Adoption is regulated by the Civil Procedure Code of Russia (Chapter 29); Family Code of Russia (Chapter 19); Federal Law On Acts of Civil Status (Chapter V). None of these documents contain any direct restriction or ban for homosexual people to adopt, though unmarried couples are not allowed to adopt children (Article 127.2 of the Family Code of Russia), and since same-sex marriage is not officially recognized, gay couples cannot adopt children together; nevertheless, single individuals can adopt (see also the Parent Relations section of the Russian LGBT Network 2009 Report). The Court makes the decision to allow or deny adoption considering many documents and testimonies, so it is unclear whether LGBT affiliation of the candidate adopter can be in fact an issue for a judge to make a negative decision. Petrov, Igor; Kirichenko, Ksenia (5 tháng 4 năm 2009). “Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Russia”. Report by the [http://www.mhg.ru/english Moscow Helsinki Group] in cooperation with the [http://lgbtnet.ru/ Russian LGBT Network]. Bản gốc lưu trữ ngày 1 tháng 6 năm 2011. Truy cập ngày 25 tháng 5 năm 2009.
Adoption is regulated by the Civil Procedure Code of Russia (Chapter 29); Family Code of Russia (Chapter 19); Federal Law On Acts of Civil Status (Chapter V). None of these documents contain any direct restriction or ban for homosexual people to adopt, though unmarried couples are not allowed to adopt children (Article 127.2 of the Family Code of Russia), and since same-sex marriage is not officially recognized, gay couples cannot adopt children together; nevertheless, single individuals can adopt (see also the Parent Relations section of the Russian LGBT Network 2009 Report). The Court makes the decision to allow or deny adoption considering many documents and testimonies, so it is unclear whether LGBT affiliation of the candidate adopter can be in fact an issue for a judge to make a negative decision. Petrov, Igor; Kirichenko, Ksenia (5 tháng 4 năm 2009). “Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Russia”. Report by the [http://www.mhg.ru/english Moscow Helsinki Group] in cooperation with the [http://lgbtnet.ru/ Russian LGBT Network]. Bản gốc lưu trữ ngày 1 tháng 6 năm 2011. Truy cập ngày 25 tháng 5 năm 2009.
Adoption is regulated by the Civil Procedure Code of Russia (Chapter 29); Family Code of Russia (Chapter 19); Federal Law On Acts of Civil Status (Chapter V). None of these documents contain any direct restriction or ban for homosexual people to adopt, though unmarried couples are not allowed to adopt children (Article 127.2 of the Family Code of Russia), and since same-sex marriage is not officially recognized, gay couples cannot adopt children together; nevertheless, single individuals can adopt (see also the Parent Relations section of the Russian LGBT Network 2009 Report). The Court makes the decision to allow or deny adoption considering many documents and testimonies, so it is unclear whether LGBT affiliation of the candidate adopter can be in fact an issue for a judge to make a negative decision. Petrov, Igor; Kirichenko, Ksenia (5 tháng 4 năm 2009). “Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Russia”. Report by the [http://www.mhg.ru/english Moscow Helsinki Group] in cooperation with the [http://lgbtnet.ru/ Russian LGBT Network]. Bản gốc lưu trữ ngày 1 tháng 6 năm 2011. Truy cập ngày 25 tháng 5 năm 2009.
