Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Bad news for adopters at the age of 48 and older


Ukrainian Constitutional Court made a decision in case regarding age difference between an adopter and an adopted child.

On February 3, 2009 Ukrainian Constitutional Court adopted a court desicion in case on application of Ombudsman of Ukrainian Parliament concerning compliance
with Ukrainian Constitution (constitutionality) of part 2 of article 211 of the Family Code of Ukraine (case on age difference between an adopter and an adopted child).

Constitutional Court declared constitutional the rule defining that the adopter can't be older than the adopted child more than 45 years.
It was a good endeavor of certain politicals to cancel this age limit in adoption.
Unfortunately this rule remains without any change. The only solution for such families is adopting a child by younger spouse.

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