title: Amendment to the Ordinance on the activity of intermediaries with respect to adoption, 21 December 1988.
abstract: Among other things, this Amendment modifies the Ordinance of 28 March 1973 to strengthen the requirements for intermediaries facilitating the adoption in Switzerland of foreign children.  Such persons are to be aware of the principal legal rules on adoption of the country from which the children come, as well as the cultural and social conditions of the country, and are to give advice to the adopting parents up until the moment of adoption.  In addition, intermediaries for all adoptions are required to give information to adopting parents on the difficulties that may result from the adoption and, if asked, to give advice to parents from the time of placement until the moment of adoption.
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D001519:Behavior; D002668:Child Rearing; D003253:Consultants; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005060:Europe; D007391:International Cooperation; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D013557:Switzerland
keywords: Adoption--legal aspects; Advisory Services--legal aspects; Behavior; Child Rearing; Culture; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Europe; Foreigners--legal aspects; International Cooperation--legal aspects; Legislation; Nationality; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Characteristics; Switzerland; Western Europe