Category: Italy
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International adoptions still declining: complexity of cases weighs heavily
Small but structural decline in 2025: 70% of adopted children have special needs, process still over 50 months by Giulia Cannizzaro Link to story 9 May 2026 In the midst of a structural demographic crisis and a birth rate at an all-time low, even the intercountry adoption channel continues to lose momentum. Over the past…
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An Italian court has approved the adoption of a Ukrainian child despite the child having family in Ukraine
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported that an Italian court has ruled to place a Ukrainian child with a foreign family. According to him, this violates international adoption procedures, as the child has a mother and sisters in Ukraine. He called for the child to be returned and for the decision to be appealed. “The child—a citizen…
Transnational /Transcultural Adoption Project 