Shortage of foster families for siblings who want to stay together

There are too few foster families in Flanders that are willing or able to care for children who are closely related. That is what Foster Care Flanders says. In April, a bill was approved in our country, allowing, for example, brothers or sisters to stay together after the divorce of their parents. But it appears that childcare with a foster family is more difficult to organize for children who want to stay together.

Joppe Matyn

Fri 20 Aug 07:16

Pleegzorg Vlaanderen does not have figures about the shortage of foster families who want to take in children who are each other's brother or sister. "But we do see, for example, that in the province of Limburg there are currently six files where no shelter can be found for children who want to stay together," says Jan Brocatus of Pleegzorg Vlaanderen in "The morning" on Radio 1. "And we can. state that the situation is similar in every province.

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Indian diplomatic missions abroad will now be in charge of safeguarding adopted children whose parents move overseas with the child within two years of adoption. The Centre on August 23 has notified new rules in this regard. So far, the Indian missions abroad had a role in inter-country adoption of Indian children limited to children adopted by Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) or foreign parents.

The Missions had a duty to ensure protection against neglect, maltreatment, exploitation or abuse of these children. But a grey area got left out in case of Indian children adopted by parents in India, but who ended up moving abroad later, hence going out of the purview of Indian authorities and also not falling under purview of Indian Missions abroad. Some such cases came to the attention of the authorities recently.

The Centre has now notified new regulations, the Adoption (First Amendment) Regulations, 2021, which come into force immediately. Under the new rules, it has been specified that if the adoptive parents move with the child to some other country within two years of adoption, it shall be the responsibility of the Indian Mission of the country to which the child has moved, to perform all the assigned duties under the Adoption Regulations, 2017 in respect of the adopted child.

Not just this, the adoptive parents will also have to intimate the Indian diplomatic missions concerned in the country of departure and arrival, at least two weeks in advance through a written communication with their full contact details at the new place and thereafter, as per the new rules.

The new amendments have been made by the Central Adoption Resource Authority and have been notified on August 23 by the Woman and Child Development Ministry.

The government on Monday introduced a new clause in the adoption regulations, according to which when parents with their adopted child move abroad within two years of adoption have to intimate Indian diplomatic missions of their departure and arrival at least two weeks in advance.

This information has to be given through a written communication by parents, who have to also give full contact details, according to a gazette notification of the Women and Child Development Ministry.

The notification said it shall be the responsibility of the Indian Mission of the country to which the child has moved to perform all the assigned duties under the Adoption Regulations, 2017, in respect to the adopted child.

Under the Adoption (First Amendment) Regulations, 2021, it said that ‘the amendment has been notified in accordance with the relevant sections of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (2 of 2016)’.

Earlier, there was no such provision of such intimation under the regulations.

Following several complaints that non-tribals had been illegally obtaining ST certificates by means of adoption, the Arunachal government has issued a notification addressing the same.

The notification addresses concerns in the Upper Siang district. Authorities fear unrest among the indigenous communities of the state in future, if such cases of illegal adoption of Non-APST persons do not stop soon.

“Some local people are illegally obtaining Birth Certificate for their Non-APST siblings by may of Adoption or by simply claiming to be their natural father. Once fathers’ name is entered in the Birth Certificate it becomes legal for that Non APST person to obtain ST/PRC which is highly detrimental for the very existence of our tribal society in the coming days,” read the official notification, dated August 20, 2021.

“Any village Head or person found to be involved in such an act will have to step down from his/her posts and strict action will be initiated as per appropriate provisions of law,” the order warned, further appealing to the Village heads to refrain from indulging in such unlawful practices. As per the authorities, many non-tribals appear before the office of the issuing authorities, applying for ST/PRC with the support of some local people.

Married and un-married people cannot be treated as a class apart, particularly when inter-country or in-country adoptions are permitted under the gazetted Indian Adoption Regulations

The ministry of home affairs’ March 4 notification has created a dilemma for non-resident Indians hoping to become parents through adoption or surrogacy due to disparity in Indian laws.

NRIs have been equated to overseas citizens of India (OCIs) in matters of inter-country adoption. Gazetted Indian Adoption Regulations, 2017 (AR) treat NRIs at par with resident Indians when it comes to adopting an Indian citizen. Despite the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020 proposing to allow surrogacy for OCIs, the March 4 notification makes no mention of the same.

Our constitution does not allow dual citizenship. Upon voluntary acquisition of the citizenship of another country, a person ceases to be an Indian citizen. A child born to foreign citizens of Indian origin cannot become a citizen of India, as neither parent is an Indian national. A new category of citizenship, OCI, was created in 2005, which gave overseas citizens limited privileges and no rights. The March 4 notification defines an OCI as a foreign national holding the passport of a foreign country and who is not a citizen of India.

Both the constitution and Citizenship Act (CA), categorically prohibit dual citizenship. CA specifically prohibits OCIs from having political and other rights. They have, however, been granted multiple entry life-long visa facility for visiting India for any purpose at any time. They are also exempted from registering with the Foreigners’ Registration Office or police authorities, for any length of stay in India and are entitled to benefits notified under CA by the Centre from time to time.

MUMBAI: Abandoned twice by his parents, a baby boy who had become

the cynosure of all at Juhu police station now has cops fielding inquiries

about his adoption.

Seven-month-old Yash (name changed) was born at a public hospital in

December 2020. His mother was referred there from another nursing

Abandoned in a center in Cluj, Alex Kuch had the chance to be adopted by a family from Germany. He moved to New Zealand, where he graduated from university, and has now returned to Germany.

Before he was adopted, Alex used to sway back and forth, due to a lack of affection and stimulation, things he did not receive in the orphanage.

At the first psychological evaluation after he was adopted and taken to Germany, a psychologist told his parents that Alex would not be able to lead a normal life, he would barely finish high school, and the university, no way.

In short, the psychologist said that Alex will not be able to have what society considers a normal life. "Well, it seems the psychologist was right. Indeed, Alex has not led a normal life so far ... Alex was adopted from an orphanage in Cluj-Napoca, in 1997, by a family from Germany. In the 24 years since his adoption, Alex has traveled the world. In 2006, his parents moved to New Zealand and since then, every year they have spent their holidays in the most attractive places in the world ", said Azota Popescu, president of the Catharsis Association, who invited him many times in Romania.

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Doe-het-zelf-adoptie steeds populairder

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De adoptiebureaus hebben ellenlange wachtlijsten. Een groeiend aantal aspirant-ouders wil de adoptie daarom (deels) zelf regelen. Minister Hirsch Ballin wil dat juist verbieden.

Iris Pronk14 april 2009, 00:00