Finnish Adoption Rule Changes
Next month, “Domestic adoptions of minor children will soon have to be green-lit by the Finnish Adoption Board—a practice currently only demanded for international adoptions. This permit will, however, not be necessary for internal adoptions within families.”
Three other changes in age, openness and oversight will occur.
“The new law coming into force in July will also set the upper age limit at 50 for adoptive parents.” [That rule wouldn’t fly in the US with all of our US adoption menopause adopters. ]
The revised rules will also enable open adoption, previously not possible in Finland. In open adoptions, children are able to retain contact with their biological parents, if agreed with the adoptive family.”
“The new law will also see the Finnish Adoption Board move under the jurisdiction of medical safety watchdog Valvira.”
[YLE 6/28/12]
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