By John Paul Cordina
January 2, 2023 9:43 AM
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The adoptive parents of three children have declared that they did not wish to care for them any longer, forcing the state to step in.
The Times reported that the children had been adopted from outside of the EU through a private adoption agency, and that they had been living in Malta “for some time” before their adoptive parents expressed a desire to “return” them, after an apparent deterioration in the situation at the family home.
Quoting sources, the newspaper said that the parents had claimed behavioural issues, but these claims had not been corroborated by others who came in contact with the children on a regular basis.
As is the case whenever the state deems parents to be unfit to take care of the children they are responsible for, the authorities have stepped in, and the three children are now under a care order.
The family ministry told The Times that it would guarantee full support and care for the three siblings, who – in line with standard procedure – would have likely received Maltese citizenship as soon as their country of origin confirmed the adoption.
“The state will always put forward procedures according to the law so the children can benefit from a stable future without any unnecessary bureaucratic technicalities,” a ministry spokesperson was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
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