Belgium - Adoption of a Child
ProcedureEdit
Preparing for the adoption
Preparation includes information about the stages of the procedure, the legal effects and the other consequences of the adoption.
- For the French community, go to:
Ministre de la Communaut Franaise
Direction gnrale de lAide la Jeunesse
Autorit centrale communautaire
Espace 27 septembre
Boulevard Lopold II, 44 map
1080 Brussels
Tl: 02 413 41 35
- For the Dutch-speaking community, go to:
Hallepoortlaan 27
1060 Brussels map
Tl: 02 533 14 76
Adopting in Belgium
- At the end of the judicial procedure, the clerk of the court invites the competent municipal administration to transcribe the device in registers of births, deaths and marriages. Then, the adoption will be annotated in the population register.
Adopting Abroad
- The foreign file must be subjected to the appreciation of the federal central authority, so that a 'certificate of recording of a foreign decision for adoption' can be obtained.
- The adopting parents must present the foreign file and the certificate to the municipality for the note of the adoption in the population register and for the possible transcription in registers of births, deaths and marriages. Although this transcription is not compulsory, it is nevertheless advised to ask the Registry office to transcribe adoption abroad. It will then be possible to obtain a copy at any time.
Service Public fdral Justice
Direction gnrale de la Lgislation et des Liberts et Droits Fondamentaux
Service de lAdoption internationale
Boulevard de Waterloo 115
1000 Brussels map
Tl: 02 542 65 11
Required DocumentsEdit
Adoption Abroad
- Foreign file and the certificate to the municipality for the note of the adoption in the population register and for the possible transcription in registers of births, deaths and marriages.
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Population Service
Adoption
Administrative centre
Boulevard Anspach, 6
2nd floor
1000 Brussels map
Tel: 02 279 35 61
Opening hours : Monday from 8:30 am to 3 pm, Tuesday from 8:30 am to 12 pm, Wednesday from 8:30 am to 3 pm, Thursday from 8:30 am to 6 pm, Friday from 8:30 am to 12 pm, the distribution of tickets takes place from 8:15 am
Telephone hours : from Monday till Friday from 8:30 am till 4 pm
Registry Office (Civil status)
Administrative centre
Boulevard Anspach 6
1st floor
1000 Brussels map
Tel: 02 279 34 35
Email: [email protected]
Opening hours : Monday to Wednesday from 8:30 am to 3 pm, Thursday from 8:30 am to 6 pm, Friday from 8:30 am to 12 pm, the distribution of tickets takes place from 8:15 am
Telephone hours : from Monday till Friday from 8:30 am till 4 pm
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Need for the DocumentEdit
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another and, in effect, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from the biological parent or parents.
The law on adoption followed in Belgium came into effect September 1st, 2005 and stipulates that every person who wants to adopt a child must follow the preparation organized by the competent community.
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- Child Adoption:
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