Authorities define legal grounds for adopting children

The law establishes a formal procedure for identifying orphaned children and those deprived of parental care, referring them to alternative forms of placement, and maintaining an official registry. Children entered into this registry may be considered eligible for adoption.

Under the legislation, adoption is permitted for children who fall into the following categories:

– children whose parents have died;

– children whose parents have been deprived of parental rights;

– children whose parents have been declared legally incapacitated by a court;

– children whose parents have evaded the upbringing of their children or the protection of their rights and legitimate interests;

– children whose parents, for more than one year, have not contacted their child placed in a children’s institution or a medical institution without valid reasons;

– children whose parents have refused to take their child from educational or medical institutions, social protection institutions for the population, or other institutions;

– children whose parents have been declared missing or deceased.

Experts note that these provisions are designed to safeguard children’s interests and to ensure that those left without parental care are placed, wherever possible, in a stable family environment.