How much remuneration is transferred to adoptive parents? Mom for money. How much do adoptive parents “earn” from adoption?

Should monetary remuneration for adoptive parents be increased or abolished? Many people, especially those who only know about adoption firsthand, believe that paying an adoptive parent is fraught with consequences, as it can provoke abuse on the part of guardians. But forums for adoptive parents indicate the opposite - if not for the monetary reward, many of those who gave an orphan a second chance simply would not have been able to do this in their time.

The amount and type of monetary remuneration for adoptive parents depends on the form of placement of the orphan child into the family. Let us remind you that you can adopt a child, take guardianship over him, or become a foster parent or foster carer for him. In all these cases, except for adoption and guardianship, payment is made to the adoptive parents. In addition, guardians, adoptive parents, and foster carers are paid benefits and are compensated for financial expenses for the child. We will examine in more detail what kind of payments exist to adoptive parents and in what cases they are made.

Remuneration for adoptive parents

Since adoption implies complete transfer parental rights per child, payment of labor to adoptive parents in this case is not provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation. Applicants for foster parents should be advised that they are only entitled to a lump sum benefit. Only one foster parent can receive benefits when they take a child into their family. The amount of one-time remuneration to the adoptive parent is 13,087.61 rubles.

In addition, a working adoptive parent, immediately after adopting a child who is under three months old, is entitled to paid leave in the amount of 70 or 110 calendar days (100% of the average wages).

Foster parent salary

A foster family in Russia is a form of placing orphans in a family that exists, along with guardianship and adoption, in which foster parents acquire the same rights and responsibilities in relation to the child as guardians.

The difference between a foster family and guardianship is that in this case there is a document regulating legal relations in the foster family - a special contract, similar to an employment contract.

Reward for adoptive parents who organized foster family on a contractual basis:

child support allowance – 40% of the adoptive parent’s salary in reporting period;
monetary compensation expenses incurred for a foster child during the reporting period;
The foster parent's salary is about 6,000 rubles per month. The amount depends on the region of residence of the adoptive family.

In addition to the teacher’s salary, according to the contract, work experience.

Remuneration for foster parent-guardian

Parental guardianship implies that children and guardian parents, just like when creating a foster family, must live together. Legal relations when registering guardianship by adoptive parents are not established by the court, are not fixed by agreement, but begin after the relevant decision is made by the guardianship authorities, and terminate after the ward reaches 18 years of age. When parental guardianship is established, adopted children do not have inheritance rights. Adoptive parents, in turn, do not have the right to alimony from their wards.

Payment to adoptive parents who have taken custody is made in the following order:

one-time benefit when transferring children to a family;
child support allowance, which is paid monthly and is determined by calculation - 40% of the adoptive parent’s salary in the reporting period. In Moscow, the local budget allows additional remuneration to be paid to the adoptive parent. In the capital, the following amount of remuneration has been established for adoptive parents: for those who took in a child under 12 years old - 15,000 rubles; child 12-18 years old – 20,000 rubles. Foster parents who take in a disabled child receive 25,000 rubles. Such remuneration is paid to the adoptive parent on a monthly basis;
monetary compensation for expenses for the child that the custodial parent incurred during the reporting period.

Let us note separately that the salary of adoptive parents who have formalized guardianship and the accrual of their work experience are not provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, since parental guardianship/trusteeship is not secured by contract.

Reward for patronage

Foster carers usually become those who do not have the right to obtain guardianship or adopt a child due to age, financial situation, living conditions, etc. Such people, if they are mentally and physically healthy, are invited to take training courses for foster parents, and, with the support of specialists from the guardianship authorities, take the child into foster care.

Remuneration for the adoptive parent who organized the foster family:

child support allowance, which is paid monthly and determined by calculation - 40% of the adoptive parent’s salary in the reporting period;
compensation for expenses that adoptive parents made during the reporting period - for shoes, clothing, food, medicine, household items for the child. The amount of compensation is no more than 6000-7000 rubles;
remuneration for a foster parent who has taken in more than one child - about 3,000 rubles for the second, third, etc. child;

A one-time payment is also provided for an adoptive foster parent who decides to take custody/trusteeship of a child or create a foster family - about 3,500 rubles.

An adoptive parent who is entitled to financial compensation for the costs of an adopted child must regularly submit financial reports to the guardianship authorities.

Candidates for adoptive parents who intend to create a foster family on contractual terms should know that according to the law, annual leave is given to adoptive parents. During this time, the guardianship authority must organize rest for the adopted children. Leave for adoptive parents is given according to the approved leave schedule.

Not a single benefit

In addition to the wages of the foster parent and benefits, the training of foster parents is of great importance in organizing a foster family. Even a great desire to have children and help orphans cannot replace basic or professional knowledge in the field of pedagogy, psychology, and medicine. Today, training adoptive parents and actively assisting them after the creation of an adoptive family is one of the main tasks of the guardianship authorities in Russia.

Tangible support, as evidenced by reviews on online forums of adoptive parents, can be provided by adoptive parents clubs that create charitable foundations, volunteer organizations, government bodies guardianship Adoptive parents clubs organize joint entertainment events where adoptive families can communicate in a relaxed atmosphere, and seminars for training adoptive parents. At the same time, seminars and work conferences are useful not only for training adoptive parents, but for identifying problems and solving them. Rape by adoptive parents, beating of wards - these and other negative consequences of establishing guardianship or adoption can be prevented only through close contact with adoptive parents and their children. There are many such stories where foster parent clubs helped identify unscrupulous caregivers and adoptive parents, whose main goal was to reward foster parents rather than create a strong family.

Foster parents clubs also organize leisure activities foster families– trips to museums and historical places, hiking trips, and family movie viewings are organized. Adoptive parents, especially at first, are in great need of psychological support. The amount of remuneration for adoptive parents in some cases is not even as important as the feeling that there are people nearby who can provide timely guidance and help with advice. This is especially important for young adoptive parents and guardians who do not have children of their own.

The number of Muscovites who are not indifferent to the fate of children from orphanages is increasing every year. The number of foster families in just nine months of 2016 increased by 4.3 percent - from 2537 to 2646 families, and new home 240 children were found in foster families.

Over the past six years, the number of orphans and children left without parental care who have found a new family has increased by 48 percent.

Family Education Centers

By the end of 2015, all boarding schools, orphanages and children's homes, as well as boarding schools for mentally retarded children in Moscow were transformed into centers for promoting family education. Here residents can communicate with children, learn how to obtain guardianship or foster care, become foster parents or adopt children.

In Moscow there are 31 state centers and 7 more private institutions for orphans and children left without parental care. At the same time, the number of children being raised in them has decreased by 20 percent since the beginning of 2016 - from 2,473 to 1,980 people. These are mainly guys over 10 years old and with disabilities health, including those suffering from Down syndrome. In general, over the past six years, the number of students in boarding schools has more than halved.

More than 18.7 thousand children are being raised in foster families. The most common form of family arrangement is gratuitous guardianship, followed by adoption and foster family.

Guardianship and trusteeship

Now there are 7.6 thousand in the city guardianship families, where almost 8.6 thousand children are educated.

Adult, capable citizens, most often relatives of the children, become guardians and trustees. In this case, the moral qualities of the person and the desire of the child himself are taken into account.

Guardians are appointed for minor citizens under 14 years of age. They become legal representatives and can act on their behalf, undertake to raise children, educate them, care for and protect their interests. When the child turns 14, the guardian becomes a custodian. Guardianship ends when the student turns 18 or gets married.

Guardians (trustees) are paid cash for the maintenance of the child, support is provided in organizing his education, recreation and treatment.

While living with guardians, the child can, if desired, see blood relatives. But it will not be possible to change the surname or date of birth of children during guardianship.

Adoption

Since the beginning of the year, 187 children have been adopted in Moscow. In total, there are now more than 5.1 thousand families in the city, where 5.7 thousand adopted children are being raised.

Upon adoption, persons who accept a child into their family acquire all parental rights and responsibilities. The adoptive parents give the child their last name and raise them as their own.

The age difference between the future parents and the child must be more than 16 years. Only capable citizens who have no criminal convictions for serious offenses can become adoptive parents, provided that they have housing and the necessary income. Children will not be sent to families where parents use alcohol or drugs, are carriers of infections, suffer from mental illness, or have previously been deprived of parental rights or have been removed from acting as a guardian.

Adoptive families

Over the nine months of 2016, 109 foster families appeared in the capital, into which 240 children were taken. In total, there are 2.6 thousand foster families in the city. They educate 4412 children.

Such a family is created under an agreement concluded with the guardianship and trusteeship authorities. Adoptive parents become the child's official guardians and legal representatives. But unlike ordinary guardians, they receive compensation for their services.

Both married couples and single citizens can become parents. The main thing is not to have serious illnesses or criminal records, not to use drugs or alcohol, and also to be able to provide the child with everything necessary for life and study.

Learn to be a parent

Spouses who want to adopt or take custody of children can get expert advice from foster parents schools. Here they will tell you what documents need to be prepared, what benefits you can count on, how to help your child adapt to new family and avoid conflict situations, as well as how to educate children with disabilities.

Today there are 57 schools for foster parents in the city. In just nine months of this year, 2,637 people were trained there. Another 54 organizations provide support for foster families. Accompanying agreements were concluded with 1,149 families raising 1,754 children.

Social payments to families with orphans and children without parental care

When a child is transferred to be raised by a family, the capital’s social protection authorities pay a one-time benefit provided for by Federal Law No. 81-FZ of May 19, 1995 “On State Benefits for Citizens with Children.”

The benefit is paid in all forms of family placement of children left without parental care (adoption, establishment of guardianship (trusteeship), placement in a foster family). The benefit amount is:

- for persons who have adopted a disabled child, a child over seven years of age, as well as children who are brothers and (or) sisters - 118,529 rubles 25 kopecks;

- for persons who have adopted an orphan child, a child left without parental care, into a foster family or under guardianship (trusteeship), as well as for persons who have adopted an orphan child, a child left without parental care, who is not disabled, a child under seven years or a child not adopted at the same time as a brother (sister) - 15,512 rubles 65 kopecks.

Last year, benefits were paid to 2,304 children placed in foster care, including the parents of 106 children who received the maximum benefit amount. Since the beginning of this year, parents of 1,855 children have received it. Families of 100 children - 118.5 thousand rubles each.

In addition, families receive a monthly payment from the capital’s budget. From January 1 of this year, the amount of monthly benefits for orphans and children without parental care who are in the families of guardians, trustees, foster parents, foster carers, as well as monthly compensation payments to persons who adopted in the city of Moscow after January 1, 2009 for an orphan child or a child left without parental care, increased by 10 percent and ranges from 16.5 thousand to 27.5 thousand rubles per month, depending on the age, number of children and their state of health.

From January 1, the amount of monthly remuneration paid to foster parents (foster carers) has also been increased.

Foster parents and foster carers receive a monthly remuneration of 16.7 thousand rubles for each adopted child, and the payment for a disabled child has been increased to 28,390 rubles. At the same time, in families with one or two children, only one of the parents receives payments, and when raising more than three children, both spouses receive a monthly payment for each child.

A one-time compensation payment for reimbursement of expenses in connection with the adoption of a child in Moscow depends on the order of adoption of children and amounts to 76.9 thousand rubles, 107.7 thousand rubles or 153.8 thousand rubles.

In addition, the city reimburses families for housing and telephone bills and provides free travel on public transport. Children are provided with vacation vouchers annually, and once every two years they can vacation with their foster parents. Also, since 2014, foster families have been compensated for part of the cost - up to 45 thousand rubles - of independently purchased vouchers.

After reaching the age of majority, orphans or children without parental care who do not have residential premises assigned to them are provided with housing that meets established social norms.

New family - new home

Since 2014, a project has been launched in the capital to provide financial support to families who have adopted older orphans and (or) disabled children.

Families that have taken in at least five orphans, three of whom are over 10 years old and (or) are disabled, receive housing for a comfortable stay for a large family. The area of a house or apartment is calculated at a rate of 10 to 18 square meters for each family member (parents, their minor children and adopted children).

If the spouses have been married for at least three years and successfully undergo psychological diagnostics, then an agreement is concluded with them for the free use of residential premises for 10 years. After this period, the family has the right to receive an apartment under a social tenancy agreement.

The project involved 34 foster families, into which 203 children were placed. Of these, 63 children are disabled, 93 children are over 10 years old.

A truly family award

For significant contributions to the development of family structure, residents and organizations are awarded the “Wings of the Stork” award. The laureates receive a memorable sign - a figurine depicting a flying stork and a child.

The winners of the “Wings of the Stork” award in one of the most significant nominations “Adoptive parents, guardians (trustees), foster or foster families for special personal contribution to the development of the family structure of orphans and children without parental care in the city of Moscow” became Natalia’s family and Valery Zhuravlyov. They are raising three natural and 15 adopted children, six of whom have Down syndrome. At the same time, the couple assisted in the transfer of another 38 children with this diagnosis to other families.

And the prize among public organizations was received by St. Sophia orphanage, which became one of the first non-state orphanages in Russia for disabled people with severe multiple developmental disorders. Now there are 22 children. Employees are looking for families for them. And those who remain in this institution will be cared for even after they reach adulthood.

Here children have opportunities not only for learning, but also for social adaptation - volunteers help them with this.

This year there is a new nomination - “Person”. The award in this category is awarded for a special personal contribution to the development of a family structure. It was received by Galina Semya, Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Psychological Anthropology at Moscow State Pedagogical University.

Adoption is a legal act, as a result of which children deprived of parental care are placed in a new family with the same rights and responsibilities established as between natural parents and children. According to Russian legislation, only minor children can be adopted. The adoptive parent acquires all parental rights and responsibilities.

Adoption is a little different. In fact, a guardian, just like an adoptive parent, accepts a child into his family and is responsible for him. But at the same time, unlike the adoptive parent, the guardian has a number of restrictions on the disposal of the ward’s property.

Another difference is that the adoptive parent can take a child of any age, as long as he is a minor. But if the adopted child is more than ten years old, then his own consent will be required. But guardianship can only be established over children who have not reached fourteen years of age and over an incompetent person, regardless of his age.

Also, the adoptive parent does not provide annual reports to the guardianship authorities, as a guardian does.
Guardians receive a certain monetary reward, but the adoptive parent is not entitled to such benefits. Guardianship automatically ends when the child reaches the age of fourteen, but adoption can be canceled only if the adoptive parents are deprived of parental rights.

Also, upon adoption, passport details may change, since the adoptive parent has the right to give the child his last name. But the passport details of the ward remain the same.

What is a foster parent's salary?

The current legislation of the country provides for the calculation of salaries for foster families. But adoptive parents are not entitled to salary payments. Therefore, when choosing a form of child custody, social workers must warn about the availability of benefits for adoptive parents.

Benefits are accrued immediately after the orphan is placed in a foster family. Salary includes various types payments:

One-time payment in the amount of 15 thousand rubles.
Payment for adoptive parents. Its size depends on the financial security of the region of residence.
Compensation payments for child support expenses (the amount of compensation is calculated for the reporting period).
Monetary assistance aimed at providing for children. The payment amount is forty percent of wages for the reporting period.

In addition to the salary, the adoptive parent is additionally accrued work experience.

Calculation and procedure for processing wages

According to the law, the salary is forty percent of the total earnings for the last twelve months. For registration of all due payments for adoptive parents, they must contact the territorial department of social protection of citizens with the following package of papers:

Application according to the established form
Photocopy of the concluded agreement on creating a foster family
Documentary evidence of biological or social orphanhood of a child
An extract from social services about the decision to transfer the child to a foster family

In addition to the above, you will need papers that confirm that the child really does not have biological parents, namely:

If additional checks of documents or other circumstances are necessary, the time for making a decision on the accrual of payments may take up to one month. All required benefits and compensation to adoptive parents are paid by local social security authorities at their place of registration.

List of benefits for adoptive parents

In addition to providing cash payments, adoptive families are provided with a number of different in-kind benefits:

Free vouchers for sanatorium-resort treatment in municipal institutions
Free breakfast and lunch for an adopted child
Priority of the decision in the queue for obtaining an apartment when turning 18 years of age
Providing certain benefits upon admission to higher education institutions

All of the above benefits are partially similar to benefits for large families. This is due to the fact that, according to many legal indicators, foster families are equal to large families.

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Families raising an adopted child deserve close attention from the state, assistance and regular support. Participation in many programs allows you to receive not only material subsidies, but social assistance in all areas. If there are three or more children, natural or adopted, in a family, then the parents receive the official status of having many children and enjoy comprehensive support at the state level.

Being both parents of many children and adoptive parents, the family can count on even greater assistance from the state at the federal and regional levels. Help happens different types and directions: one-time and regular, monetary and intangible. Benefits are formed depending on certain factors or are equal for all large families. To understand what is required and how to receive benefits, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the following information relevant for 2017.

The amount of benefits for foster families depends on the region of residence, the state of the child’s health and the minimum wage coefficients adopted in the region. Sometimes parents take on several children to raise, then their funding increases proportionally. The amount of benefits and subsidies is quite difficult to calculate on your own; there is a high risk of missing important details that affect the amount and direction of assistance. It is preferable to contact a specialized lawyer who will compare specific information and give a complete, exhaustive list of possible government support.

On our website you can get online advice on adoption issues and payments due to parents. We provide legal support to large families and parents with adopted children free of charge, at a time convenient for users. You can trust the advice of our lawyers because it is relevant and tested in practice.

The decision to remove children from an educational institution must be made carefully and reasonably. Legislatively, there are three statuses for adoptive families: who can:

adopt a child;
become guardians;
draw up a foster family agreement.

Drawing up an agreement for the upbringing of a minor with the guardianship and trusteeship authorities is becoming a popular form among many families. The advantages are less strict rules and no requirements for living space, age or other requirements for parents. It is easier to draw up a contract; it does not require the submission of many certificates and the passage of mandatory checks, such as wages or the availability of a car.

A standard agreement with a guardianship authority includes conditions that must be fulfilled by adoptive families in relation to children. For example, important ones include the following provisions of the agreement:

basic rights and responsibilities that citizens have;
the role of the guardianship and trusteeship authority in supervision and control over the residence of children in the family;
length of stay in the family with adoptive families;
living conditions, communal and household components.

One of the most important points of a bilateral agreement is the period of stay of the child in the family. The period may be reduced if a conflict situation arises or it is impossible to stay in the surrounding environment. The validity period can also be extended, since custody checks have shown favorable conditions for the child, and there is a mutual desire to continue life together in the foster home. The agreement is signed in duplicate and is the main legal basis for the child to live in the foster family’s home.

However, the contractual registration of a child’s status has significant drawbacks. The main disadvantage is the fact that information about the child continues to remain in the federal adoption database and can be taken away at any time.

The law primarily cares about the future of the child, so all possible steps are taken to improve the psychological climate, which is typical for full adoption.

Material and social support comes in many directions, and assistance from all levels of government should be taken into account. You can find out about all types of subsidies and benefits in the guardianship department, where each foster family is registered and subject to regular checks. If you wish, you can refuse a number of benefits or, conversely, apply for a change in the payment procedure. Parents are most often met halfway, especially if the adults’ requests coincide with the children’s interests.

Citizens who have adopted children are entitled to:

receive compensation for utility bills;
increase in earnings when raising one adopted child;
reduced prices for food and children's clothing;
obligatory receipt of living space when the child reaches 18 years of age.

These and many other benefits are provided by the federal government, but in almost all regions they are supplemented and expanded. For example, a one-time subsidy in the amount of 10 thousand rubles is provided when registering and moving a child to a new home in all regions, paid from the local budget. In addition to this amount, you can find out about social benefits at the social protection department.

When calculating monthly payment for 2017 for foster families, taken into account average earnings over the past year, a 40% surcharge was established for each adopted child. Parents who raise adopted children at home do not lose continuous work experience in production. For the first child, the monthly supplement must be more than 2,500 rubles; for two or more children, the benefit cannot be less than 5 thousand rubles. These bets are minimum and must be paid.

At the same time, parents must report on the costs incurred, provide receipts and sales receipts to the guardianship and trusteeship authorities. Control of expenses is carried out in the interests of minors, to ensure full upbringing in a foster family.