Month: August 2015
Posted on August 21, 2015
I have to admit that not all orphans, who come through hosting programs, are adoptable. Some of them lack certain legal features, which make them eligible for adoption. Features that make a child eligible for adoption are as follows: Status of a...
Posted on August 14, 2015
No, you do not need to. Any changes to be made to the birth records and birth certificates are called amendments to the Birth Record. After adoption has been adjudged, amendments need to be made to the Birth Record of the child which will re...
Can I adopt my nephew – a citizen of Ukraine, if I have citizenship of a different country?
Posted on August 14, 2015
Yes, you can. A citizen of a different country (alien) can adopt in Ukraine a child who is a national of Ukraine on the general basis set forth in the Family Code of Ukraine. A child who is a national of Ukraine may be adopted by an alien if/a...
Which citizenship are Ukrainian orphans in Crimea after Russian annexation of this territory?
Posted on August 14, 2015
Four thousand orphans left on the territory of annexed Crimea were given Russian citizenship without their consent. Representative of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights on the rights of the child, Oksana Filipishina, stated that Russia ...