The Romanian Office for Adoptions has submitted legislation to Parliament that would lift certain restrictions currently placed on inter-country adoptions. The law currently prohibits certain relatives from adopting children who have lost their parents.

"Currently, a child may be adopted by up to the third closest relative. We want to allow fourth closest relatives as well as Romanian citizens married to foreign citizens to adopt Romanian children," [Secretary of State Bogdan] Panait said. [Source: Nine OClock Daily (Romania)]

A petition that had been filed, claiming the proposed legislation violated the Hague Convention, was closed Tuesday by the European Parliament, allowing it to move closer towards becoming law.

Labels: international, adoption laws

Posted By: Aspen/CRC