A woman who took in an abandoned little girl in Meknès through kafala must repay €4,710.99 to the CPAM. French justice considers that this Moroccan institution does not entitle her to the benefits paid for adoption leave.
Two children taken in under kafala do not enjoy the same rights in France depending on whether the decision was issued in Algeria or Morocco. In the first case, it grants the right to family reunification. In the second, the prefecture may still refuse.
Families raising in France a child taken in under kafala can claim an allowance of €267.63 per month. Contrary to a widespread belief, its payment is not restricted to single people.
A kafala established in Morocco may allow a child placed in care to obtain French nationality , provided it has been approved by a judge. The Court of Cassation has just reaffirmed this principle.
Taking in a child in Morocco through kafala allows you to raise, support and protect them. But in France, this procedure does not create the filial bond that exists between a parent and their child.
France’s highest court has ruled: a notarized kafala deed, once validated by a foreign judge—in this case, in Morocco—constitutes a court decision. The ruling clarifies the conditions for obtaining French citizenship for children taken into care.
The president of the Flemish Youth Council, Amir Bachrouri, was on a business trip to Fez, Morocco during the autumn holidays. On this occasion, he made a surprising discovery in an orphanage.
Several officials participated, on Thursday in Rabat, in a study day on the promotion of Kafala. The participants pleaded for the facilitation of adoption procedures for the best interests of abandoned children.