The question about an international adoption: procedure and list of problems
Currently, the issue of international adoption is very relevant. The possibility of adoption of children by foreign citizens is enshrined in the laws of many countries, including h. and Russia. This article discusses the legal acts governing the procedure for international adoption, its procedure and stages, including the sequence of actions of potential adoptive parents and the list of documents required for submission to the court. The procedure for conducting checks on the living conditions of a child in a foreign state after the implementation of the adoption procedure, entrusted to the government agency of the Russian Federation for guardianship and social protection, is described. The article also analyzes the Russian legislation on the international adoption of children by foreign citizens, identifies the problems of the placement of children left without parental care. On the basis of the study, the authors formulate conclusions about the need to control the competent authorities that carry out the adoption procedure and improve legislation to eliminate the problems existing in international adoption.