Sunday, July 29, 2012
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Moved to new blog
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Ukrainian Parliament compicates the adoption procedure
Now more detailed is defined who can't adopt from Ukraine. But there is nothing principally new in this amendment.
The only one editional paragraph will deifinetly complicate the adoption procedure for foreign families. Soon SDA will request from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine to check whether there is discreditable information about prospective parents. Then Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs will request such information from Interpol and law machinery of prospective parents' counrty. This may cause additional waiting period or even new bribes.
Friday, June 5, 2009
New reception hours in the SDA
The new time table is following:
Monday 9.00 – 11.00
Children under 6 years old
Tuesday 9.00 – 11.00
Children from 6 to 8 y.o.
Wednesday 9.00 – 11.00
Children from 9 to 11 y.o.
Thursday 9.00 – 11.00
Children that are 12 y.o. and older
Top-priority in reception have the dossiers of the following persons:
- who desires to adopt a child that are suffering the illness mentioned in special list of Ministry of Health;
- relatives of the child;
- citizens of Ukraine
- who desire to adopt a sibling of previously adopted child.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Redesign of my book
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Ukrainians living abroad are equated with foreiners
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Bad news for adopters at the age of 48 and older
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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Friday, February 13, 2009
FOR ALL WHO DESIRES TO ADOPT A CHILD FROM UKRAINE
Do you dream for a long time about adopting a child? Do you feel that you are ready for this decisive step?
Just imagine a beautiful child you can lavish care and parental love upon… Are you in the grip of deep emotion when you are thinking about your prospective child? If it is so, then you have determination and confidence for adoption a child from Ukraine.
But there is a barrier between you and your prospective child… the adoption procedure.
Did you think about that you will have to go to foreign country for more than a month? You will leave your relatives, friends, home, work… It is not so easy to permit it yourself. Many are stopped by this barrier right away - and their dream just remains a dream…
Did you have to:
- surf tens of useless web-sites about international adoption?
- spend hours on forums without any result?
- listen to many different adoption stories?
- feel your confusion by such plenty of contradictory information about adoption from Ukraine?
Why adoption stories are so different?
Because every family chooses herown way to go. The success of your adoption journey depends on the way you choose.
Will your adoption be successful? Or will you be discouraged and stopped by a grate many of unforeseen circumstances … you weren’t warned about… Everything depends only on you.
What you need to make a right choice?
You need to be prepared!
You have to know what to expect from the very beginning. You need to be warned about hidden dangers and possible difficulties. Not without reason many people consider Ukraine as an unpredictable country.Do you want to know what you need to be prepared for?
Then go on reading!
THIS LETTER BECOMES DECISIVE MOMENT ON YOUR WAY TO ADOPT A CHILD!
My name is Alexander Bogach. I am Ukrainian lawyer specializing in adoption procedure.
Now you’ll get to know why you shouldn’t have to worry anymore about difficulties in your adoption journey.
You will learn how to act effectively avoiding from the beginning typical mistakes most adoptive parents do. New knowledge will help you in adoption of the child you have dreamed so long about. Believe that you can surmount any obstacles on the way to your little angel.
So what am I offering you?
You will learn all about what you will be expected in Ukraine. In the Guide you will find the adoption procedure described in details with all the latest updates in legislation. It was analyzed and worked literally hundreds of pages of Ukrainian legislation.
In the result what was considered complicated and intricate I stated in easy to understand and logical form.
Every step of the procedure is described in detail. You will be able to control and influence the trend of affairs. You won’t be asking then with emotion your facilitator “What next? Why it has happened? Why didn’t you tell us anything about it?!”
You know, if you fail even one document this may significantly delay you in Ukraine or cost you additional amount, or even make your adoption impossible. All possible mistakes of your facilitator in result will be yours.
Generally speaking not many people are interested in your full understanding of the adoption procedure. It is advantageous for some agencies and facilitators that the adoption procedure appear to be complex and intricate… in order to charge you more.
Nobody can guarantee that you certainly adopt a child in Ukraine. If someone promises you this – they lie to you!
You need to know how to choose a good and proven adoption agency or honest independent facilitator. These people are very important in your adoption journey.
You are advised to take this Guide with by traveling to Ukraine. This book will be your manual during the adoption procedure.
Look at the contents of the Guide:
Contents
There are no analogues of this book. In internet you can find only general (and often outdated) information about the Ukrainian adoption procedure.PART 1 Two questions that have to be answered before all
Chapter 1 Are you eligible to adopt?
Who may adopt from Ukraine
Chapter 2 Who may be adopted?
The main requirements to prospective parents
Who can't adopt from Ukraine
Available age
Chapter 3 How to choose the age of a child?
Statistical information
Adoption of a child that is younger than one year old
Newborn child and toddlers
From one to three
From three to five
From five to seven
From seven to ten
Teenagers
Some remarksPART 2 Ukrainian Adoption Procedure
Chapter 4 Brief overview of the process
Duration
Arrival in Ukraine
Visiting the SDA
Visiting an orphanage
The court hearing
Receiving the child’s birth certificate and passport
Applying for
child’s visaChapter 5 Filing your dossier with the SDA
When the documents can be filed
List of the required documents
What is Apostille?
Validity of the documents
Filing of the documents
Personal file of prospective parentsChapter 6 Your appointment date
Appointment date of your arrival in Ukraine
Second appointment date of your arrival in Ukraine
When you are taken off the books
Familiarization with information about children
Reference to orphanage
The second familiarization with information about children available for adoptionChapter 7 Going to orphanage
Becoming acquainted with the child on its residence and getting
into contact with the kid
Information about the child
Visiting the child
Failure to get in contact with the child
Second appointment date denial
Pre-adoption Medical ExaminationChapter 8 Approval of adoption before court hearing
Filing the documents with the juvenile service
Separation of siblings
Conclusion on expediency of adoption
The SDA’s consent to adoption
The SDA’s refusal to approve adoptionChapter 9 No money – no justice
Filing the documents with court
Court fee
Court hearing
What details the judge pays attention to?
The child’s consent to adoption
The court approval of adoption
The date of adoption
What to do in case of adoption denial
The order of child’s delivery to adopters
The rights of the adoptive parentsChapter 10 What comes next after the court approval of adoption?
Receiving new birth certificate (post-adoption birth certificate)
Receiving child’s ID number
Receiving child’s passport
Receiving visa for childChapter 11 Post adoption obligations of adoptive parents
Post adoption report
If you are an US citizenPART 3 How to choose an adoption agency or an independent adoption facilitator
Chapter 12 Agency vs. independent facilitator
What shall you pay attention to by choosing an adoption agency or independent facilitator?
What kind of services shall be provided by an adoption agency or independent facilitator?
The adoption cost
Cost of translation and notarization
Bribes… to pay or not to pay...
How to withstand bribes?PART 4 Ukraine as it is
Chapter 13 What you need to know about Ukraine
International airport "Borispol" or why your luggage will be ransacked…
Traveling in Ukraine
Lodging
How to connect your laptop to internet
Advises about moneyChapter 14 The Ukrainians
Annexes
Annex A. Draft of the Power of Attorney for your facilitator
Annex B. The form of post-adoption report
Annex C. The form of application for handing of adopted child
Annex D. The form of medical record
Annex E. The form of referral for meeting with child
Annex F. Detailed Timetable of adoption process
Annex G. The form of the certificate about departure of the child to adopters’ family
Annex H. Letter of Obligation
Annex I. Useful contact details
Annex J. The draft of Application to be registered as adoptive parents candidates
The Guide is not attached to a particular country. This book is designed for prospective adoptive parents from all over the world.
I do not describe in this book home study stage. This procedure is conducted under the legislation of your country. I am sure that you easy can find all necessary information in free access.
In the annexes of the Guide you will find a lot of key documents that you will require. So the papers won’t be an issue for you.
Also there is a timetable in the book that will help you to clearly estimate the whole adoption process.
Why shall you read this Guide without shelving?
- If you do not know where to begin your adoption this book will help you to clearly understand all steps of the adoption procedure.
- You can significantly save time and money on the beginning by choosing an adoption agency or independent facilitator, and preparing your dossier of the SDA.
- You will secure yourself against all kinds of frauds that may catch you on every stage of your adoption.
- You will stop being nervous by thinking about adoption from Ukraine. The adoption procedure won’t be foggy for you.
- You will become less anxious and more confident.
- You desire to adopt a child and have chosen Ukraine for this purpose.
- You are only making a decision about a country to adopt from.
- You would like to know how to choose reliable adoption agency or independent facilitator.
- If you are sure that adoption procedure is very difficult.
- If you have been told that it is easy enough to adopt from Ukraine.
- You are actively preparing your dossier.
- You are waiting for the appointment letter from the SDA.
- The SDA has already invited you to Ukraine and are nervous before your departure.
- You are already in Ukraine and want to understand better what is going on and what comes next.
- Your budget for the adoption is limited and you don’t want to go over it.
- You have heard stories about fraud relating adoption and you want to avoid such unpleasant experience.
- Thoughts about your prospective adopted child don’t let you to fall asleep.
You may be interested why did I actually decide to write this book?
The answer is simple – I like to help foreign families in their adoptions. Also I have legal education and sufficient work experience with Ukrainian state authorities. Some time I have even worked in a state authority and I know a lot about bureaucracy and how the system functions.
I really enjoy when Ukrainian orphans get to loving family.
Every year more than a thousand of foreign families successfully adopt children from Ukraine.
And you also have a fait chance to adopt a wonderful child!
Now you have the choice: to pass through many mistakes in adoption or learn clear plan of actions that will be your reliable support during your adoption journey.
Once more you will learn:
- All necessary information about adoption procedure. You will be thoroughly prepared for every stage of adoption.
- You will have drafts of all necessary documents
- Who can be adopted from Ukraine and who can't
- How to save effectively money and time during adoption
- How to avoid many pitfalls
- What you shall pay attention to by choosing an adoption agency or independent facilitator
- Truth about “expediting fees” and bribes
- How to secure yourself in Ukraine
Remember, this is not just a book – this is extremely practical tool comprising experience of many adoptive families.
The Guide is provided for your convenience as e-book.
Price: $24.95
You have to know that the total cost of your adoption will be dependant in result on your action and may vary significantly. In practice total adoption cost of every family differ in several thousand US Dollars/Euro or even more than 10000 US Dollars/Euro.
By following the smallest advice from the Guide you will cover the cost of this book several times.
The Guide will help you to save not only your money but your nerves.
So, what are you waiting for? Having in hand reliable information instrument you would much far simpler and faster move forward to adoption of the child you are dreaming about!
Give family happiness to the child who longs for you!
Yours truly,
Alexander Bogach
P.S. Fancy you wouldn’t have anymore to be anxious by thinking about your adoption journey to Ukraine. You will know what will happen there. You will be well informed about possible difficulties and how to avoid them. You will be calm and confident in your success by thinking about adoption of a child from Ukraine.
P.P.S. Remember that you will have possibility to be advised for free by Ukrainian adoption attorney. (See Bonus)
My contact details:
E-mail: alexander.bogach@gmail.com
Blog: http://www.howtoadoptfromukraine.blogspot.com/
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Ukrainian Parliament proposes to cancel age limits for adopters
It is proposed to cancel age limits for adoptive parents by the bill No. 3657. Today persons who are older than a child more than by 45 years can’t adopt from Ukraine. The deputy proposes not to limit the age of adopters and to allow adopting children by persons who may older than the child by 45 years.
This age limits were implemented by the Law “On amending some of statutory act of Ukraine regarding adoption” dated as of 10 April 2008. It is the author’s opinion that this age limit circumscribes persons that are 46 in adopting newborns. More over this age limit prohibits from adoption if one of the couple is older than it is required by legislation. The deputy thinks that this prejudice rights of persons who are willing to adopt a child and understand all difficulties that they possibly may face by the child’s upbringing.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
New Adoption Regulations in Effect
Source: http://kiev.usembassy.gov/amcit_adoptions_eng.html
On October 8, 2008 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved Resolution #905, introducing new regulations for adoptions and the protection of the rights of adopted children. This Resolution cancels the previous adoption Resolution #1377. The new regulations went into effect on December 1, 2008.
The Resolution sets regulations for the registration of abandoned children at the local, regional and central levels. It also describes adoption proceedings for both domestic and intercountry adoptions. Some of these changes will affect the intercountry adoption process. These changes are described in more detail below and in the updated country specific information on adoption from Ukraine. We have also revised the list of documents that should be submitted to the SDAPRC for registration to reflect all of the changes.
Adoption Home Study
Resolution #905 introduces more specific requirements for the adoption home study. The home study should include the following items: home address, living conditions (number of bedrooms, living space and conditions for the adopted child), biographic information of the parents, household members (number of persons residing in the same household and their relation to the adoptive parent, number of biological children, if any); adoptive parents' approach towards adoption. The home study must also include the recommendations regarding the number, age and health condition of the children that can be adopted by the prospective adoptive parents. The important thing to remember is that the conclusion should clearly state that it is the agency/social worker's recommendation for this family to adopt this particular child or children, not just the family's own preference.
Refusal to Register Adoption Dossiers
According to this Resolution the SDAPRC will now have the right to refuse to register your dossier if, at the time of the dossier's submission to the SDAPRC, the central database of Ukrainian children available for intercountry adoptions will not contain any children complying with the recommendation in your home study. Given the statistics published by the SDAPRC and available on our website, there are currently no healthy children (or children with minor, correctable health problems) under three and very few under six years old. Therefore, if you are recommended for a healthy child or a child with minor/correctable health problems under six years of age, the SDAPRC is very likely to refuse even to accept and register your dossier.
Adoptive Parent's Commitment to Register the Child and Provide Annual Reports to the Embassy or Consulate of Ukraine
This document must be prepared in duplicate and should include the following commitments:
* to register the adopted child with the respective Consulate or Embassy of Ukraine (indicating the name and full address of the Consulate/Embassy);
* to provide the adopted child with the opportunity to keep their Ukrainian citizenship until 18 years old;
* to submit annual reports on the adopted child to the Consulate or Embassy of Ukraine at least once a year for the first three years after the adoption and once every three years afterwards, until the child's 18th birthday;
* to provide an opportunity to the representatives of the Consulate/Embassy of Ukraine to communicate with the adopted child;
* to inform the Consulate/Embassy of Ukraine about any change of address of the adopted child.
Marriage Certificate
The SDAPRC will now require two notarized copies of marriage certificate, instead of one.
Proof of income
W-2 forms for the most recent six months or tax returns for the last calendar year, certified by the issuing authority or notarized.
Ownership/Rental Documents
Your adoption dossier must now include a notarized copy of the document confirming the ownership or rental rights of the adoptive parents for their house or apartment, indicating its total and living area as well as the number of bedrooms.
Other requirements and notes
* The SDAPRC will not accept any notarized statements in place of W-2 forms or other proof of income; neither will they accept notarized statements/affidavits instead of the documents confirming the property rights.
* On the date of submission of your documents to the SDAPRC they should remain valid for at least six months. Documents are valid for 12 months from the date of issuance or notarization, except for the I-171H form, which is valid for 18 months.
Priority for adoptions
The SDAPRC will give priority for submission of documents and scheduling appointments to the following adoptive parents:
* biological relatives of the adopted child;
* those who are applying for adoption of biological siblings of their previously adopted children;
* adoptive parents applying for adoption of the children suffering from one of the health problems posted on our website. These children are also not subject to one-year registration term at the central database for intercountry adoptions.
Maximum Number of Appointments with the SDAPRC
As of December 1, 2008 the SDAPRC will allow only three appointments to each adoptive family to look at the children's files. If you have not chosen any children after the third appointment, your adoption dossier will be returned to you immediately. (Currently, the SDAPRC also limits the number of adoption referrals issued to each family to two referrals.) You need to submit a notarized statement to request a second appointment with your dossier to the SDAPRC and then they officially have ten business days to respond with the date of your second/third appointment.
Please note this information is provided as a general guidance only; all questions involving interpretation of specific Ukrainian adoption laws should be addressed to foreign legal counsel or your adoption service provider.
Friday, November 28, 2008
All-Ukrainian forum of adoptive parents
Yesterday on the All-Ukrainian forum of adoptive parents the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko summed up the results of Adoption Year in Ukraine and rewarded some officials and adopters.
Ukrainians wishing to adopt a child have to stand in a queue. To date there about 1000 families in this line. Although most families want to adopt children under 5 years old. But not many of them want to become parents for older children.
Actually it is not much easier to adopt for Ukrainians than for foreign adopters. Ukrainians also have to pay bribes for adoption. The only advantage of Ukrainians is the possibility to adopt children at the age of 2 months. Also it is easier for Ukrainians to defend their rights applying to law machinery or court. But not so many Ukrainians are legally competent. The foreigners have by the adoption almost the same scope of rights as Ukrainians, but it is much more expensive for them to defend their rights of adoptive families, because it requires a long stay in Ukraine.
Would it be more complicated to adopt from Ukraine next year? There is no saying.
There are two factors that won’t be favorable for national adoptions: first, there won’t be governmental popularization of national adoption next year, and secondly, the rapid worsening of economical situation in Ukraine may change priorities of many potential Ukrainian adoptive families.
If you are going to start your adoption procedure, don’t hesitate – file the documents.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
The adoption procedure could be changed again
Human rights commissioner in Ukrainian Parliament Nina Korpachova proposed an amendment to the draft of the decree of Cabinet regarding the Adoption procedure and control for observance of rights of children after adoption.
According to press-cutting service of the Ombudsman, primarily the amendments concern consideration of interest both of adoptive families, and of adopted children, including establishing order in the adoption procedure and elimination of any discrimination by conducting adoption. The Commissioner proposed to amend the list of obligations of foreign adoptive families by adopting Ukrainian children, under which the right of children is protected to keep Ukrainian citizenship before attainment of majority.
It is very important, because in some countries upon a fact of adoption by foreigner the child is admitted to citizenship of country-recipient. In spite of requirements of point 6 of clause 283 of Family Code of Ukraine, that provides the right of adopted children to choose citizenship on reaching 18 years age, by crossing border of some countries the children are automatically admitted to citizenship of such countries, forfeiting their rights to choose citizenship in the future. At that in case of cancelation of adoption guardianship authorities of such countries determine further lot of such child without agreement with appropriate state authorities of
The same has happened with children adopted by US citizens John Kruger and Hilts couple, who were forejudged parental rights because of crimes against children. The future of their children, who has under
Accepted by Ukrainian government proposals of the Commissioner to the new Adoption procedure and control over observance of rights of children after adoption will bar from occurring similar situations in future.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Notice on SDAPRC Unused Quotas
On October 14, 2008 the Ministry for Family, Youth and Sports published official Order #3899 approving revised procedures for submission of new adoption dossiers from foreign citizens in the fourth quarter of 2008. The annual adoption dossiers quota for 2008 previously had been set at 1,453. Although all of these were booked within the first months of this year, not all of these families actually submitted dossiers. As a result, the SDAPRC (State Department for Adoptions and Protection of the Rights of the Child) has now opened the unused slots for new adoption dossiers. These slots are not an increase in the annual quota; rather they still fall under the annual limit of 1,453 dossiers. This number is not subdivided by country or by specific categories of children.
The SDAPRC resumed acceptance of new dossiers on October 14th, 2008 and will continue accepting dossiers for 2008 until November 27th, 2008.
Order #3899 includes two attachments, one of them presenting the number of children available for intercountry adoptions, sorted by age and health condition, as of September 1, 2008. Please note that these statistics are independent of annual quota set by the Ministry (noted above), but provide a useful overview of ages and health condition of children available for adoption. The second attachment is the schedule for submission of adoption dossiers from foreign adoptive parents. Both documents are below.
Attachment 1
Analysis of the numbers of children available for intercountry adoptions according to their age and health condition
(based on the information from the central databank as of September 1, 2008)
| Age of children | Number of children (% from the total number) | Health condition
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| Under 3 years old | 551 (2,6 %) |
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| 3 – 5 years old | 1324 (6,1 %) |
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| 6 – 11 years old | 5408 (24,9 %) |
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| 12 – 17 years old | 14418 (66,4 %) |
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| Total | 21701 (100,0 %) |
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Ludmyla Volynets, Director of the SDAPRC
Attachment 2
Schedule for submission of the dossiers from foreign adoptive parents in the IV-th quarter of 2008
| Day of the week | Recommendation for the child’s age from the competent authority of the country of residence of adoptive parents* |
| Monday | Dossiers for children under 6 years old and those that have no specific limits for the child’s age |
| Tuesday | Dossiers for children 6-11 years old |
| Wednesday | Dossiers for children 12 years and older |
| Thursday | Dossiers for children 12 years and older |
Ludmyla Volynets, Director of the SDAPRC
*For U.S. citizens this is the recommendation of the social worker in the homestudy
** source link http://kyiv.usembassy.gov/amcit_adoptions_notice_0119_eng.html
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Myths and realities of adoption from Ukraine
Information from interview with Lyudmila Volynets, director of SDA.
The belief that foreigners are willing to adopt adult children is also untrue. In fact, 80% of foreign applicants wish to adopt a child under 5 years old. With regard to adult children, they tend to be adopted by families in which the children rested on rehabilitation programs abroad.
Not more than a myth is statement that foreigners are willing to adopt all brothers and sisters from one family. «In every second (!) case the question arises as to separation of brothers and sisters because of their health status and age», - notes Volynets. According to her, the problem is compounded by the fact that brothers and sisters are the vast majority of children available for adoption - 85%.
According to statistics, today the family of Ukrainian citizens raised more than 35 thousand of adopted children, yet more than 30 thousand children have legal grounds to be adopted. At the same time, polls show that almost every fifth Ukrainian family (19%) is ready to adopt a child. Here arises the paradox: despite the fact that thousands of Ukrainians could potentially adopt children and 30 thousand children are ready for adoption, in fact, annually adopted by some 5 thousand children, of whom less than 2 thousand - by citizens of
«The problem is that when it comes to adoption, all imagine a baby, who was given birth yesterday, today adopted. However, it is not so.” According to her, in general, Ukrainian citizens (as well as foreigners) focused on the adoption of healthy babies and healthy children under 5 years old.
But only 5% of the 30 thousand children are children under 5 years old. Only 5% of them are relatively healthy. Thus, «young and healthy», which want to adopt all, regardless of country of residence, from 30 thousand come up to around 75 people. The conclusion made by the experts, terrible and almost despairing:
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
2008 is the year of national adoption in Ukraine
The President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko issued an edict “On conducting in Ukraine in 2008 the Year of supporting national adoption and other forms of fosterage of orphans and children without parental care” dated 11 of December, 2007.
The main purpose of this document is to support Ukrainians who wish to adopt a child. From here on the adoption process for Ukrainians became simpler. Moreover Ukrainian families who adopted a child receive the public assistance in the amount of 12000 UAH. For most Ukrainians it is significant amount. Also Ukrainian government takes measures to explain Ukrainian citizens the adoption process. So Ukrainian actually does not need any facilitators or agencies. Therefore such steps cause increasing interest of Ukrainians to adoption.
What does it mean for foreigners?
In 2008 to adopt from Ukraine for foreigners became harder. You may see statistics in my previous post. But do not despair! Ukraine will ratify in the near future convention on international adoption and the situation should definitely change for better.
In my next posts I will continue telling about latest changes in adoption process in Ukraine.
The eye-opener for you - Official statistics of SDA
Hi, everyone. I have just read posts in yahoo group "Adoption from Ukraine" about people who come back from Ukraine without a child. And that Ukraine is unpredictable. I disagree because information about adoption in Ukraine is open. And state authorities including SDA in most cases do not distort it. Of course all official information is in Ukrainian or Russian language and I agree that it is hard for you to find actual information in English.
And now please look through this official SDA statistics for the 1st quarter of 2008:
The number of foreigners received: 379
178 of them (46%) selected and adopted child during the first visit.
201 of them (54%) have applied for the second visit.
The reasons of the second applications of the foreigners:
• Couldn’t select a child during the first visit because of inconsistence of state of health of the child with expectations of candidates – 82 (41%)
• Had selected a child during the first visit but refused from adoption because of state of health of the child – 119 (59%)
So, you see, this situation is not a secret. Just take it in your consideration.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Are you eligible to adopt from Ukraine?
You have right to adopt a child from
- capable person
- not younger than 21
- at last 15 years older than an adopting child
- married
- have permanent source of revenue
- have a habitation
- not being treated for psycho neurological disease or narcotic dependence
In April 2008 the Family Code of Ukraine was amended so that it is prohibited to adopt children by foreigners that are unmarried.
So if you are single and want to adopt a child
The same concerns to homosexual couples, because unisexual couples are also not allowed to be adopters.
Monday, September 22, 2008
How to Adopt from Ukraine Successfully
2008 Edition
Most probably you are here because you are interested in adopting a Ukrainian child. Ukraine is very popular country to adopt a child from. Strangely enough but you hardly can find accurate and updated information about adopting from Ukraine. A great many of books and web-sites comprise general, superficial information, which often is inaccurate and outdated. Ukrainian legislation (including the adoption procedure) is in permanent change and therefore it is very important to be sure that you have true information.
How to Adopt from Ukraine Successfully is written to guide you through the way of adoption in so rapidly changing circumstances. The Guide is at final stage of pre-publishing editing and it will be published in the nearest future. Nevertheless be sure that you have found this blog not by chance and absolutely in time.
Who is this Guide for?
This book is a must have for anyone adopting in Ukraine. So the Guide would become indispensable assistant for persons:
- who is going to adopt a child independently
- who want to ask an adoption agency for the assistance
- who is only choosing a country to adopt from
- who is planing to launch an adoption agency.
The Guide is highly recommended for parents who want to go independent, who prefer non-agency adoption. By adopting a child from Ukraine this "How to" Guide will be invaluable resource.
If you are going to adopt a child via agency in this case you also need to know the whole adoption process in details. Clear and accurate description of the adoption process will help you to avoid possible difficulties and problems. You will become more confident in choosing and dealing an agency. Adopting agency may only help you, but it can not do all the steps instead of you. The most part of success will depend only on you.
You may be still estimating different countries for your prospect adoption. The Guide will help you to see adoption from Ukraine as it is without softening any difficulties.
The Guide will be also very informative for agency owners and for person who is going to launch an adoption agency. All provided information in the Guide is based on up-to-date research of Ukrainian legislation. The Guide is very practical tool oriented on successful result.
What is in the Guide?
How to Adopt from Ukraine Successfully walks prospective parents through every step of the adoption process in Ukraine. This incredible resource includes numerous fill-in forms and checklists, jump-start hints to speed up the process and detailed up-to-date profile of Ukraine. It is also intended to answer many of the common questions that will guide adopters through their adoption and decision-making process.
The Guide do not include any information regarding the legal procedures in your country. However the Guide includes the links to free quality sources describing initial steps in adopting process for US citizens.
The Guide leads parents through the maze of:
- How the Ukrainian adoption process works
- How much does it cost to adopt a child from Ukraine
- How long does adoption process from Ukraine lasts
- How to adopt a child with special needs
- How to start the process.
- What you need to know before traveling to Ukraine.
- Making the most out of your trip - the inside scoop on customs, hotels, food and transport.
- The children's homes, orphanages, the courts, and the questions that need to be asked.
- Medical issues, special adoption doctors, and travel requirements.
- Post adoption procedures, and much, much more.
Each adopting family will understand fully their legal rights in the adoption process.
We will keep you informed about latest news and important updates by our free newsletter!
About the Author
The Guide is written by Alexander Bogach, who is a Ukrainian attorney experienced in adoption and family law. Not so many attorneys are focused on this area. Alexander is one of them. And he decided to fill a gap in true and quality resources about adoption process in Ukraine.
Please feel free to contact the author if you have any queries concerning the Guide via e-mail: alexander.bogach@gmail.com
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