In Dnepropetrovsk adoptive parents are actively adopt

In Dnepropetrovsk adoptive parents are actively adopt not only babies but also older children

With the beginning of the year in Dnepropetrovsk adopted 58 boys and girls, 48 of which – citizens of Ukraine, and the other 10 are foreign adoptive families. This is stated in the press service of the Dnipropetrovsk city Council on the 28th of Septembe on Ukraine adoption in the city.

“In Dnepropetrovsk actively adopt not only babies but also older children as well. Of the total number of adopted 21 children under 1 year, 14 children aged 1 to 3 years, 9 boys and girls 4 to 6 years and 14 children aged 7 to 18 years”, – stated in the message.

Recall that for the development and support of national Ukraine adoption legislation provides support for adoptive parents who adopt a child from Ukraine. From 1 January 2009 a Ukrainian family that adopted a child-orphan, receives guaranteed financial support from the state in the amount of 12,240 thousand UAH and one-time paid leave in connection with the Ukraine adoption of a child by duration 56 calendar days.

It is also noted that in 2006 the authority with respect to accounting of orphan children and children deprived of parental care were transferred from the education authorities to offices-services children. Since that time in Dnepropetrovsk was adopted 535 orphans and children deprived of parental care.

As it became known, on the account in Management of service for children of the Dnipropetrovsk city Council is 2108 orphans and children deprived of parental care, of them 590 – children–orphans and 1518 – children deprived of parental care. In addition, the record is 1416 children who are brought up in families and 652 of the child in state institutions.