International Adoption Guide

Government sets out measures to speed up adoptions and give vulnerable children loving homes New legal duties on local authorities to reduce delays Children to be fostered by their prospective adoptive parents National Adoption Register must be used for children waiting longer than 3 months

The adoption of Russian children by foreign families should become a “rare exception,” prime minister and president-elect Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

My little boy is sick today and it is a rare occassion that we are homebound and together for the entire day. One has no choice in these situation's to just let everything 'that has to be done' go, and enjoy the time together.

"My experience of adoption has shown me how – whatever your start in life – being brought up by adults who love you, who are now your parents, is transformative. Adoption is – in every sense of the word – for good. And the readiness of adults to make such a firm and unselfish commitment for a child they cannot know is, to my mind, an inspirational example of humanity at its best."

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