Adoption and Kafala

Adoption is the formal, permanent transfer of parental rights to a family other than a child’s own and the formal assumption by that family of all parenting duties for the child. Where a child’s parents are living and their parental rights have not been terminated, they must provide informed consent for adoption. In some countries it is not culturally acceptable to give the parental rights to a non-family member, and therefore alternative long-term care options must be pursued e.g. kinship care. In some Islamic countries, the term ‘Kafala’ in Islamic law is used to describe a situation similar to adoption, but without the severing of family ties, the transference of inheritance rights, or the change of the child’s family name.   

 

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Ministry of Women and Child Development, India,

These Guidelines govern the adoption procedure of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children in India, replacing the Guidelines Governing the Adoption of Children, 2011.

Madeline H. Engel, Norma K. Phillips, and Frances A. Della Cava - Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics ,

This article provides an overview of inter-country adoption of children from the United States to other countries.

Sophia Thabane & Madhu Kasira - Social work (Stellenbosch. Online) vol.51 n.1 ,

This article, based on research in progress, discusses possible dangers of child abandonment and neglect in Lesotho, using attachment theory as its theoretical grounding.

Lara di Tomasso, Sandrina de Finney - The First Peoples Child and Family Review Vol 10, No 1 (2015) ,

This paper forms Part 2 of a two-part discussion paper on Indigenous custom adoption.

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid and Legal Services State Support,

This fact sheet describes the rights of native children and families under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in the United States.

Sandrina de Finney, Lara di Tomasso - The First Peoples Child and Family Review Vol 10, No 1 (2015) ,

This paper calls for creative pathways of engagement that delineate places of belonging for and with Indigenous youth in care.

The First Peoples Child and Family Review Vol 10, No 1 (2015) ,

The First Peoples Child & Family Review proudly presents this Special Edition on Custom Adoptions in partnership with the Siem Smun’eem Indigenous Child Wellbeing Research Network at the University of Victoria. This edition contains research articles, agency experiences, cultural perspectives and personal stories that highlight custom adoption from a historical and contemporary perspective.

Jeannine Marie Carriere - The First Peoples Child and Family Review Vol 10, No 1 (2015) ,

This article is a review of lessons learned from the Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency (YTSA) pilot program.

Ministry of Women and Child Development, India,

These Guidelines for Foster care aim to protect the well-being of children in India who are deprived of family care or who are at risk of being so.

ISS,

This report includes a number of observations about the adoption situation in Armenia as well as makes diverse recommendations targeting key actors.