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BECOMING A RESOURCE PARENT

San Diego County

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What is a Resource Family?

A Resource Family is a Foster Family, but as of January 1, 2017, and in support of Continuum of Care Reform (CCR), the State of California has implemented a new children-centered and family friendly review and approval process; replacing and combining elements of foster parent licensing, relative caregiver approval, guardianship approval and adoption approval.

RFA or Resource Family Approval together with CCR work to increase capacity across the entire continuum of foster care placement options to better meet the needs of vulnerable children in home-based family care. 

Angels is proud of its diverse team of resource parents, many of whom have been fostering infants and toddlers for years. We recognize that families come in many different forms: traditional two-parent families, single parents, same-sex couples, and retired and widowed people.

We welcome San Diego County residents of all races and ethnicities, religious affiliations, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Requirements to Become a Resource Family

• Reside within San Diego County

• Must be at least 21-years-old (preferably 25)

• Financially stable

• Adequate space for child/sibling set (minimum of 2 bedrooms)

• Pass a criminal background check

• References from friends/colleagues

• Working vehicle

• Attend pre-certification training held at Angels

• First Aid/CPR certified (offered through Angels)

• Have TB & TDAP vaccinations (completed after training)

• Approved home study (completed by Angels staff after training)

The Angels’ Process / Commitment

Interested families/individuals must attend an information session before applying to become a Resource Family (family who fosters).

Session attendees will:

• Hear directly from experienced Resource (Foster) Families about the realities of caring for children foster care

• Understand the vital need for more Resource Families in our community

• Learn why we focus solely on children five and younger and place only one child or sibling set with each family

• Understand the vital role that love, stability of care, and trauma-informed parenting plays in the health and development of children separated from their families

• Understand that as an Approved Resource Family, you will care for each child placed with you until they are reunified with their family or a permanency plan is established

• Understand our commitment to provide round the clock guidance and support to our families

• Have a clear understanding of the process to become an Approved Resource Parent/Family to include: required background investigations, home site inspections, psychosocial assessments, and administrative paperwork requirements

Upon becoming an approved resource family, each family is required to take at least one respite (short term/less than 10 days) placement of a child(ren) who is already in care with another Angels family. This important final step provides our newly approved families the opportunity to experience resource parenting firsthand and ensure it is a path they desire to follow. Upon successfully completing a respite placement, each newly approved family now becomes available to take a placement of their own.

Nine to twelve months is the typical length of time it takes to become an approved Resource Family. Families who make completing the approval process a personal priority may be able to complete it in less time.

We require all our Resource Families to reside in San Diego County. If you live outside of the County of San Diego, we encourage you to find an agency located near you.

Absolutely! Angels welcomes individuals, couples, and families who meet the qualifications to become an Angels Resource Families. We currently have a diverse mix of people who are successfully supporting young children in the foster care system.

A person/family must:

• Be 21 years of age (our preference is 25 years old).
• Willing to commit to care for the child(ren) until the Juvenile Court or County decide the outcome.
• Reside for a minimum of two years in San Diego County to complete the training / approval process and see the case through completion.
• Have sufficient bedroom, living and storage space to care for a child. Space requirements depend on the age, gender of the child(ren) coming into your home along with the age and gender of any children already living in the home.
• Attend an information session held by Angels Foster Family Network.
• Submit / sign an application (online).
• Submit a criminal record statement disclosing any prior arrests, criminal activity even if never charged or convicted. Please note if you have any prior arrests, charges, or convictions in the past five years this most likely will preclude you from becoming an approved Resource Family.
• Initiate a background and child abuse index check via Live Scan (fingerprints), which must include all residential addresses for the past five years. If you have lived outside the State of California in the past five years an out-of-state clearance request will be required for each state where you lived.
• Medical doctor's approval to care for young child(ren), evidence of a current TDAP vaccine, and current TB test.
• Be certified in adult / child / infant CPR and first aid.
• Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) printout, current auto insurance, and driver's license
• Successful completion of our pre-approval training program.
• Complete a family written report / psycho-social evaluation (aka home study) which requires several in-depth interviews of the applicant(s) and family members.
• Successful demonstration of the ability to provide trauma informed care through temporary respite care (up to 14 days) to a child currently in care with Angels.
• Conduct weekly visits with the parents of the child(ren) in your care.
  

Any other adults living in the home or visiting frequently must be approved through a vetting process which includes but not limited to: Live Scan fingerprinting, First Aid CPR, and required vaccinations.

Any adults living on your property who reside at the same physical address as you must complete the requirements for other adults living in the home or visiting frequently which includes but not limited to: Live Scan fingerprinting, First Aid CPR, and required vaccinations.

Generally, all types of pets are accepted if they have no prior history of biting or other dangerous behavior towards people (especially young children).

If your parent(s), relative(s), or friend(s), come to live with you, they will have to follow the same vetting process as other adults living in the home or frequently visiting. A pregnancy will be assessed on a case-by-case basis with your Clinical Care Manager. In most cases when a Resource Family is expecting the arrival of a child (through birth, adoption, guardianship), they will be able continue caring for the child(ren) already in their home.

Returning to live with family is the primary goal for every child in foster care. Each case and family situation is different. The child’s parent(s) will be working with their County Social Worker and the courts on a plan to reunite with their child(ren). We ask that our Resource Families commit to caring for the child(ren) until a final placement decision is made which may take up to two years, but most often happens in 10-12 months.

Many Angels Resource Families enjoy lifelong friendships with the child(ren’s) families. Once the child reunifies, decisions about visitation are made by the child(ren’s) parents. Some families form close connections - often babysitting or having overnights with the child(ren), but sometimes they do lose touch. However, no matter the outcome, you will have made a life-changing impact on a child(ren).

We ask our Resource Families to only care for children who are younger than the children already living in the home so as not to disrupt the existing birth order.

Yes, travel and vacations are possible, however, there are a variety of requirements and approvals that must be obtained and met before the trip may occur. Travel outside of San Diego County with an overnight stay requires court approval which must be requested several weeks in advance. Travel must not impact or delay progress towards reunification with the child’s family. We have many Resource Families who obtain approval to travel with the child in their care and many where the child is not allowed to travel depending on the current status of the case. When a child is not able to travel with a Resource Family, respite care is provided by other Angels families. Please note that Resource Parents are never allowed to take a child(ren) outside the country.

Yes, children in care may attend out of home daycare, however, we require children 18 months of age and younger, to receive the consistency of care from one adult in approved Resource Family home.

On average it takes nine to twelve months to become approved as each family / parent situation is different. The approval process is largely self-paced - families who make completion a priority are often able to become approved in significantly less time.

Each Resource Parent will receive 27 hours of pre-approval training. All Resource Parents in a home must attend the training at the same time. Trainings are held monthly and are delivered over a 5–6-day period through a combination of virtual, self-paced and in person sessions.

No, childcare is not provided for the in-person training sessions.

United States citizenship is not a requirement to become a Resource Parent / Family, but families must have legal status / residency in the United States.

Unfortunately, this is not possible with Angels as we need every available family to care for children coming into foster care.

Resource Parents arrange and supervise each visit along with providing a short, written summary of what occurred during the visit. For your first visit, your Angels’ Clinical Case Manager or another Angels staff member will be present to assist with establishing the expectations and requirements for visits. Additional support is provided as needed.

Visits are held in a neutral, convenient location such as a park, library, community center, County office or the visit room at Angels’ office. Visits may take place anytime during the day and week that works for all involved. Visits with Angels’ families are never held at the home of the Resource Family or a child’s family home.

A typical weekly visit schedule includes two, one-hour visits with the child’s mother and two, one-hour visits with the child’s father, if both parents are involved. These visits often occur on the same day separated by 15 to 30 minutes. Visits may also happen with other adults in the child’s family when approved by the County.

Angels is here to support you every step of the way. Our Angels Clinical Case Managers are available 24-7 to offer guidance. Experienced Angels parents often mentor new families. Additional trainings and support group meetings are offered throughout the year.

Your Clinical Case Manager will meet with you in your home (or other convenient location) for an hour each week. The weekly meetings are focused on reviewing the development and growth of the child along with ensuring services are available and being provided to support their needs. These meetings also serve as a check-in with each family and a source of support during the fostering process.

Angels has a dedicated 1-800 number where our on-call staff many be contacted after hours and on weekends to provide support in emergencies.

Children come to Angels for the County of San Diego Child Welfare Services.

Angels is a nonprofit charity, licensed as a Foster Family Agency (FFA) (CCL #374603866) by the State of California and operates in tandem with the Child Welfare Services Department of the County of San Diego.

Sadly, all children in foster care have been exposed to trauma. There is the trauma that caused them to come into care, along with the trauma of being separated from their family / caregivers. All Resource Families receive training in trauma informed care and are expected to care for the child in their home via trauma informed best practices.

Children who are not citizens of the United States are cared for directly by the Federal Government and do not fall under the jurisdiction of the County of San Diego Child Welfare Services.

Forty percent of the children in foster care in San Diego County are under the age of five. This is the largest, and most vulnerable, group of children in foster care.

Some children have medical challenges, and some do not. Children requiring the use of life sustaining medical equipment upon entering foster care are cared for by a special set of trained resource families handled directly by the County of San Diego. Children who while in the care of an Angels resource family who develops a higher-level medical need will remain in the care of their Angels family. not approved to care for children who at the time of entering foster care require the use life sustaining medical equipment.

Angels does not provide childcare – childcare is the responsibility of the Resource Family. Most children in care are eligible for federally funded childcare programs such as Head Start, Early Head Start, or other free childcare programs.

If the child(ren) in your care is currently being treated by a doctor or has a prior history of treatment of a doctor, then they should remain in that doctor’s care. However, if this is not the case and your doctor accepts Medi-Cal then you may take the child(ren) to your doctor. It is always best to check with your Clinical Case Manager prior to making any changes in medical providers.

Resource Parents receive a monthly monetary stipend from Angels, which is funded by federal, state, and local sources to offset basic expenses, such as clothing, food, and diapers. Children five and younger in foster care are automatically eligible to receive assistance through the Women Infants and Children (WIC) program.

If the child(ren) in your care has been with you more than 6 months in a calendar year, then it is possible to claim them as a dependent on your taxes. It is best always to check with your Clinical Case Manager before including them as a dependent on your taxes.

Sadly, sometimes reunification efforts are unsuccessful, and a child(ren) become available for adoption. When this happens, some resource families choose to adopt the child in their care, while some do not. There is no requirement to adopt a child that has been in your care.

When a child becomes available for adoption and the resource family caring for them chooses not to adopt them, the child will be transferred to one of the many adoption only resource families with the County of San Diego.

If your sole purpose is to adopt, we are not the agency for you. We recommend you contact the County of San Diego – 1-877-792-5437.

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Angels is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization funded through contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations. We also receive funding for basic program costs from public sources. All contribution funding received is used to recruit, train, and support Angels families and their children in care.

Support

We Are Here For You

At Angels, your success in caring for infants and toddlers in foster care is our top priority. We provide you with the support, guidance, and means necessary to ensure you experience all of the rewards fostering has to offer.

Clinical Case Managers

Angels Clinical Case Managers (CCMs) are the foundation of the individualized service we provide. Our Resource Parents and Families routinely develop close working relationships with their CCM and credit them with being the main reason they are able to care for more children, placement after placement. Our CCMs believe that they can best support the children in care by walking alongside Resource Families through their journey with Angels.

All our CCMs have graduate degrees in either Social Work or Marriage and Family Therapy, are licensed clinicians (LCSW or LMFT), or are pursuing their license and possess extensive experience in child development and therapeutic support.

Your Clinical Case Manager will provide help and support in the following areas, and more:

• Provide emotional and resource support to your family while fostering.

• Visit your home regularly (weekly) to answer questions and provide needed advice and guidance so you can best care for the child(ren) that enters your home.

• Monitor social, emotional, and physical development of children who enter care and make appropriate referrals when needed.

• Communicate relevant information to County Social Workers and other service providers and assist in mediating potential conflicts between professional team members.

• Help you navigate the County of San Diego’s Child Welfare System and provide psychoeducation on the timeline of the court case for the child(ren) in care.

• Provide support and answer questions regarding your relationships with the family of the child(ren) in care.

• Facilitate monthly support groups and ongoing Resource Parent education.

• Be available via email, text message, and phone as needed.

• An on-call CCM is available after-hours and on weekends.

Additional Support

Angels holds a monthly support group meeting at our office for our parents who foster. These groups are facilitated by our CCMs and childcare is provided (space available). CCMs can connect families to more specialized training throughout the year both at our office and other locations. We have other monthly meet-ups, facilitated by Angels staff at different parks around the county to discuss a variety of foster care topics. In addition, there are several informal meet-ups around the county facilitated by our experienced parents who foster.

Foster Care | San Diego Youth Services

San Diego Youth Services is one of the region’s best provider and source of foster care opportunities. Through our one-to-one approach, we create outstanding outcomes for foster families.

Our foster families provide safe, stable and healing home environments for abused and neglected children. Our services also include a focus on helping current and former foster youth transition into self-sufficient adults. 

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We helped 309 children and youth through our foster care services this past year.

Children need parents. They need families. Every child needs someone to connect deeply with, someone they can count on and trust. Foster families come in all shapes and sizes. We are helping people redefine what a traditional foster family looks like.

We are encouraging potential foster parents to envision the possibilities, and we are with our foster parents every step of the way. From administrative to emotional support, we ensure our parents are feeling just as valued as our foster kids. We provide ongoing support to our foster parents, so they feel they have a partner in navigating the foster care relationship.

We give resource parents all the resources they need to successfully provide loving homes and raise thriving kids and teenagers.

Heartbreakingly, nearly 20 percent of youth in foster care have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a higher rate than combat veterans.

Traditional foster care is broken.

Children who experience abuse and neglect are left with trauma. That trauma is repeated when they are taken from their families, no matter how damaging the environment was. Then the traditional foster care model repeats that cycle each time a child is moved from one “bed” to another in the system created to protect them. The intervention is often worse than the problem. It has failed to provide the safe, loving and therapeutic homes that our traumatized children need to heal and thrive.

We are passionate about a new brand of foster care that will meet the goals for every single child. Our highly trained and committed foster parents are the secret sauce to finding the solution instead of perpetuating the problem.

We must be part of the solution. We hope you’re looking for a new life journey. If you accept this mission, your life will be changed from the inside out. You will rescue children who need you like they need air to breathe. We are looking for super parents who are all in, fully committed to the child in your trust until a permanent loving family wraps their arms around that child. Are you in?

Independent Living Skills

The Independent Living Skills Program (ILS) focuses on giving former foster youth the tools and resources they need to transition smoothly into becoming an independent and self-sufficient adult.

The program helps ensure that upon exiting foster care, youth will be enrolled in college, vocational programs and/or be employed, as well as be in a stable housing situation.

The program, a partnership with South Bay Community Services, helped 298 foster youth last year.

Eligibility

Current and former foster youth ages 16-21. Referrals can be made by the social workers, probation officers or other ILS partnerships. Youth can also refer themselves to ILS.

Aftercare Services

Upon leaving the foster care system, aftercare services are available until a youth’s 21st birthday. Such services may include: financial assistance for employment or educational purposes, housing assistance, scholarships, Medi-Cal, household items, gift cards and other resources, when possible.

Additional Services

• ILS classes and workshops
• Bus passes, when possible
• Career exploration
• Employment support services, such as interview skills and resume writing
• Financial assistance, when possible for job uniforms, interview clothing
• Incentives for attending workshops or events
• Individual case management

Free Drop-in Center Services

• Computer lab
• Snacks and light meals

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The "adoptive" field is redundant.

Adoption of children abroad as part of the American way of life. Living in America and not knowing a single family with adopted children is almost impossible.

Denmark and Nick Mavros, a married couple from New York, were guests on February 12 at a meeting of both houses of the US Congress, at which President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union address. They were called there by Democratic Congressman Steve Israel, representing the district where Dania and Nick live. The Mavros are waiting for the decision of the Russian courts on whether they will be allowed to adopt a one-year-old boy, whom they want to name Ari. Israel helps them to ensure that the child still goes to live in America.

The process of their adoption of a boy in Russia began long before a law was passed there prohibiting American citizens from adopting Russian orphans. Now the Mauros, who have already prepared everything for the child at home, are in limbo. Dozens of other American families are in the same condition.

“Waiting for a decision on whether we will be allowed to bring a baby from Russia to America is one of the most difficult tests that have fallen to our lot,” says Dania Mavros. “We are dejected, although this word is not enough to express how we feel "It's like a rollercoaster ride up and down. We try not to lose heart and hope our wonderful boy doesn't have to grow up in an orphanage without the love of a mom and dad waiting for him in the United States."

Mavros can't just wait. They need support. For her, they turned to their congressman Steve Israel. He called a press conference in New York and invited the Mavrosov to it.

"We will make the Russian side hear us," the congressman said. "President Putin has threatened the future of thousands of Russian orphans and Americans who want to adopt them. Putin did this because of political differences with the Obama administration. Children should never be pawns in political games. But that's exactly what's happening now."
You can understand Israel. He responded to the request of citizens from his constituency; to represent their interests is his direct duty. The question is, what can this New York congressman and his colleagues, who have been approached with similar requests by families in other districts and states, do?

The United States has repeatedly overcome legal obstacles to the adoption of children. The first adoption law was passed by the state of Massachusetts back in 1851. Under this law, an adopted child received all the rights of a biological child. The judge was obliged to establish whether adoptive parents have the opportunity not only to feed the child, but also to educate him.

At that time, they did not think about international adoption - each country had enough of its own orphans. The idea of ​​adoption from other countries was initiated by religious organizations after World War II, when hundreds of thousands of children were left without parents in Europe and Asia. In America, the international adoption movement began as more and more children were born to American soldiers in countries occupied by US troops. At home, especially in Japan, they often became social outcasts. The American Joint Committee for the Relief of Japanese-American Orphans was formed. In West Germany, American military families often adopted German babies.

Nobel laureate in literature Pearl Buck has played a prominent role in the history of intercountry adoption. She grew up in China in a family of American Presbyterian missionaries. Already an adult married woman, she returned to China, which became her second home. In 1949, Pearl Buck, who herself had adopted several children of mixed race, established the world's first international adoption agency, Welcome House. Her main concern was with orphans of Asian race and half-breeds - the adoption of such children was then unusual for Americans. The Buck Foundation is still active today.

The Korean War triggered a new wave of adoptions. An example was provided by Bertha and Harry Holt, Baptist farmers in Oregon. They were both in their 50s and already had six children of their own. But the hearts of the Holt couple were so touched by a documentary about Korean orphans whose fathers were American soldiers that they decided to adopt eight little Koreans and Korean women at once. However, there was no legal possibility for this at that time: federal law allowed US citizens to adopt no more than two children born abroad.

The Holts succeeded in changing the law - in 1955, Congress passed the "Holt Act", which lifted restrictions on the number of foreign adoptions per family. Berta and Harry brought home four boys and four girls from Korea. The oldest of these children was three and a half years old, the youngest was an infant. A year later, the Holts founded the international adoption agency Holt International. America called Bertha "Grandma Holt". When she passed away in August 2000 at the age of 96, it was sadly reported by the major media. One of the Holts' daughters, Molly, continues her parents' legacy.

Between 1953 and 1962, Americans adopted 15,000 children abroad. The Vietnam War made overseas adoption even more widespread. In early April 1975, when the fall of the South Vietnamese regime was inevitable, US President Gerald Ford decided to evacuate as many orphans as possible from Saigon to the West. This decision was a response to appeals from a number of humanitarian organizations, including the Holt Agency and the Pearl Buck Foundation.

US Air Force operation named Babylift. 30 flights of C-5A Galaxy high-lift military transport aircraft were planned. In the confusion that reigned in Saigon at the time, it was difficult to avoid mistakes. Most of the evacuated children were already in the process of adoption, but there were also those who were adopted with living legal parents; these parents, later arriving in the United States, demanded the return of their children.

The very first flight of the Babylift operation, whose passengers were to be solemnly met in San Diego by President Ford, ended in disaster. The plane, which took off from Saigon on April 4 with 328 passengers on board, suffered a sudden depressurization 12 minutes after takeoff. The pilot turned back, but did not make it to the airport and landed the car in a rice field, where it fell apart. 153 people, including 76 children, died. In the future, such tragedies did not happen. The total number of evacuated orphans exceeded 3300 people. They were adopted by families in the United States, Canada, Australia and France.

In almost all states, same-sex couples have the right to adopt children, including those from abroad. As the American pediatrician Alla Gordina notes, it is these couples who often adopt children with the most difficult diagnoses. Alla Gordina is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and has received the annual "Adoption Angel" award from the US Congress for her work with families who adopted children from the former Soviet Union.

Radio Liberty columnist Brian Whitmore talks about how same-sex couples in the US adopt children and other issues related to international adoption.

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The legislative history of intercountry adoption in the United States was completed by the ratification by Congress in 2000 of the UN Hague Convention and the adoption in the same year of the law "On the citizenship of children", according to which children born outside the United States and adopted by Americans become American citizens immediately after crossing the border. In the 2000 Census form, for the first time in US history, the "adopted child" column disappeared - the last line between biological and adopted children was erased.

Last year, the United States passed a law known as the Magnitsky Act. This law provides for sanctions against Russian officials suspected of human rights violations. It was in response to the Magnitsky Act that Russia introduced a ban on the adoption of orphans by American citizens.

According to Tom DiFilipo, president of the Washington-based United Council for Child Support Services, there are currently no plans for action by the US Congress in response to the Russian law. RFE/RL was told the same thing in Congressman Israel's office, although the congressman himself said at a press conference in New York that he was ready to put forward proposals for economic and other sanctions against Russia if progress was not made on the adoption issue. But in the near future, neither Congressman Israel nor his colleagues will take such a step. They decided to act through diplomatic channels. In particular, Steve Israel secured a meeting with the Russian ambassador in Washington.

Public organizations that protect the interests of American adoptive parents are not yet going to demand any legislative measures from the US Congress. The main thing now, according to Tom DiFilipo, is to convince the Russian side to allow the adoption of orphans by those families that chose children even before the law banning adoptions by Americans was passed in Russia.

It is almost impossible to live in America and not know a single family with adopted children. This fact of the biography is neither advertised nor hidden. The presence of a child of a different race in the family does not cause the slightest surprise. If you are interested and ask what country the child is from, they will gladly answer you, without showing off at all. The popularity of adoptions is greatly facilitated by the examples that celebrities set. For Americans, adoption has long been a way of life.

All the more strange and difficult for people like the Mavros couple is the situation they find themselves in. As history shows, in America itself more than once it has been possible to overcome difficulties on the way to ensure that orphaned children end up in families where they are loved and expected. Another thing is when, in solving these problems, one has to deal with Russia.

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"Anti-Gay Law" is no longer a hindrance to Spanish foster parents - InoTV

A new agreement on international adoption will allow heterosexual families from Spain to adopt children from Russia again. As the newspaper El Pais notes, in its fight against homosexuality, Moscow has made life difficult for foster families from Spain, but several heterosexual couples are about to meet long-awaited adopted children.

For 500 Spanish couples who wanted to adopt children from Russia, the past year was a severe test. In the summer of 2013, after the adoption by the State Duma of a law prohibiting homosexual couples from adopting children, the Russian Supreme Court froze all existing adoption agreements with countries where same-sex marriages are legally allowed.

This decision was dictated by Vladimir Putin's desire to prevent children from growing up in families where both parents are of the same sex, the Spanish edition explains. But the suffering of the Spaniards is coming to an end. This Wednesday, Russia and Spain are signing a bilateral agreement on international adoption - with this condition, Moscow agreed to resume the process of adoption and adoption of Russian children by Spanish families.

Diego Mestre and his wife traveled to Chita in September. There they had to settle the last formalities to take their adopted daughter home, but the order of the Supreme Court frustrated their plans. Adoption lawsuits were halted. And this is just one of hundreds of cases when Spanish parents, having chosen a child for adoption and even having time to get to know him, faced Russian bureaucratic formalities that hindered the process. " We first saw our girl when she was not yet two years old. More than a year has passed since then. A few days ago we visited her, and it was very difficult for us to leave again, because now she is already 3 and she understands everything ,” said Diego. On Wednesday, the Mestres and two other couples will attend the signing of the agreement as representatives of the affected families.

Interrupted adoption processes will be able to resume after the parliaments of both countries ratify the treaty. Its signing was approved by the Council of Ministers of Spain back in December last year, but due to adjustments made by the Russian side, this formality had to be repeated. The Spanish edition draws attention to the fact that Moscow has reserved the right to request reports on the life of adopted children in the family until they reach the age of majority.

The Russian side is concerned that children may end up in a family of homosexuals: if the first adoptive parents do not fulfill their duties (which happens only in 1% of cases), social services can independently choose another family for the child. “ The document will stipulate that when relocating a child, it will be necessary to consult with the Russian side ,” explained the director of the international adoption organization Infancia I Futur.

Russia is the most popular country among Spanish couples who want to adopt a child. Since 1997, the Spaniards have adopted and adopted more than 12,000 Russian orphans. Only in 2012, 475 children found their families in Spain, and last year, “ despite the blockade of ”, - 350. But all this time, Spanish couples, whose processes were stopped, had to fight for children, says the source.

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