of the child, permission can be given to families with a smaller apartment area.

Art. 50 ZhK RF

Law on amendments to the RF IC

Step 8

To select a child, candidates can apply, at their choice, to any municipality in whose territory the orphanage is located, to a regional operator that is in each subject of the Russian Federation or in the Federal Data Bank on orphans and children left without parental care. But the law does not prohibit the independent search for a child in orphanages. You can also search for a child before the candidate receives a conclusion on the possibility of being an adoptive parent, but they will not give a referral to view the child until that moment.

Federal Child Data Bank

When and which child can be adopted. A child who has the status of an orphan, or a child left without parental care, can be adopted at least a day before his majority.

The requirements for adoptive parents do not depend on the age of the child they want to adopt. But if the case concerns a baby, whom the mother abandoned in the maternity hospital, then from her, as a legal representative, an additional statement of consent to adoption will be required.

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What are the health groups of children during adoption. Health groups is a scale that determines the state of the body and the development of the child. This information is provided to adoptive parents by the regional operator of the database of orphans.

There are five health groups:

1. The child is absolutely healthy.
2. Practically healthy children without chronic diseases, but with some functional disorders. For example, children who have had severe and moderate infectious diseases, children with a general delay in physical development without endocrine pathology - short stature, low or overweight. The same group includes frequently ill children and children with noticeable consequences of injuries or operations.
3. Children with mild treatable pathologies and chronic diseases with rare exacerbations, who are in remission at the time of the examination.
4. Children with chronic diseases, injuries or operations that limit the child's life or require supportive care.
5. Children with disabilities.

Pathologies in children are not an obstacle to adoption. However, before you take a child with a complex diagnosis, you need to soberly assess the strengths and capabilities. It is better to consult with specialists in advance on how to organize the process of education. You can also discuss this topic with foster parents whose families have children with similar diagnoses.

In reality, completely healthy orphans are rare. Children of the 1st-2nd health group, as a rule, are babies, who are abandoned in the maternity hospital by very young mothers. Basically, children of the 3rd group are taken to families, and orphans of groups 4-5 more often remain in children's homes.

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How is the meeting with the child. After the child is found, prospective adoptive parents go to the guardianship to which the specific institution belongs or to the operator of the regional data bank through which the information was received, clarify the details and request a referral for a face-to-face visit.

The referral is valid for 10 days, during this time, future parents can see the child one or more times, talk with his caregivers, pediatrician, psychologist. A conversation with the institution's specialists takes place before meeting the child. If, after this conversation, the failed parents turn around and leave, the child will not be traumatized by failure.

The number of referrals issued is not limited by law, that is, the search continues until the future adopter finds "his" child. A child who is ten years old will also have to express his opinion: agree in writing to a family placement or refuse it.

Art. 132 SK RF

At the end of the ten-day period, the candidate for adoptive parents will have to write on the referral one of the words that can radically change their future life: “I refuse” or “I agree”. If it was possible to find contact with the child and the consent in the guardianship authorities was recorded, the next step is to file an application with the court.

Step 9

This is a rather formal process: you need to come to the court during office hours, submit the documents according to the list, get their list in your hands and wait for the notice of acceptance of the case for proceedings, appointment of the court date. You don't need to pay state duty.

sign. 14 p.1 art. 333.36 Tax Code of the Russian Federation

According to the law, the period for consideration of an application should not exceed two months from the date of its acceptance in the office. But the judges, as a rule, schedule a hearing for the next possible day.

How is the court session. Adoption cases are handled in a special manner. The adoptive parent, the representative of guardianship, the prosecutor and the child, if he is over 14 years old, must necessarily participate in the process.

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Rights of children under 18 years of age

Usually, a court decision enters into force 10 days from the date of issue: only from this time do mutual rights and obligations arise between the adoptive parent and the child. If there are special circumstances and there are no objections on the merits of the case from all the participants, the judge may decide on the immediate execution of the decision: for example, if something threatens the life and health of the child and he needs urgent hospitalization.

An adopted baby can be taken home immediately after a positive adoption decision has been made by the court. At the same time, the maternity hospital must issue a postpartum sick leave from the date the decision enters into force when the baby reaches the age of 70 days, and when adopting two or more children - 110 days. A sick leave is needed to apply for maternity leave at the work of one of the adoptive parents.

Art. 157 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation

Step 10

To do this, you need to contact the registry office: they will issue an adoption certificate and a new birth certificate of the child.

ch. V Federal Law on acts of civil status

The child is registered at the place of residence of the adoptive parents.

When an adoption can be canceled and parental rights can be terminated

Most often, cancellation occurs due to the guilty behavior of the adoptive parents. For example, if they shirk parental responsibilities, abuse their rights, abuse a child, abuse alcohol or take drugs.

A claim for the annulment of an adoption may be filed by the adoptive parents themselves, the guardianship and trusteeship authorities, the prosecutor and the child if he has reached 14 years of age.

Art. 142 SK RF

However, the court has the right to cancel the adoption even if there are no violations on the part of the parents.

Such cases include the identification of hereditary developmental abnormalities in a child that make it difficult or impossible to bring up. As a rule, when receiving an expert medical opinion on an adoptee, the future adopter confirms in writing his consent to familiarize himself with the diagnosis of the child and the history of the mother. If the violation was not listed in the document and appeared later, or the adopter for some reason was not notified under the signature about the presence of a pathology in the child, the adoption may be canceled.

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But in practice, I came across the fact that adoptive parents became attached to children and even when a serious illness was detected, they left them in the family.

Adoption in brief

1. Before adopting a child, you need to analyze your motives, weigh the pros and cons.
2. When visiting guardianship authorities and other authorities, be sure to ask and write down the last name, first name, patronymic of the specialist, as well as his position. You are required to provide this information. This way you will show that you are competent in matters of communication with officials and are able to appeal against illegal actions. In the future, this may be useful for contacting higher and regulatory authorities.
3. Submission of applications, medical examinations of adoptive parents and children, obtaining all certificates - all this is free of charge for future adoptive parents.

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