The master's thesis focuses on the review of the legal regulation of adoption in the Republic of Slovenia and also examines the legal regulation of foster care. These are two completely different institutes, but they are intertwined. They are regulated by the Family Code, where the procedure starts at the competent social work centre and ends at the court.
It has been noted there are few national adoptions, as there are no children for adoption, and the waiting period is also long. Candidates decide to adopt abroad, where, despite the complex procedure and the huge amount of documentation they have to submit, the waiting time for a child is shorter. The easiest adoption is from countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention or under international agreements. Based on the agreement, the Republic of Slovenia cooperates with the Republic of North Macedonia. In the Republic of Slovenia, we also faced with long-term fostering, which lasts for more than seven years, while the Family Code regulates fostering as a measure that should last for a maximum of three years. Several research methods are used: the method of description and compilation, which have been used to analyze the field; the comparative method, which has been used to compare intercountry and international adoptions; the statistical method; and the method of analysis to present statistical data.
The contribution of the Master's thesis to the profession is that the results of the survey show that changes are needed. The profession has a one-stop shop for statistics showing that the duration of fostering needs to be reduced, which would also help to increase the number of national adoptions. Candidates choosing to adopt abroad, in countries that are not signatories to the Hague Convention or international agreements, would need expert support from the state.
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