Usvojenje djeteta u Porodičnom zakonu Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine - potreba za izmjenama zakonskih odredaba i politike usvojenja
Adoption of Children in the Family Law of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - the need for amendments to the legal provisions and adoption policy

Author(s): Borjana Miković
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Welfare systems, Family and social welfare, Welfare services
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Источном Сарајеву
Keywords: Children without parental care; Guardianship; Adoption; Adoptive parents; Professionals; Center for social work;
Summary/Abstract: In addition to defining the child, the child without parental care and the adoption institute, the paper analyzes the "conflict" between potential adopters and professionals employed in social work centers. The said conflict is related to the large number of those who want to adopt a child compared to the small number of adopted children. Professionals more often refer to legal obstacles in the process, while the potential adopters point to inertness,i.e., lack of interest of professionals and inappropriate adoption policy. In the wake of these "accusations", the paper presents the results of research conducted with two groups of respondents: social workers, who are engaged in the protection and care of children without parental care, according to their best interests, social work centers, and parents who have adopted a child.

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