In Spain, a minor can only be adopted if:

·  It was abandoned.

·  We know his parentage

·  His parents gave pursuant to the adoption.

·  They lack parental authority or are in the process of losing it.

The process of national adoption is much longer and slower than the international level. You may reach last nine years in the national and international in two years.

The national adoption is cheaper than the international level. It is only necessary to disburse the economic contribution for the costs arising from the proceedings.

In order to carry out an adoption, the first thing to do is visit the social services office of the Autonomous Region in which they reside.

Which should be so slow that process

The slowness is due, among other things, there are fewer and fewer children likely to be adopted and more people who want to adopt. So the demand is much greater than the supply.

The supply of children is low because some are not likely to be adopted because they had a family and/or stay at the reception center is temporary. It was also due to who may need special care, which few people want to take care of them.

Demand for children in adoption is much higher because of the changed society. In this sense the relationship has great significance work/time.

So, there are people who devotes most of his time to work and delayed childbearing age, even infertility. Because of this prefer adoption.

Requirements for adoption

·  Being over age 25.

·  Having a difference of more than 14 years and less than 40 years with the adoptee.

·  The adopted child has to be minor.

·  Presenting the application in the Registration Adoptions.

·  Have psychology and socio-economic conditions minimal.

·  If there is a stable relationship between spouses or unmarried partners living together with a minimum of at least two years.

·  Preference will be given to those enumerated in adopting one of the municipalities of the Autonomous Region where registration is made.

Documentation required for the adoption

The person concerned must come in the service of protecting children in the Autonomous Community to which he belongs and fill out a questionnaire availability. This must be accompanied by a series of documents which may vary from a few other autonomous regions:

·  Civil Registry:

- Certificate of registration of birth.

- Certificate literal marriage or for the registration as a de facto partner.

- Certified photocopy of the national identity.

- Certified photocopy of Family Book.

·  From City Hall:

- Certificate of registration.

·  Of Finance:

- Attested copy of the Statement of Income Tax (Income Tax of Individuals) and the Heritage of the last fiscal year.

·  From notary:

- Affidavit of no children of her own and / or adopted in the case of manifest lack of children.

·  Others:

- Medical certificate of the health status of each applicant psychophysics, which establishes in its case, if you suffer from severe chronic disease, or if infecto-contagiosa or degenerative presents dependence on drugs.

- Pictures type card for each applicant.

Procedures

After filing the application for adoption, the child protection service began a study of psychosocial applicants called Value of Appropriateness. It is a prerequisite, but not guaranteed adoption.

This study conducted by a psychologist and a social worker on the psychological characteristics and socio-economic status of the adoptive parents is a prerequisite, but it is not something that comes to ensuring the adoption.

Subsequently, the Social Services presented to the investigating magistrate a file of the case prior proposal. This could avoid having to come forward and expedite the procedure if the child meets any of the following characteristics:

·  Being an orphan and a relative of the adoptive in third grade blood or affinity.

·  Being a son of the consort or partner's legal adoptive parent.

·  Wearing legally more than a year under the measure of a shelter or under a pre tutelage.

·  Being mayor of age or be an emancipated minor.

Remarks

Some domestic adoptions has great significance kinship between the adoptive parents and the adopted child. This can be measured by:

·  The degree of blood: blood is the link that unites people.

·  The degree of affinity: binds to a person with the blood relatives of their spouse or partner law.

The third grade is the blood that covers the biznietos and great-grandparents and uncles and nephews.