Adoption: They're looking for the little ones as well as the image

Publication date: 9 February 2014

B. Caranovi? | 09 February 2014 07:53 | Comments: 0

More and more couples who want to adopt a child, or to become parents waiting for some years. Lane adopted 151 children. The longest on the list of those who want babies, but they do not want Roma and children with disabilities

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Couples, individuals rarely decide to adopt a child, only after have exhausted all the variants that are biologically realize as parents. Then begins the race for the document procedures and hold. While from the moment they enter the story, the rare lucky ones, and become parents for six months, some other couples waiting for years. The problem is, however, not in a long procedure more choosy prospective parents.

According to the latest data of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, last year adopted 151 children. Of these, 138 children were adopted by domestic and 13 foreign adopters.

- Choice of adoptive family for a particular child by law like the Center for Social Work responsible for the child, from the Single Registry - says psychologist Vesna Teki?, advisor at the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy. And how many will last depends on the characteristics of the child. Some children difficult to find adoptive parents because of origin, health and development difficulties and the like. These children are waiting for a long time the choice of the family.

Most couples who enter into the database as the adoptive parents want a child as young as possible. Preferably with nice blue eyes. Most children will not Roma, nor to health and developmental problems.

At the moment, in the Unified personal register of adoptions of 770 couples and individuals who are waiting for adoption. The situation is such that more couples than children that they would be happy to adopt.

FOREIGNERS AND SINGLE

INDIVIDUAL can adopt a child under special conditions, with the permission of the minister responsible for family protection, and when it is determined that a particular adoption is in the best interests of the child - says Vesna Teki?. - Also, foreign adoption is the exception to the rule can be based only with the permission of the minister and when it is determined that it is not possible selection of local adoptive parents for the child within a reasonable time. Otherwise, the child is always when possible chooses complete family, with both parental models, and primarily to domestic adopters. The number of foreign adoptions after years of diverse and ranges from 8 to 15 annually, observed since 2006, since when he has a database of adoption.

- In addition to the expectation that it will adopt a younger child, adoptive parents generally want a child of their national origin, and physical and mental health - explains our interlocutor. - Therefore, from the moment of entering the data into the register, some adopters long wait or not to adopt because their expectations are inconsistent with the characteristics of children available for adoption. Although the adoptive parents still declare themselves about their expectations and desires, they are not decisive in the choice. The focus is on the child and his or her needs and interests.

In order to search the family for the child, not the child to adoptive parents, he says, and a special educator Maida Stefanovi?, Associate Association for alternative family care "Family". Every day they occur a large number of foster parents and adoptive parents with their problems and dilemmas.

- In addition to prejudice and fussiness adoptive itself training and preparation should also be a longer and better - says Stefanovic. - Many are seriously preparing for foster parents, adoptive parents care for, which is illogical. On the one hand, when you pass the adaptation period and the child enters the family, adoptive parents are afraid for their dilemma or problem contact the Centre for Social Work, fearing that they are not unfit assessment. Other examples are that the families who received child cope with the adaptation, is shocked by the behavior of the child, which is usually passed through various traumas before joining the family. They returned the child, and it is a great stress for children and a new trauma, higher than that they did not touch.

According to the Family Act, a child can be suitable for adoption, primarily have to be found to be permanently deprived of parental and family care. The procedure for determining the general eligibility for child adoption is carried out within 60 days and data are entered into the Adoption Registry, which is maintained by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy. A team of experts determined the similarity of future adopters. This is done at the Center for Social Work in the municipality where they reside.

- Psychologist, educator, social worker and a lawyer two months estimated general suitability of candidates - say at the Center for Social Work Belgrade. - Assess the psycho-social traits, which are reached on the basis of interviews with the candidates and their household visits. The age difference between the adopter and the child can not be less than 18 nor more than 45 years. Shall be adopted kids from the age of three months to eighteen. After preparation program for future adopters and evaluation decisions on whether they have general eligibility for adoption of a child, information about future adoptive parents are entered into the Adoption Registry. And this process takes 60 days by law.

When the child chooses the adoptive family, it is sent to the family for a period of mutual adjustment, which may last up to six months and, if successful, a decision is reached on the process of adoption.

FIRST STEP - DOCUMENTATION

After the decision that he wanted to adopt a child, the first step for potential adopters is to collect proper documentation - say at the Center for Social Work Belgrade. - These are in addition to personal karate and excerpts from mati?nie birth and marriage certificates, confirming that the future parents are deprived of parental rights, that none of the partners is not under investigation, has not been convicted, is not deprived of legal capacity and medical certificate. As adoptive parents, also submitted documentation on the property and income. This documentation shall be submitted to the Centre for Social Work of the municipality where the prospective adoptive logged.

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