In order to adopt a child, you need to initiate an adoption procedure. The adoption procedure consists of several stages and will take at least a year to complete.
As a prospective adopter, you have several requirements with which to comply and other conditions that need to be observed.
Law on Fundamentals of Protection of the Rights of the Child
In force as of 12 April 1996
Civil Code
In force as of 18 of July 2000
Article 3.209
Civil Procedure Code
In force as of 1 January 2003
Article 480
Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (Konstitucija)
In force as of 25 of October 1992
Article 38
European Convention on Human Rights
In force for Lithuania as of 20 June 1995
Articles 8, 14
Description of the Procedure of Accounting of Persons Wishing to Adopt Children and Children Available for Adoption in the Republic of Lithuania
In force as of 14 September 2002
State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service
Website of the institution