Family disputes

Adoption of a child or adult

Adoption of a child or adult in Kharkiv is legal assistance for the legal registration of adoption in compliance with the requirements of the law, protection of the rights of the adopter and the best interests of the child or adult.

We provide full support at all stages:

  • Preparation of legal documents

    A Kharkiv-based lawyer assesses family circumstances and prepares a comprehensive package of legally grounded documents for the adoption of a child or an adult.

  • Legal assessment of violations

    A legal review is conducted to ensure the adoption complies with applicable legislation in Kharkiv, with full consideration of the rights, interests, and consent of all parties involved.

  • Legal support in filing claims

    A Kharkiv-based lawyer ensures the proper and timely submission of applications and documents to the court and guardianship authorities, with full control over procedural deadlines.

  • Post-hearing protection of interests

    Following the case review, a Kharkiv-based lawyer oversees the enforcement of the court decision and, where necessary, ensures continued legal support.

Adoption of a child or an adult in Kharkiv is a legally significant process of establishing family legal relations that requires strict compliance with legislative requirements and prioritization of the best interests of the person being adopted. Adoption cases involve verification of living conditions, the legal status of the child or adult, the presence of all required consents, as well as an assessment of the adopter’s readiness to fulfill parental responsibilities. Errors at this stage may result in court refusal or delays in the procedure.

By seeking legal consultation on adoption matters in Kharkiv, you receive a professional analysis of your situation, clarification of legal requirements, and a clear understanding of the next steps. A lawyer reviews the adopter’s documents, opinions of guardianship and custody authorities, the legal status of the child or adult, relevant judicial practice, and potential risks, forming a well-founded legal position for successful consideration of the case in court.

Each adoption case in Kharkiv is handled individually, taking into account specific life circumstances, the interests of the adopter and the person being adopted, as well as current judicial practice. The purpose of the consultation is to ensure the legality of the adoption procedure, protect the rights of all parties, and provide the client with confidence in the chosen legal strategy.

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Our cases

Termination of parental rights

Enquiry:

His father, a businessman, did not want to be formally deprived of his parental rights and refused to pay child support. He participated in the proceedings through a solicitor and contested the claim.

What we do:

  • A series of reports were prepared and submitted to law enforcement and tax authorities to substantiate the illegal income schemes.
  • We conducted negotiations and ensured that the notarised documents were signed.
  • They drew up a legal strategy and succeeded in getting the father to admit the claim in court.

Result:

The court stripped him of his parental rights, and the child was placed in the care of a guardian who genuinely looks after her.

Case concerning the dissolution of a marriage registered in the UAE

Enquiry:

Such divorces are considered the most complex due to the possibility that the laws of a foreign country may apply, or because it may not be possible at all to hear the case in a Ukrainian court. The wife (our client) wished to divorce her foreign husband, with whom she had several children, all born and registered in various Arab countries. The marriage was registered in the UAE. Ukrainian courts require the original marriage certificate and retain it in the case file, but we did not have the original of this document. The couple had previously lived together in a foreign country, and under international law it was possible to apply the law of a foreign (Arab) state, which the husband sought to do in order to take the children.

What we do:

  • A court in Poltava refused to open proceedings due to the absence of the original marriage certificate and other objections regarding the lack of jurisdiction of the Ukrainian court over the case.
  • We filed for divorce at one of the courts in Kharkiv, having previously had two other cases on behalf of the client heard at the same court (concerning maintenance and determining the children’s place of residence with their mother) and won them.

Result:

We secured a court ruling granting a divorce without the original marriage certificate and in the absence of the respondent (the husband), obtained child support from the father, and established that the child would live with the mother.

Case concerning the termination of parental rights and adoption

Enquiry:

The client lived in a district town and sought to have the father’s parental rights terminated, as he had been absent from the child’s life for many years – he had not been in contact and had provided no support. However, the local child welfare service in that town was sympathetic to the father because they knew his family, who did not want their son to have his parental rights terminated, claiming it would be ‘a disgrace to the whole town’. The local child welfare service refused to assist, and so there was virtually no chance of winning the case in the district court.

What we do:

  • they registered the client in Kharkiv and enrolled her child in a school in Kharkiv; they brought the case before one of the courts in Kharkiv and also involved the Child Welfare Service in Kharkiv,
  • we received a favourable opinion from the Child Welfare Service regarding the appropriateness of terminating the child’s father’s parental rights, and we also obtained a court ruling in our favour,
  • The next step, also in one of the courts in Kharkiv, was the adoption of the child by the client’s husband.

Result:

The child’s ‘legal father’ was his wife’s husband, who had in fact already been fulfilling the role and duties of a father.