The list of documents required for adoption includes a copy of the certificate of completion of training courses for adoptive parents. The courses themselves are free, depending on the program, the training takes from 50 to 90 academic hours, during the classes adults are explained their rights and responsibilities for raising a child, and psychological and pedagogical education is conducted. Upon completion of the courses, potential adoptive parents must undergo certification and receive a corresponding certificate.
The school for adoptive parents is not required to be attended by close blood relatives of the child: grandparents, stepfathers, stepmothers, adult brothers and sisters. If a citizen plans to adopt a second (third, etc.) child, he or she does not need to take the courses again.
How to Find a Child for Adoption
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You can start searching for a child before you have collected a belize mobile phone numbers database full set of necessary documents, but you can only schedule a meeting with the child after you have registered as a candidate for adoption and received the appropriate conclusion.
For the purpose of searching, adoptive parents can contact any orphanage or use the help of municipal services dealing with guardianship and adoption. It is allowed to take a child from any region of the Russian Federation, regardless of the place of residence.
You can also refer to Internet resources:
State database of orphans and children left without parental care.
Federal database of orphans and children left without parental care.
It is worth noting that within 10 days after the first personal meeting with the child, the candidate for adoption must decide to adopt or refuse it. The number of meetings during this period is not limited, this allows the child and adults to get to know each other better.
If the minor is already 10 years old, he/she also has the right to express his/her "for" or "against" adoption by a specific family. If the baby is an infant, who was abandoned by the mother in the maternity hospital, she/he will need written consent for adoption.