have you thought about the adoption? In addition to being an act of love, it is a legal measure of definitive protection for children and adolescents declared in a state of family vulnerability and adoptability. Next, we tell you what the requirements are and how the process is to be able to have an adoptive child.
The procedure is carried out before the General Directorate of Adoptions, through an administrative procedure, through which a boy or a girl acquires the status of son or daughter of the adoptive family and ceases to belong to their consanguineous family.
“Adoption is a way to guarantee their right to live in a suitable family, duly protected and loved with the best upbringing conditions to develop fully”, according to the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations. If you are interested, you must meet the following requirements:
WHO CAN ADOPT?
To apply for the adoption process You can be a single person, married, cohabiting or in a de facto union, between 25 and 62 years old, residing in Peru or abroad. Foreigners residing in our country must prove that they have lived in Peru for at least two years.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO ADOPT IN PERU?
To adopt in our country these are the following requirements:
- Have good physical and mental health: present certificates of good physical and mental health issued by competent professionals of the public IPRESS. They must not be older than 6 months and must have the results of the diagnostic tests attached.
- Minimum family economic capacity of S/ 2,700: Submit documents that prove the family’s economic capacity to cover the needs of the girl, boy or adolescent to be adopted.
- civil marriage certificate or a copy of the court ruling or valid notarial document of the acknowledgment of de facto union (if they are cohabiting).
- Not have a conviction for family violence.
- Not be registered in the register of food delinquent debtors.
- Have no criminal and police recordthat they can register, from an analysis of parental competences and exercise of parental authority.
NOTE: Requirements 4, 5 and 6 are verified by the General Directorate of Adoptions or the corresponding adoption unit, so it is not necessary to process them and present them in your file. In these cases, you will be required to submit affidavits.
WHAT ARE THE FOUR STAGES OF THE ADOPTION PROCESS?
The national adoption procedure has four stages, explains the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations:
1. Evaluation
- Realization of the virtual briefing on the platform Sirna.
- Registration of personal data.
- Viewing informative videos about adoption.
- Frequently asked questions about adoption.
- Self appraisal.
- Enrollment in preparation workshop.
- Participation in a preparation workshop (1 month).
- File presentation (approximately 1 month and a half).
- Comprehensive evaluation for suitability assessment (its duration will depend on whether there are observations and families must correct them).
- Legal evaluation.
- Psychological evaluation.
- Social evaluation.
RESPONSE: After passing the comprehensive evaluation, if the result is favorable, the resolution is issued that declares the family as suitable for adoption and they enter the National Registry of Adopters, registry that includes national and international families. There is an undetermined waiting period until appointment.
2. Designation
An interdisciplinary team made up of professionals from the General Directorate of Adoptions prepares the proposals of families of the National Register of Adopters who are on the waiting list for a girl, boy or adolescent. How do they designate minors? They are carried out prioritizing your best interest, considering your needs and characteristics; as well as the expectations and suitability of families.
3. Family integration
This process takes, on average, two months. It begins with the presentation and empathy between the family and the child or adolescent. If empathy is favorable, which has a term of 5 working days, extendable to 5 more days; a period of coexistence called pre-adoptive fostering begins, which has a term of 10 business days, extendable to 5 additional business days. If there is adequate family integration, the adoption is approved through the corresponding directorial resolution. As of the issuance of the adoption resolution, they will become the father and/or mother for the entire life of the designated minor.
4. Post adoption
This stage lasts three years. The family receives semi-annual visits by psychologists from the General Directorate of Adoptions. The main objective is to ensure the well-being of the adopted minor and her future evolution within the adoptive family.
