Childhood is the most important time in the life of every person. It was at this time that the foundations of his character were laid, his attitude towards others, many abilities developed, the perception of the world formed. It fully depends on how the child’s childhood will pass, how much he will be surrounded by the love and care of his parents, home comfort and warmth. Abandoned children are deprived of all these benefits.
Every year the number of adoptions in our country is steadily growing. Most readily, adoptive parents pick up crumbs at the age of several months. Why is this happening? What are the motives of the parents for adoption? How to adopt a child from the Baby House and what documents are required for this? What to expect in the future?
Adoption Motives
The main reasons for adoption are only two: the inability to have their own children and a sincere desire to take care of a disadvantaged child.
In the first case, the initiator is most often a woman. She wants to fully realize herself, to surround the little man with care, to grow from him a full-fledged member of society, to give him part of her soul, to bestow affection. If mutual understanding and consent reigns in the family, the husband fully supports his wife, and ultimately they decide together to adopt the child from the orphanage.
However, it also happens that the baby regains its mother or father in an incomplete family. From a legal point of view, this is not prohibited, but these conditions create additional difficulties during the entire procedure.
The first case is the most favorable, judging by psychological standards. Often, foster children fall into families where they already have their own child, and sometimes several. The main motivating factors here are a genuine desire to help the child, save him from loneliness and fear of life, to give full protection and support.
Difficulties of adoption
Before you adopt a child from the Baby House, it is important to remember that the whole procedure will take a very long time. However, if the desire is really sincere, then long periods, bureaucracy and numerous delays will in no way become an obstacle for future parents. All of the above is a real test of readiness to love and accept a son or daughter as they are, and not for any qualities.
An important factor is the ability to support a child. The financial side of the issue greatly affects how new homes will treat new parents. Adopting a child also means that a little man, in addition to love and care, should enjoy material wealth to the fullest, without needing anything.
Adoption of children under three years of age
You can adopt almost a baby. That is what many adoptive parents do. The child lived very little and, one might say, does not realize all the negativity of the situation that has arisen, which makes it possible in the future not to reveal to him the secret of adoption and to maximize the upbringing of the future member of society, as well as the formation of his character. It is at the age of 0 to 3-4 years that children are in the Baby House.
However, this adoption has its pitfalls. In some cases, information about real parents, about their biological data, age, social status is unavailable, as well as the conditions in which the child was born. In any case, before you adopt a child from the Baby House, it is advisable to find out all the comprehensive information from the doctors and staff of the institution. It is also necessary that they provide information on the content of the baby and the state of his physical and psychological health.
Who can adopt a child?
After weighing the pros and cons, the moment comes when future parents have the following questions: "Where to adopt a child and how to do it?"
Since children are one of the most vulnerable social strata of the population, not everyone can adopt them. The restrictions and requirements are quite strict, however, this is caused only by the desire of the state to preserve the life and health of the baby.
Before you adopt a child from the Baby House, determine whether your candidacy meets the following conditions:
- you are fully competent;
- you do not have a criminal record for serious crimes;
- you have sufficient income, providing a living wage for each member of the future family;
- you have a permanent place of residence that meets sanitary standards;
- there are no serious diseases that interfere with the implementation of parental duties.
Adoption procedure
To begin with, it is recommended to contact the district or city guardianship authorities. Employees will provide data on the stages of the adoption procedure, a list of necessary documents, as well as suggest information on Baby Houses. In principle, the last paragraph can be handled independently by contacting the directories.
An optional, but desirable item will be training in a special school of foster parents. There, the couple will be told about all the basics and nuances of the adoption and rearing of an abandoned child, which will serve as a good preparation.
The next step is the delivery of papers to the custody authorities at the place of residence. Upon completion of the filing of documents within 15 days, a representative of the guardianship authorities will come to the spouses home. He will evaluate the living conditions, as well as hold a conversation regarding exactly why the future parents had a desire for adoption.
Further, the guardianship authorities issue an opinion on the permission for adoption. After that, you can begin to search for a child and visit the Baby Houses. As soon as the baby is selected, the necessary documents are submitted to the orphanage, and the manual provides information about the baby. A meeting of future parents with the baby is scheduled.
According to the results of the meeting, the spouses make a decision on adoption, then write the corresponding application (with the application of a package of documents) to the court. In a period of up to 2 months, the authorities must decide on the approval of the adoption. Or refusal.
After obtaining permission, the couple goes to the Baby House, presents a court decision and personally takes the child home. The final stage is the registration of the fact of adoption in the registry office.
Required documents
The collection of necessary certificates is the stage through which everyone who has decided to adopt a child has to go through. Documents are better prepared in advance:
- Copies of passports of spouses.
- Marriage certificate.
- Medical health examinations.
- Pensioner's ID.
- Help from work on the amount of income.
- Certificate of ownership of housing or lease.
- Certificate of registration.
- Spouses autobiography regarding all aspects of life, including hobbies, education, work, bad habits, etc.
- Certificate of criminal record or their absence.
Adopted Child Benefits
There are special state payments for adoptive parents, which, depending on different conditions, can have their own size and frequency:
- Maternity allowance from the day of adoption to the expiration of 70 days (more than 1 child - 110 days). It amounts to the average earnings for the last year, but not more than 52,000 rubles.
- One-time allowance at the time of adoption. It is 8000 rubles. If the child is disabled, then the amount increases to 100,000 rubles.
- Monthly allowance for the care of a child up to 1.5 years. It makes up 40% of the average income for the last year.
- Mothers with the adoption of two or more children until 12/31/2016 are provided with maternity capital. The base part is 250,000 rubles.
- Additional subsidies and payments established by the legislation of the region at the place of residence of the foster family.
Nuances
The procedure for adopting a child from the Baby House is a very long process, which can last about 5-6 months. Therefore, very often foster parents are interested in whether it is possible to adopt a child faster? Experts say that it is possible to speed up the process if you prepare all the necessary documents in advance and go through several steps of the procedure in parallel. You can also familiarize yourself with the timing and state regulations of each stage and track them in a timely manner.
It is important to keep in mind that all, without exception, relatives of the foster family should be positively inclined towards the adopter. Otherwise, the adaptation process may be severely inhibited.
Another problem is the adoption of an absolutely healthy baby in all respects. There are a minority of such children, so the line for them, respectively, is longer. Moreover, no one can guarantee with absolute certainty that even a completely healthy child at a later age will not suffer from various kinds of deviations.
It is worth remembering that in the presence of controversial situations of adoption, you can always appeal to the court. Basically, such complaints relate to insufficiently suitable living conditions for spouses (in the opinion of the guardianship authorities).
Finally
Adopting a baby is a very responsible step. A child is not a toy that can be thrown away or given away when she is bored. Parents are fully responsible for the fate of the little man, educate him and help in the formation and formation of personality. The decision on adoption is made once and for all, as if it were a child born personally by you.