{"id":35881,"date":"2025-08-29T18:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apostille24.utvmiljo.se\/?page_id=35881"},"modified":"2025-06-09T12:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:24:16","slug":"adoption","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apostille24.utvmiljo.se\/en\/adoption\/","title":{"rendered":"Adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35881\" class=\"elementor elementor-35881 elementor-35499\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424947f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"424947f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543390a animated-fast cea-tablet-align-center cea-align-left elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ceasectiontitle\" data-id=\"543390a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ceasectiontitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"title-wrap\"><div class=\"sub-title\">Apostille24<\/div><h2 class=\"section-title\">Adoption<\/h2><\/div><!-- .title-wrap --><div class=\"section-description\"><p class=\"section-content\">Do you have a document that needs to be certified by a Notary Public in connection with an adoption? What documents do you need for the adoption and how do you go about it? In this section, we explain everything you need to know about the services a Notary Public can offer in the context of an adoption.<\/p><\/div><!-- .section-description --><\/div><!-- .section-title-wrapper -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b761c6 cea-btn-align-left cea-btn-mobile-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-ceabutton\" data-id=\"1b761c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ceabutton.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container cea-button-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cea-button-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#contact\" class=\"cea-button-link elementor-button cea-button elementor-size-sm\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cea-button-content-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cea-button-icon cea-align-icon-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" bi-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cea-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dec9f animated-fast cea-tablet-align-center cea-align-left elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ceasectiontitle\" data-id=\"d2dec9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ceasectiontitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"title-wrap\"><h3 class=\"section-title\">How do you go about an adoption?<\/h3><\/div><!-- .title-wrap --><div class=\"section-description\"><\/div><!-- .section-description --><\/div><!-- .section-title-wrapper -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c95abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c95abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>In the intercountry adoption process, applicants usually maintain a lot of contact with foreign authorities, sometimes requiring a Notary Public to stamp various types of documents before they are submitted for review. At this stage, we can help you through the entire process. From start to finish. We&#8217;ll help you from the first step to a finalized adoption.   <\/p><p>If you have adoption documents that need to be certified, you can send them to us or come by our office. Many documents can be processed the same day at the office, but if they are sent by mail, it takes about one to three days to process the case. One tip is to always ask your adoption agency what documents you need to have certified by a Notary Public.  <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Adoption &#8211; Step by step<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Contact an adoption agency.<\/li><li>Contact the social services department in your municipality. They will start an investigation to assess your suitability as an adoptive parent. <\/li><li>Before starting an investigation, you must undergo mandatory parental training.<\/li><li>After the course is completed, the Social Welfare Board can finalize the investigation and take a decision on the adoption consent.<\/li><li>Contact the adoption agency again and send the documents for the consent for adoption. After this, discuss with the agency, for example, which country you want to adopt from. <\/li><li>The adoption agency will help you draw up the adoption documents. This usually requires the stamp of a notary public. <\/li><li>Once the adoption documents are ready, an application is sent to the country you are adopting from.<\/li><li>After a period of waiting, you will be informed about the child you are going to become a parent to.<\/li><li>Travel to the country concerned to pick up the child.<\/li><li>Perfect adoption. You are now at home with the child. <\/li><li>Follow-up report abroad on the progress of the process.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d234624 animated-fast cea-tablet-align-center cea-align-left elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ceasectiontitle\" data-id=\"d234624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ceasectiontitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"title-wrap\"><h3 class=\"section-title\">Adoption agencies<\/h3><\/div><!-- .title-wrap --><div class=\"section-description\"><\/div><!-- .section-description --><\/div><!-- .section-title-wrapper -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40d084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c40d084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>There are several different adoption agencies in Sweden. The authority responsible for these is the <a href=\"https:\/\/mfof.se\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Swedish Agency for International Adoptions<\/a> (MIA), which also decides which organizations may be responsible for adoptions. Examples of popular adoption agencies are:  <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptionscentrum.se\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adoption Center<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/la-casa.org\/en\/home\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">La Casa Adoption Association (ALC)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfa.se\/adoption\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Children first and foremost<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bvadopt.se\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Friends of the Children &#8211; International Adoption Association<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ffia.se\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Family Association for International Adoption<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9a219 animated-fast cea-tablet-align-center cea-align-left elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ceasectiontitle\" data-id=\"3b9a219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ceasectiontitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-title-wrapper\"><div class=\"title-wrap\"><h3 class=\"section-title\">Adoption Sweden cost<\/h3><\/div><!-- .title-wrap --><div class=\"section-description\"><\/div><!-- .section-description --><\/div><!-- .section-title-wrapper -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8b9b57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8b9b57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adoption means<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  that you accept a child as your own. The child gets the same rights as if it was yours  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">biological children<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To adopt, you must be at least 18 years old. There is no upper age limit for adoption.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is difficult to say an exact price for an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adoption<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as it varies depending on the adoption agency you use and the country you choose to adopt from. First, an adoption fee is paid to the adoption agency. Then there are fees for translations, the services of a notary public and travel costs incurred when you bring the child home. Normally, the cost of a  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adoption<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  between 60 000 &#8211; 190 000 SEK. Contact an adoption organization and get in line. Adoption organizations can provide you with a lot of information and help.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d129c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d129c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intercountry adoption<\/span><\/h3><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f0b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50f0b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first thing to do is to complete the municipality's parent training for international adoption. The social services then conduct an investigation and submit a decision on consent to the Social Welfare Board.\nApply for international adoption Your district council decides whether you can adopt a child through international adoption. 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