. Legal status of adoptive parents.

Abstract: Legal status of an adoptive parent is a combination of rights and obligations, recognized by the law of the Russian Federation, which are necessary for raising, educating, and financially providing for an adoptive child, protection of his rights and interests in all spheres of social relations towards any third party (legal or juridical persons) involved. All of these rights are gained once the contract on giving the child to adoptive parents is concluded. In O.V. Fetisova’s article one can find analysis of rights and obligations of adoptive parents within a number of spheres of Russian law, as well as analysis of defects of acting legislation. Author also provides several conclusions on how modern legislation on this issue could be improved.