A decision motivated by the continuation of the conflict. By decree published in the Official Gazette this Tuesday, December 27, 2022, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, extended the suspension of procedures for the adoption of Ukrainian children until December 31, 2023. This new text extends an initial decree dated March 7, 2022 that suspended these adoptions “for a period of three months”, and which had already been extended until December 31, 2022.
In detail, this text is based on various texts, including the International Convention on the Rights of the Child of November 20, 1989, but also the Hague Convention of May 29, 1993 on the protection of children and cooperation in matter of international adoption. The decree also mentions article R. 148-10 of the Code of social action for families.
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As indicated Release In an article dedicated to this suspension last March, several dozen files are currently blocked by this suspension. On the other hand, the decree does not apply to already related families, to understand those who are already in contact with a child.
The newspaper detailed the various reasons why wartime adoptions are suspended. For purely administrative reasons, Ukrainian courts are currently unable to issue the necessary permits. It is also about protecting children, who are vulnerable in times of war.
“In countries at war, many children are torn from their parents and close family members and left to fend for themselves. For a refugee child to be considered adoptable, great efforts must first be made to find his family members, something impossible in an emergency,” specifies the French Adoption Agency (AFA).
Recent history has further shown that respect for children in times of war is not respected. As the conflict progressed, the Ukrainian authorities repeatedly expressed concern about the forced transfers of Ukrainian children to Russia through simplified procedures for granting Russian nationality to children who are not in the care of their parents.
Source: BFM TV
