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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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.

Kristen E. Cheney ,

This executive summary is the first document in a series of six reports, from the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University (ISS), about the International Forum on Intercountry Adoption and Global Surrogacy, held in August 2014.

Marcy Darnovsky and Diane Beeson ,

This report summarises discussions of participants in Thematic Area 5 (Global Surrogacy Practices) of the International Forum on Intercountry Adoption and Global Surrogacy held in August 2014.

Dr. Hope Among - UNICEF & The Republic of Uganda,

This study on legal guardianship and adoption practices in Uganda was designed to explore and get insight into current care practices.

Karen Smith Rotabi ,

This report discusses concerns raised by participants of Thematic Area 4 (Force, Fraud and Coercion) of the International Forum on Intercountry Adoption and Global Surrogacy held in August 2014.

Riitta Högbacka,

This report discusses concerns raised by participants of Thematic Area 2 (Intercountry Adoption, Countries of Origin, and Biological Families) of the International Forum on Intercountry Adoption and Global Surrogacy held in August 2014.

Sarah Richards,

This report presents the topics and prevalent discussion points of the participants in Thematic Area 1 (HCIA implementation and the best interests of the child) of the International Forum on Intercountry Adoption and Global Surrogacy held at the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, the Netherlands, 11-13 August 2014.

Amy Fallon, The Guardian,

Family distraught at losing contact with son, now living 8,000 miles away in US after adopters told he was abandoned

Government of the Republic of Kenya and UNICEF,

The initial goal of the development of these guidelines was to seek to regulate Guardianship and Foster Care of children in Kenya.

Department for Education, United Kingdom ,

This report includes the statistical information regarding looked-after children in the UK for the year 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014.