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Below are readers' questions about 'Adoption', which we have chosen to answer. More detailed information on 'Adoption' can be found on our main website, Family Law in Israel:

 

If, as a single, gay, I adopt a child abroad, can I register the adoption at the Ministry of Interior in Israel afterwards?

If single, gay adoption is legal in the country where you adopt the child,and the actual adoption was carried out according to law, then in principle, then you should be able to register the adoption at the Ministry of Interior in Israel.If you have difficulty, you can bring legal action against the refusal. The legal barriers under Israeli law preventing adoption on the grounds of sexual orientation alone have now been lifted.

Do both biological parents have to agree to adoption, for a child to be adopted?

Usually, but there are exceptions which allow the court to grant an adoption order even if a biological parent objects.

Can a child who has been adopted find out who his or her biological parents are?

Yes, but only after he/she reaches the age of 18.

I am adopted. Do I have the same rights to inherit from the parents who adopted me as their biological children?

Yes!

Can my husband from my second marriage adopt my adult daughter from my first marriage, who he has raised with me since she was a

Adoption of someone over 18 is possible, as an exception, under the Adoption of Children Act, 1981. Our legal practice, has successfully handled cases of adoption of an adult in similar circumstances.

I am in my thirties. Can I trace my biological brothers and sisters from whom I was separated when I was adopted as a very youn

Yes - you need to apply to open up your adoption file via the Child's Service Bureau ("Sherut LeMan Hayeled") in the area where you live.

Can a grandparent adopt a grandchild?

Adoption within the enlarged family is possible, in certain circumstances.

Can a Lesbian adopt her partner's child?

Yes, this is now possible under Israel law, if , in the circumstances of the case, this would be in the child's good. Previously, single sex adoption was not permitted, but following a precedent setting decision, it is now possible.

I am a gay man. My partner is a father, after having gone overseas to create a child using his sperm, donated egg and a surrogat

Yes, if this is held to be in the child's good, as following Israeli court precedent it is no longer permissible to discriminate against a potential adoptive parent because he/she is homosexual or lesbian.

I am a single woman, in my thirties. Can I adopt a child under Israeli law?

In principle , according to the 1981 Child Adoption Act, a female candidate for adoption has to be a married woman, though there are exceptions in which a single person can adopt, for example, where both parents are killed, and an unmarried relative wishes to adopt, or where a parent or adoptive parents dies, and the surviving partner applies. It is now also possible for a Lesbian woman to adopt her female partner's child.