The latest government statistics show that approximately 6,000 children in Romania are adoptable. In 2021, 1,655 children were adopted, and in the first six months of 2022, 418 children under the care of the state were adopted, 100 more than in the same period last year. For those interested in becoming adoptive parents, the National Authority for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Children and Adoptions (ANDPDCA) has compiled a list of 17 questions and answers . The ANDPDCA thus explains who can and cannot be an adoptive parent, as well as the adoption rules for those who meet the conditions to be adoptive parents.

1. Where do we go to adopt a child? In order to adopt a child, you must contact either the General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection in whose administrative-territorial radius you have established your domicile or to an authorized Private Organization (OPA). The list of authorized OPAs can be consulted on the ANPDCA website in the "National adoption" section ( http://www.copii.ro/activatie/adoptie/adoptie-nationala/ ).

2. Do members of a couple have to be married to each other in order to adopt? No, both families (married persons between husband and wife) and single persons (unmarried) who obtain the certificate of family/person capable of adopting can adopt. In the case of spouses, Romanian law allows, in addition to adoption by the certified family, also adoption by one of the spouses, in which case the other spouse (in addition to consenting to the adoption) will also give a statement regarding the reasons for not joining the adoption application. They can also adopt people of the opposite sex who live in a stable relationship and live with the (unmarried) parent of the adopted child, if the new adopter participated directly and directly in raising and caring for the child for an uninterrupted period of at least 5 years .

3. Can we choose the children/child we want to adopt? The adoption procedure is governed by the principle of identifying the most suitable family for an adoptable child and does not focus on finding a child for a family. Consequently, for each adoptable child in the RNA records, the specialists of the General Directorate of Child Protection and Social Assistance will select the adopter/adoptive family that best meets the child's needs. In order to facilitate the adoption of difficult-to-adoptable children, the law provides for the existence (at the level of each direction) of a "profile of difficult-to-adoptable children" database accompanied by photos and information, which can be consulted by adopters. On the occasion of consulting the public profile, the adopters who are certified for adoption, have the opportunity to decide whether they will continue the adoption procedure with a certain child.

4. When can we access the profile of difficult to adopt children?)The certified family/person can access the profile of the difficult-to-adopt child at any time, but only from the headquarters of the home directorate.

Central Adoption Resource Authority Recruitment 2023: Monthly Salary 218200, Check Post, Application Process

Central Adoption Resource Authority Recruitment 2023: The Secretariat of the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited Applications from the Candidates Eligible for Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (Joint Secretary Level) in the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) through this MoWCD Recruitment 2023 Official Notification.

According to the Ministry of Women and Child Development Recruitment 2023 Official Advertisement, there is 01 Vacancy for Chief Executive Officer Post under Pay Level 14 (Rs.144200-218200) on Deputation Basis for 05 Years. According to the Ministry of Women and Child Development Recruitment 2023 Official Advertisement, Willing Officers with Eligibility may apply in the Prescribed Application Proforma with the Enclosure through Proper Channel. Duly completed Applications with Enclosures should be transmitted through Email Before or On 10.04.2023. The Cadre Controlling Authority should route the Nominations of Eligible Office through DoPT Online Interface.

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In the 1970s and 1980s it was relatively easy for couples with an unfulfilled desire to have children to adopt a child from abroad. Today these children are grown. When they search for their biological parents, they often find out that their adoption was illegal and documents were forged.

Isabel Fuhs wants to know who her mother is. "I keep asking myself that. But I can imagine that she's somewhere.” Isabel Fuhs was adopted from Brazil in 1985. She was not even two months old then, a little baby. But she knows almost nothing about her first weeks of life. The biological mother is said to have been only twelve years old when the child was born. A Brazilian lawyer arranged the adoption to Germany.

“The story about my adoption is really very strange. There's nothing, no records, what hospital was I born in? Nothing to say about the birth parents either, nothing about the mother, no name. This is really very dirty. You can't understand much today."

It's an agonizing blank in her biography. Psychologists have long known how important knowledge of one's biological origins is for the formation of one's identity. The Federal Constitutional Court ruled in 1989 that it is part of a person's personal rights to know their own origins. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child also contains the right to identity. Not knowing anything about their birth family plunges some adoptees into deep crises.

Right to know one's parentage

Bought children, doctored files… A generation of adoptees in search of the truth

By Agnes Leclair

Published on 03/17/2023 at 19:45, updated on 03/17/2023 at 19:45

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The Leuven Adoption Study is blowing out 14 candles this month. We spoke to Simon Fiore, child and adolescent psychologist and doctoral researcher at the LAS, about the study and some of the findings.

What is the LAS study and what is its purpose?

LAS stands for Leuven Adoption Study. It is the first large-scale long-term study in Flanders that follows about forty families with an adoption story.

The aim of the LAS is to better understand how families with an adoption story develop over time. I am talking about both adoptive parents and children and young people with an adoptive background.

Where does the question or interest in following these families through time come from?

Ina Hut, director of CoMensha, has decided to say goodbye after a period of more than eight years. She will take on other challenges as of 1 May. Ina has been director of CoMensha since 2015.

As director of CoMensha, Ina has made an important contribution to the positioning of CoMensha and to raising awareness and putting the approach to human trafficking on the agenda in the Netherlands. Under her leadership, CoMensha has managed to put itself on the map as a solid and connecting partner in chain cooperation. Her vision, tireless effort and dedication will be missed within the organization and in the field.

Ina: 'Although I made this choice very consciously, I also leave the organization and the field with a heavy heart. I have committed myself with heart and soul to CoMensha and to the victims of human trafficking. I have also always appreciated the cooperation with the chain partners. There is a solid CoMensha, with a professional and involved team. I am confident that my successor will continue on this path. Every goodbye is a new beginning. I am going to set up my own fund that will invest in initiatives that realize social impact, for example through micro-credits. In addition, I will remain active in the field with a number of supervisory and advisory positions.'

The Supervisory Board: 'We respect Ina's decision and express our appreciation for her efforts and involvement over the past eight years. We also thank Ina for the way in which she has guided and led CoMensha in recent years. We wish her all the best in her next phase. We are pleased that the follow-up has now been arranged, which guarantees continuity.'

Conny Rijken, National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against Children: 'Under Ina's leadership, CoMensha has become a professional organization with a clear role for the care of victims of human trafficking. With her enormous efforts over the past eight years, she has put human trafficking firmly on the map, further enriched our knowledge of human trafficking and brought parties together.'

A 46-year-old man who went missing at a bus terminal in Suwon, Gyeonggi, more than 40 years ago before being adopted by a German couple reunited with his biological family on Thursday.

Local authorities said it was the third time they linked a missing Korean child who was adopted overseas during the 1970s and ‘80s with their birth family through a program jointly run by the Korean National Police Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Center for the Rights of the Child.

The latest adoptee who benefitted from the program was identified only as Jeong, the Korean surname he was given by his birth parents.

Police said he refused to reveal his German name to the press.

He was four years old when his parents lost him at the Suwon Bus Terminal in January 1981.

Couple loses bid to have adopted son declared a citizen by operation of law.

PETALING JAYA: A court has held that an adoption order issued by a lower court concerning a man almost 10 years ago did not confer on him a right to citizenship.

Lau Jhun Guan, 22, and his adoptive parents had applied to the Johor Bahru High Court for a declaration that he was a Malaysian citizen by operation of law.

He also sought a court order compelling the government to issue a birth certificate and an identity card reflecting his status as a citizen.

Dismissing the application, judicial commissioner Shamsulbahri Ibrahim said that while an adoption order conferred the adoptive parents certain rights and obligations over a child, its “operability and interpretation should not be stretched to supplement the provisions of the (Federal Constitution) in matters relating to citizenship”.

There is no report available regarding death of children after their adoption from these agencies: Centre

A total of 79 children have died between April to December, 2022, in Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs) majorly due to unsafe abandonments which exposed them to harm like being bitten by animals or asphyxia. Very low birth weight and premature birth were some of the other reasons.

However, there is no report available regarding death of children after their adoption from these agencies, the Ministry of Women and Child Development informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

The Ministry said that for improving quality child care in Child Care Institutions (CCIs), particularly in SAAs, Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has been advising the agencies through circulars and through various training and development activities.

Adoption Regulations, 2022, also emphasises on quality child care by the adoption agencies and also mandates Chief Medical Officers for necessary interventions.