УСВОЈЕЊЕ У МАКЕДОНИЈИ - 20 ГОДИНА ОД КОДИФИКАЦИЈЕ ПОРОДИЧНОГ ПРАВА
ADOPTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA: Two Decades from enacting the Family Act of Macedonia

Summary/Abstract: In the Republic of Macedonia, the subject matter of adoption was first regulated in the 1992 Family Act of FRY Macedonia. Upon identifying some drawbacks and ambiguities in regulating the legal and social concept of adoption, the professional and academic public engaged in numerous debates on this issue which have ultimately resulted in introducing a number of amendments and modifications to the Family Act in the past 20 year. The critical remarks on this issue were clearly articulated in the period before adopting the Family Act but, at the time, the legislator was not receptive enough to hear the proposed ideas and solutions. Consequently, it caused substantial problems in the practical application of the Family Act, which eventually resulted in introducing subsequent amendments and modifications of legal provisions on adoption. The latest revision of the Family Act has been aimed at removing the ambiguity, inconsistencies and legal gaps in regulating the institute of adoption, and minimizing the likelihood of different forms of abuse in the application of this legal institute.

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