adoption

Lithuanian children adopted into foreign families will preserve their citizenship

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Press release, 18 October 2018    The Seimas adopted amendments to the Law on Citizenship (draft No XIIIP-1815(3)) to ensure that the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, who are adopted into foreign families and removed from their country of origin, can preserve citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania. The provisions currently in force provide that children born … Skaityti toliau

Seimas adopted legislative amendments to ensure greater safety of children and their faster adoption

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Press release, 30 March 2017   The Seimas adopted amendments to the Civil Code and accompanying legal acts aimed at ensuring safety of children in families and speeding up child custody and adoption processes. The amendments oblige the State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service to respond expeditiously to the situations posing a threat to … Skaityti toliau