Ban on adoption of children by a single parent
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For the past couple months there have been rumors that Ukraine may again try to ban adoption of children by single parents.
Information was received yesterday that Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovnaya Rada) accepted a bill to ban adoption by single persons in Ukraine. President Yuschenko had vetoed this same bill in the past and we expected that he would do the same this time. Unfortunately, even though he did veto it, the Parliament voted against his veto and passed the bill with more than 2/3 of the senators. This law now officially prohibits adoption by single applicants. The dossiers previously accepted for single parents will likely be returned to us soon. This applies even to those who were registered and had been issued an appointment date.
It is possible that the President could appeal to the Supreme Constitutional Court but unlikely that he will do so.
Ukraine remains a good option for those families who can be open to a child who is older than 4 or 5 or for family who can consider children with special needs. There are younger children available but the risk is that younger children may not be available for international adoption when a family arrives for their appointment date. Many more Ukrainian families are adopting and are adopting the younger, healthier children.
Judy Dalrymple
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For the past couple months there have been rumors that Ukraine may again try to ban adoption of children by single parents.
Information was received yesterday that Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovnaya Rada) accepted a bill to ban adoption by single persons in Ukraine. President Yuschenko had vetoed this same bill in the past and we expected that he would do the same this time. Unfortunately, even though he did veto it, the Parliament voted against his veto and passed the bill with more than 2/3 of the senators. This law now officially prohibits adoption by single applicants. The dossiers previously accepted for single parents will likely be returned to us soon. This applies even to those who were registered and had been issued an appointment date.
It is possible that the President could appeal to the Supreme Constitutional Court but unlikely that he will do so.
Ukraine remains a good option for those families who can be open to a child who is older than 4 or 5 or for family who can consider children with special needs. There are younger children available but the risk is that younger children may not be available for international adoption when a family arrives for their appointment date. Many more Ukrainian families are adopting and are adopting the younger, healthier children.
Judy Dalrymple
