In Moscow, as in all other regions of the Russian Federation, in order to adopt a child, citizens need to apply to the child welfare authorities.
Child welfare authorities are institutions, the duty of which is arrangement of life of orphaned children and children left without parental care.
In all cases on adoption citizens need to apply to the local child welfare authorities. Without the consent of the child welfare authorities a legitimate adoption is not possible.
Usually prospective adoptive parents are applying to the child welfare authorities nearest to their place of residence. In Moscow service of guardianship and trusteeship is based on municipalities of intra-urban municipal entities in the districts (Central, NAD, SEAD, etc.). Addresses of the guardianship authorities can be found in the directory of institutions or on the relevant pages in the Internet.
Operation of the guardianship and trusteeship service is regulated by the corresponding articles of the Family Code and Civil Code of the Russian Federation, as well as by a number of regulatory acts.
All cases on adoption are considered in court according to the established procedure of clerical work. Information about the decision on the adoption case is passed to the service of guardianship and trusteeship.
