How Does an Adopted Foreigner Acquire Information on Their Biological Russian Parents

Imagine growing up in a different country, yet always feeling an invisible thread connecting you to distant Russia, the place of your birth. Now, you yearn to delve into your biological roots, to learn about the people who gave you life. This desire is intrinsic to human nature, and Russian law grants adoptees the right to search for their biological parents. However, the path to uncovering this information can be arduous, especially when it comes to documents stored in Russian archives. You will need patience, perseverance, and possibly the assistance of genealogy specialists who can help unearth fragments of information about your origins and shed light on your family history.

Regarding inheritance, it is crucial to remember: an adopted child has equal rights to the inheritance of their biological parents, just like biological children. This means that if your biological parents left behind any property, you have every right to your share of the inheritance. However, to claim your rights, you will first need to establish the fact of your kinship, which may require additional effort and legal assistance.

There have been a lot of Russian orphans adopted by foreigners in EU nations and the United States.

For various reasons, children who've grown up to become adults start to develop a curiosity about their origins. Some want to meet their biological parents and relatives while others want to find out whether they are genetically prone to particular diseases.

However, in Russia, the secret of adoption is protected by law, which presumes, among other thins, criminal charges in the event that the secret of one's adoption is divulged.

What does one do in such a situation?

First, one must obtain the consent of the adopting parent for the secret of their adoption to be divulged. This consent must be notarized. If the adopters live abroad, the notarial consent to divulge the secret of the adoption must be legalized and subsequently translated into Russian.

Second, one must visit the Civil Registry Office in Russia which issued the birth or adoption documents.

In the case that the Civil Registry Office refuses to provide information on the person's biological parents, such a refusal can be disputed in court if one is able to prove that they have a significant enough necessity to obtain information on the person's biological parents and that the adopters have agreed to the secret of their adoption being divulged.

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