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Originally Posted by verba
Thank you Sharon for such a detailed answer.
Unfortunately I couldn't find ANY laws that Russia has regarding international adoption by Russian Citizens. I guess it is much more common that citizens of other countries adopt children from Russia so Russia has many laws for parents from other countries, but apparently Russian citizens do not adopt from other countries. But I really want to adopt a child from Africa of Ethiopia. I was thinking - what about independent adoption? Would that be any easier? Like if I actually meet some family who would be willing to give me a child to adopt, would that be possible?
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Whether you use an agency, a lawyer, a facilitator, or do it independently ... it would still be an international adoption, if the child is a citizen of the other country. It doesn't matter if you know the other family or not.
Now, if you're talking about finding a child of Ethiopian descent who happens to live in Russia and is a citizen of Russia, then that would be a domestic adoption for you, and I know those do happen in Russia.