Adoption of Children.

Adoption of children is a very tricky question for many people. It’s difficult to say why some people go though long procedures and finally have their adopted child and some people can’t even think about adopting a child.

It's an open secret that there are thousands of children in the world who have nobody to cherish them and to give one-to-one attention. Unfortunately there aren't enough potential parents to go round. In this respect there are various agencies for Adoption and Fostering whose main aim is to highlight the plight of unwanted children and to encourage prospective adoptive parents and foster caters to come forward.

Why do people want to adopt a child? Some of them just can’t have kids because of health troubles. There are people whose motivation to adopt isn't because they can't have kids. These are the people whose children are in their teens or have left home, or if they have young children they realize they have a lot to give a child with special needs, or a sibling group. But everyone knows that it is not easy at all to adopt a child.

But there are many more hopeful parents around who have had their applications for adoption refused. Although the law doesn't set any rules about the type of parent deemed acceptable, until recently it allowed local authorities to do so, as long as the decision is made in 'the best interest of the child'. 'There have been incidences where a local authority seems to practice cut off point for suitable parents - whether that be a set age, class or race. Yet this has meant many children staying in care and a large number of desperate couples searching for a child abroad, often illegally. The Government should help change this. With people having children later in life, age will no longer be an automatic barrier. And, unfortunately, it is often the most needy children who are not adopted: those who have special needs, the abused, the neglected. It's a rare couple that's willing to adopt three children at the same time.

In our country the situation is almost the same. You have to go though routine procedures in order to prove that you have enough money, place at home, physical and moral strength to have an adopted child. You have to collect a number of papers and attend special courses. Finally, the child should live at your place some time in order to see whether you can live and communicate.

If you want to adopt the child there are some rules and restrictions. You can adopt if you're over 21, in good health and have the energy to care for children until they reach adulthood and beyond. It doesn’t matter whether you are single, married or living together. If you have children already — some children will benefit from being adopted by a couple with children of their own. If you have no children — some children benefit from being the only child in a family. If you are single and can offer certain children the one-to-one attention they may
require. If you can offer older children the encouragement to develop their personalities, interests and talents. If your income is low, you can apply for adoption allowance.

All in all, one can see that adoption isn’t an easy procedure. But I believe that adoption is a kind of heroic deed and if a person has come to decision to do that it won’t matter how long it will take to collect all necessary documents and papers. I think that kind intentions will always be praised.

Date: 2015-12-11; view: 830