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Hawaii Foster Care and Adoption – AdoptUSKids

Thank you for considering providing a foster or adoptive home for a child in foster care. We are happy to assist you in your journey to become a foster or adoptive parent.

The role of foster families is to nurture the development of children by supporting birth family connections:

Supporting reunification with birth parents
Facilitating permanent placement with relatives
Providing transportation for, and supervision of, visits with birth parents or relatives

The role of adoptive families includes supporting the overall health and well-being of children by collaborating with the team responsible for addressing children’s needs, including:

Providing transportation to activities and appointments
Being involved in education planning
Supporting children’s connection to their ethnic, cultural, and religious heritage

Contact information

A Family Tree/Hawaii International Child
Lani Oprescu, domestic program director
Lani@AFamilyTree. org
808-589-2367

Partners In Development Foundation – Hui Hoomalu Program
[email protected]
808-441-1117
888-879-8970

Foster and adoption licensing requirements

The minimum qualifications for foster and adoptive parents are:

Have sufficient income to cover your financial needs
Have the ability to provide a safe, loving, supportive environment for foster and adoptive children
Pass required FBI background clearance, State criminal history clearance (for all states resided in for the past five years), and child abuse and neglect registry check
Complete the preservice training and the homestudy process
Have sufficient space in the home and meet all other licensing criteria, according to State law

Read the Hawaii Department of Human Services website for more information about becoming a foster or becoming an adoptive family in Hawaii.

Costs to foster or adopt

Normally, becoming a licensed foster or adoptive family for children in Hawai‘i’s foster care system is nearly free except for minimal fees associated with licensing requirements such as fingerprint clearances and safety measures within the family home. Families that are currently licensed as foster care providers in the State of Hawaii can adopt a child from the State’s foster care system without additional fees. Adoption home study fees are waived for families participating in the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Program which matches prospective adoptive families to children awaiting permanency in Hawai‘i’s foster care system. Local, private adoption agencies offer fee-for-service adoption home studies for families seeking to adopt outside of the Hawai‘i State foster care system.

Agency contact and orientation information

To become a general licensed foster or adoptive family in the state of Hawaii:

A Family Tree/Hawaii International Child
Lani Oprescu, domestic program director
[email protected]
808-589-2367

Partners In Development Foundation, Hui Hoomalu Program
Email: [email protected]
Local phone: 808-441-1121
Toll free: 888-879-8970

To provide foster care or an adoptive home for a specific child, contact the child’s social worker:

The Hawaii Department of Human Services
See your local phone directory for the social worker’s unit’s phone number.

Post-adoption support services

Locate post-adoption and guardianship support services in Hawaii, including parent support groups.

Foster youth support

Youth Empowerment & Success Hawaii (YES)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 808-540-2546

Information on Hawaii's children

Many children in foster care are part of a sibling group. All are from a diversity of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. There are 2,766 children in foster care in Hawaii; 878 of these children are waiting for adoptive families.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What process does DHS follow in approving resource families?

The approval process requires the social worker to:

- Conduct child abuse and neglect checks and criminal history clearances on all adult household members
- Conduct a home visit
- Obtain references on the prospective resource caregivers
- Obtain medical reports for the prospective resource caregivers and TB clearances for all adult household members
- Obtain a copy of a marriage certificate, if applicable, for the prospective resource families
- Obtain financial information and employment history for the prospective resource families

2. What criminal or child abuse history would disqualify a person from being a resource caregiver?

The Department of Human Services adheres to the Federal Law which prohibits the licensing of a resource caregiver/home if:

- At any time, there has been a felony conviction for child abuse and neglect; spousal abuse; a crime against a child or children, including child pornography; or a crime involving violence, including rape, sexual assault, or homicide, but not including other physical assault or battery.
- If within the last five years, there has been a felony conviction for physical assault, battery or a drug related offense.

Other situations of confirmed child abuse and neglect cases and other criminal convictions would need to be assessed if they pose a risk to children in care.

3. Do prospective resource families receive any training?

Yes, applicants are required to attend an 15-hour pre-service training, called HANAI. Catholic Charities Hawai’i is contracted by the Department to provide the training.

If you are interested in becoming a resource family, PIDF can be reached at:

Partners in Development Foundation
Project Pilina
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E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.pidf.org/projectpilina

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"I would never steal a child from a mother" | Articles

A huge scandal involving the adoption of Cambodian orphans broke out in America. It turned out that hundreds of children who found new parents in the United States were not orphans at all. Their real parents gave away their boys and girls for as little as one hundred dollars. American human rights organizations found out that the adopted son of actress Angelina Jolie also has a mother in Cambodia.

53-year-old Hawaiian-American Lauryn Galindo helped the famous actress to adopt a little Cambodian Maddox. The other day, she admitted that she also helped several hundred American couples adopt children from Cambodia for a decent fee. She admits that these children were not orphans. Despite this, Galindo claims to be innocent. She never talked about being "adopted". She called her work "humanitarian work".

- I didn't steal children. I came to Cambodia to help,” she told the FBI agents.

Lorin Galindo and her sister Lynn Devin received, according to various sources, from 9 to 10 thousand dollars for the services of adopting such children. By bribing Cambodian officials, they prepared "orphan" documents for such children and sent them to the United States on fake visas. Real parents were paid only 100-200 dollars per child. According to US authorities, half of the $9,000 was spent on bribes to Cambodian officials. The FBI has a fax with data on the next "orphan", where Lorin's hand made a note: "Father is dead, mother is a beggar." He was adopted by the Americans, whom Lorin Galindo allegedly ordered to transfer $ 100 to the biological mother of the child, as well as donate another 3.5 thousand to one of the charitable foundations.

Lynn Devin, unlike her sister, admitted her guilt back in December, but has not yet been convicted. So far, Lorin Galindo has only agreed to make a deal with the authorities: to give away all her property acquired as a result of her intermediary activities. These are several cars, including a Jaguar, and a posh mansion in Hawaii.

Actress Angelina Jolie paid $9,000 for Maddox's adoption. Galindo gave Maddox's real mother only one hundred dollars.

- I am sure that this child was not a real orphan, he was not abandoned, Professor Kek Galibro, head of the human rights organization Licadho, told reporters.

It was this organization's report on corruption and the business of adopting children from third world countries that forced the US to impose a moratorium on the adoption of orphans from Cambodia. The FBI launched its own investigation as part of Operation Heartbreak.

The Western press claims that Jolie knew or suspected that her adopted son Maddox was not an orphan. But the actress does not want to return her adopted son to Cambodia.

- I would never steal a child from its mother, - said the actress, who is a UN Goodwill Ambassador. - I can only imagine this terrible feeling. Maddox is my child, he is with me all the time, and I think I can give him a lot. I can't imagine life without him now.

However, according to American law, after the trial, the child will have to be returned to his mother. Jolie has hired the best lawyers who must by all legal means prevent Maddox from returning to Cambodia.

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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 an intermediate step on the path to adoption.

Guardianship Law

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 the guardian, the guardian is liable for harm caused by the ward. He is also obliged to make 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 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 2023 the allowance is 11,713 R.

In addition, guardians are entitled to a one-time payment from the federal budget - 22,909.03 R. This amount is set for all guardians from the Russian Federation, regardless of place of residence.

Lump-sum allowance when a child is brought up to a family

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

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

In this case, whether the biological parents will be able to communicate with the child is decided by the guardian or trustee, 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 2023 in Moscow it is 19965 R, and if the family accepts a child with a disability, then 33,941 R.

clause 2.5.1 of Annex 1 to the Decree of the Government of Moscow on establishing the amount of social payments for 2023

In the Belgorod Region, foster parents are paid 8744 R per month for the first child taken into the family, and for each subsequent child, the amount increases by 20%. If the 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.

Law of the Belgorod Region on foster families

The period while the child is in the family is counted towards the foster parents in the insurance period for assigning a pension. 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 of the Federal Law on compulsory pension insurance

An adopted child and biological parents can keep in touch. Foster parents have the right to prevent this only if communication does not meet the interests of the child.

paragraph 5 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. Regulatory documents on 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

Foster care allows a child to live in a family both in the status of an orphan or a child left without parental care, and immediately after being removed from the family, instead of being placed in an orphanage.

The child is transferred to foster care under a fixed-term contract. The time 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 eighteen years of age.

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. Along the way, 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 targeted assistance to adoptive parents, but they can count on regional social support measures, as well as those provided to all families with children.

Adoptive parents can change the child's first name, patronymic 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 is necessary to ensure the secrecy of adoption, as well as for other reasons, if the court considers them valid. I had such a case: the couple 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 is: 0 to 12 years old who is not a child with a disability;

R 27,774 for each child aged 12 to 18 who is not a child with a disability;

RUB 34,718 for each disabled child.

Clause 2.9 of Appendix 1 to the Decree of the Government of Moscow on establishing the amount of social benefits for 2023

Also, adoptive parents are entitled to a lump sum allowance, which is issued for all forms of family placement. From February 1, 2023, this is 22,909.03 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 Social Fund of the Russian Federation at the place of residence.

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

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 caregivers 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 consanguineous 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
Custody and 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 must pay child support	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	Same as under guardianship	Same as under guardianship	The foster family receives a one-time allowance when the child is adopted into the family, a monthly remuneration to the foster parent for the performance of duties and an allowance for the maintenance of the child in the family, depending on the legislation of the region, and utility benefits. The period while the child is in the family is counted towards the foster parents in the insurance pension experience
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

What rights arise in people to care for the child

Rights of adoptive parents are identical to blood parents

What are the obligations to ensure care of 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 arise for persons providing care for a child

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

What obligations do persons provide for the care of a child maintenance of wards, on providing them with care and treatment, to protect their rights and interests. At the same time, biological parents must pay alimony

How the state supports persons providing care for a child

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

Foster family

rights arise for persons providing care for a child

The same as in guardianship and guardianship

What obligations arise for persons providing care for a child

Same as under guardianship and guardianship

How the state supports persons providing care for the child 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 pension experience

Establishment

Who are considered the parents of the child

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 contract and the child’s rights protection plan

What are the duties 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 caregiver 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, they cannot jointly adopt the same child.

Art. 128 SK RF

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation on 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:

Legal capacity: own and spouse, if any.
Absence of a conviction for a grave and especially grave crime.
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.
Home ownership or rental.
Substitute parents have a school leaving certificate.
Lack of 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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How is the secrecy of adoption protected in Russia?

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

Step 1

Get to know the guardianship authorities at your place of residence

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 questions, and issue the necessary forms, referrals and a list of documents. Here it is:

A copy of the adoptive parent's marriage certificate, if he is not married, then a copy of the birth certificate: sometimes the court asks him to see if the adoptive parent's surname has changed.
Passport copies.
Original and copy of the medical certificate for each of the adoptive parents.
Certificate of criminal record or non-conviction.
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.
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.
Documents confirming the right to use the residential premises or the ownership of the residential premises.
Certificate of completion of training for persons wishing to adopt a child left without parental care into their family.
CV (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

Obtain a certificate of no criminal record

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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Why do you need a certificate of non-conviction

To order a certificate through the public services portal, you need to go to your personal account and select the public service: "Obtaining a certificate of the presence (absence) of a criminal record.

" Source: gosuslugi.ru This is what a certificate of no criminal record looks like

Step 3

Pass a medical examination

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

The list of diseases preventing adoption includes:

Tuberculosis - patients of the 2nd and 3rd dispensary groups.
Infectious diseases such as HIV.
Mental disorders.
Drug and alcohol addiction, substance abuse.
Malignant tumors of the third and fourth degree.
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.

Medical examination procedure and conclusion form

What is included in the medical examination - public services website

To avoid misunderstandings, immediately after issuing the completed form, you must carefully check whether everything is in order with the execution. In particular, the conclusion of each doctor must be certified by the round official seal of the institution.

A list of examinations and examinations that you will definitely need to pass. Source: gosuslugi.ru Conclusion form, which is issued to future adoptive parents

Step 4

Obtain a certificate of income and position

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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What rights do guardians have

Step 5

Write a CV

CV is only for guardianship. It should reflect the main stages 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:

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Curriculum vitae

Step 6

Complete a course or school for adoptive parents

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 will suit 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 depends on the school: the course can last from 56 to 80 academic hours. At the end of the final certification: 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.

Foster Parent School Certificate Form

Step 7

Obtain a Housing Inspection Certificate

When all the documents are collected and transferred to the guardianship authorities, the adoptive parents will be assigned an inspection check of the 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 submit:

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

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Adoptive parents should not submit other documents. 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 permanent registration is required. If the candidate rents an apartment, then he must provide a rental agreement for a period of 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

Find a child for adoption

To select a child, candidates can apply, at their choice, to any municipality in which the orphanage is located, to the regional operator, which is in each subject RF or to 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 meet with the child until that moment.

Federal Child Data Bank

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

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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This is how the statement of consent to adoption looks like, which the biological mother writes in the maternity hospital

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:

The child is absolutely healthy.
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.
Children with mild curable pathologies and chronic diseases with rare exacerbations, who are in remission at the time of the examination.
Children with chronic diseases, injuries or operations that limit the child's life or require supportive care.
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.

Completely healthy orphans are rare in life. Children of the first and second health groups, as a rule, are babies who are abandoned in the maternity hospital by very young mothers. Basically, children of the third group are taken to families, and orphans of the fourth and fifth groups 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 law does not limit the number of referrals issued, 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 direction 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

Apply for adoption to the court

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 the acceptance of the case for proceedings, setting the court date. You don't need to pay state duty.

sign. 14 p.1 art. 333.36 TC RF

By law, the maximum period for consideration of an application is 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

Usually, the court decision comes into force 10 days after 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. Then the maternity hospital should issue a postpartum sick leave from the date the decision comes into force when the baby reaches the age of 70 days, and if two or more children are adopted, 110 days. A sick leave is needed to apply for maternity leave at the work of one of the adoptive parents.

Art. 157 Labor Code of the Russian Federation

Step 10

Obtain an adoption registration certificate

The next step is to obtain an adoption certificate and a new birth certificate from the registry office.

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 guardianship authorities, the prosecutor and the child if he has reached the age of 14.

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 adoptive 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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