Adoption

Number of international adoption cases decreases amid pandemic - Russian Supreme Court

15:51 04/06/2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the judicial practice in cases of international adoption: the number of such cases has significantly decreased, and already scheduled hearings were either suspended or terminated due to the impossibility of the adoptive parents to come to Russia.

Federation Council approves creation of child adopters blacklist

13:38 26/07/2019 The Federation Council approved a bill creating a special register of bad faith adoptive parents and guardians on Friday.

Russian lawmakers back creation of child adopters blacklist

14:12 23/07/2019 The State Duma passed a bill creating a special register of bad faith adoptive parents and guardians in the third and final reading on Tuesday.

HIV, Hepatitis C positives allowed to adopt children in specific situations – Russian law

13:12 30/05/2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill permitting individuals infected with HIV or Hepatitis C to adopt children in certain circumstances into law.

Russia’s State Duma passes bill on child adoption by HIV and Hepatitis C positives

16:05 21/05/2019 The lower house of Russian parliament adopted a bill allowing individuals infected with HIV or Hepatitis C to adopt children in certain circumstances in a final third reading on Tuesday, a statement published on the State Duma website reads.

Russian court allows HIV positive woman to adopt child

11:56 13/02/2019 A court in the Moscow Region has permitted a HIV positive woman to adopt a child.

Italians lead in adoption of Russian children

17:57 06/06/2018 Russian children are most often adopted by citizens of Italy, Spain and France, a review of the judicial practice of Russia’s Supreme Court reads.

U.S. flouts requests for information on adopted Russian orphans – children’s ombudsman

14:49 11/07/2017 The U.S. authorities ignore requests for information concerning Russian children adopted by foreign citizens pending the passage of the so-called Dima Yakovlev law.

ECHR ruling on U.S. nationals’ complaint over Russian adoption ban takes effect

16:54 04/07/2017 The ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in favor of U.S. nationals, who had complained of violating their rights by banning them from adoption of Russian children, became effective.

Russian ambassador lays out conditions for lift of adoption ban for U.S. citizens - report

17:32 10/02/2017 Russian ambassador in the United States of America Sergey Kislyak has said that ban on adoption of Russian children for U.S. citizens may be lifted if the United States would provide safety guarantees for the children.

ECHR orders Russia to compensate U.S. nationals for ban on adoption

12:51 17/01/2017 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russia violated rights of U.S. nationals by banning them from adoption of Russian children.

New Russian child rights ombudsman to lobby for updating foreign adoptions law

16:39 09/09/2016 New children’s rights ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova announced in the interview with Russia 24 TV Channel on Friday that she would lobby for modernizing legislation on foreign adoptions called the Dima Yakovlev law.

Russian lawmaker suggests prohibiting adoption induced by payment

10:31 24/06/2015 State Duma lawmaker Vasily Tarasyuk (LDPR) has submitted to Russia's lower house of parliament a bill that would prohibit adoption for reward or compensation.

Russian Constitutional Court allows exceptional adoption disclosure

17:53 17/06/2015 Russia's Constitutional Court ruled that permitted adoption disclosure in exceptional cases and when it is in the interests of descendants.

US court to consider adoption case without US, Russian authorities

15:23 20/03/2015 Nassau County Surrogate Court has denied a request to join Russia and the United States as parties to an action over adoption of two Russian-born children who allegedly suffer from serious mental disorders.

US court slams re-homing while considering Russian adoption claim

18:30 17/12/2014 During the hearing of an application filed by an American family seeking to void the adoption of two Russian kids, Nassau County judge raised a question of legality of a dubious practice known as Re-Homing.

Russia’s Supreme Court upholds adoption ban for people with HIV

12:58 23/09/2014 Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit which had been filed by a Muscovite seeking to lift a ban on the adoption of Russian children by people with HIV.

Italian court confirms Russian adopted child murder charges

11:46 22/07/2014 An Italian court has confirmed the arrest of a local resident in the murder of a Russian boy he adopted, Russian presidential ombudsman for children’s rights Pavel Astakhov announced.

Police open negligence case following Russian boy’s death in Italy

10:56 21/07/2014 Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a case on the neglect of duty during adoption following the death of a Russian child in Italy, the official committee spokesperson, Vladimir Markin, announced on Sunday.

Italians continue to lead in the number of Russian adoptions

10:01 03/07/2014 Italians adopted 560 Russian children in 2013, the largest number among foreign countries, Russia’s Supreme Court said in a survey of adoptions by foreign parents or Russians living abroad.

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