Kim Mi-ae, Congressman of the People’s Strength. Reporter Lim Hyun-dong
Regarding the’Jung Ini case’, which is suspected of abusing an adopted child and causing death, it is pointed out that after President Moon Jae-in referred to the’post-management instruction for adopted children’, a full investigation was carried out in seven local governments nationwide. Came out. There is no legal basis, so controversy is expected.
According to data from Congressman Kim Mi-ae on the 17th, after President Moon’s remarks, a total number of adopted family surveys were conducted in Seongdong-Mapo-gu, Daejeon-gu, Gochang-gun, Jeollabuk-do, Cheongju-si, Haman-gun, Gyeongnam, and Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk. In the case of Cheongju City, the adopted child’s name, date of birth, and adoptive parent’s name were included in the official letter of the adoption family investigation cooperation.
These local governments stated that the investigation was for the purpose of’follow-up management’ in the adoption practice manual. However, local governments do not have the authority to investigate this, and face-to-face counseling and monitoring of adopted children is the job of the adoption agency.
Rep. Kim said, “Under the Special Adoption Act, the adoption family is a general family that has gone through a very thorough process and has come to fruition with the citation of the Family Court,” and said, “In a word from the President, many local governments are struggling to’do anything’ and adopt them in the process. The family is bleeding.”
At the same time, statistics such as adoption and dismissal of the Ministry of Welfare and Adoption Child Abuse, which are the main ministries of the Ministry of Health, do not distinguish between adoption under the Civil Law of remarried families, relatives, and acquaintances and adoption through the Adoption Agency. “The government is entitled to discuss adoption policies. “No,” he added.
Meanwhile, according to the data submitted by the Supreme Court, only one of the 2981 cases of dismissals from 2017 to November of last year,’adopted families under the Special Adoption Act’ through the adoption agency. The remaining 2980 cases were all counted as’adopted families under civil law’ such as remarried families and relatives.
Rep. Kim is also a single mother who raises an adopted daughter and a son of her mother who passed away from leukemia.
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