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Government plans to review the 1963 law on child adoption, according to the youth and children affairs minister, James Kinobe.
Kinobe says government has decided to review the law, following an increase in the number of foreigners interested in adopting Ugandan children.
Kinobe says his ministry will specifically look at how Government could better assist people who are adopting or have adopted children from Uganda.
The current law requires that Prospective adoptive parents must have lived in Uganda for three years and fostered the child for 36 months. The probation officers monitor and record the progress of the adoptive family during the 36-month fostering period, before endorsing the final legal adoption process.
In addition to the three-year residency and 36-month fostering requirement, foreign adoptive parents must demonstrate they have no criminal record, and that they have been approved by their country of nationality to adopt. The adoptive parent must also demonstrate that their country of nationality will respect and recognize the Ugandan adoption decree.
Kinobe however says the three year fostering period is too long and could deny hundreds of children, an opportunity for adoption especially by the foreigners.
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Kinobe says when the adoption legislation review resumes, Ugandans will be given ample opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the state's adoption laws.
Government will also initiate public consultations to obtain the views of all adoption stakeholders in the community.
Kinobe says government has decided to review the law, following an increase in the number of foreigners interested in adopting Ugandan children.
Kinobe says his ministry will specifically look at how Government could better assist people who are adopting or have adopted children from Uganda.
The current law requires that Prospective adoptive parents must have lived in Uganda for three years and fostered the child for 36 months. The probation officers monitor and record the progress of the adoptive family during the 36-month fostering period, before endorsing the final legal adoption process.
In addition to the three-year residency and 36-month fostering requirement, foreign adoptive parents must demonstrate they have no criminal record, and that they have been approved by their country of nationality to adopt. The adoptive parent must also demonstrate that their country of nationality will respect and recognize the Ugandan adoption decree.
Kinobe however says the three year fostering period is too long and could deny hundreds of children, an opportunity for adoption especially by the foreigners.
//Cue in: iWe were not very#
Cue out: #county adoption.i //
Kinobe says when the adoption legislation review resumes, Ugandans will be given ample opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the state's adoption laws.
Government will also initiate public consultations to obtain the views of all adoption stakeholders in the community.