Adoption is a procedure whose goal is to protect, provide a home and a new family for children without adequate parental care. The procedure takes place in two stages, and is carried out by the Center for Social Welfare (hereinafter: CZSS) competent according to the place of residence of the child. The main guiding principle in both domestic and international adoption is the best interest of the child. The adoption can be based only if it is in the best interest of the child. The parties to the proceedings are the child and the most suitable potential adopter. Adoption requires the consent of certain persons, but in some cases this consent can be replaced by a court decision. The Family Law prescribes prerequisites for adoption that must exist both on the side of the adopter and on the side of the adoptee. If the adopters meet the general requirements, they go through a professional preparation process, after which they are registered in the Register of potential adopters (hereinafter: Register). CZSS chooses among the potential adoptive parents registered in the Register the one who is the most suitable for a particular child. The adoption becomes effective by judicial approval and so the adoptive child becomes the lawful child of the adoptive parents, and furthermore a inseparable bond between the adopters relatives and the adopted child is created.