Preservation of confidentiality in child adoption:customs of some peoples of Central Asia and modern reality

The institute of child adoption is a universal practice among all the peoples of Central Asia. The article considers the previous adoption procedure using the example of customary law of Buryats and Kazakhs. Orphans mostly were adopted by their blood kin, who provided an education and financial assistance for them. No provision existed for confidentiality of adoption. Modern regulations of the family legislation in Russia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan protect the confidentiality of adoption, but, in our opinion, it is not always meet the interests of adopted. We express an opinion that the preservation of confidentiality in adoption should depend not only on the will of the adoptive parents, but also on the desire of the adopted, who reached lawful age. The article emphasizes that there is a necessity of tolerant, respectful attitude towards persons adopting children in society.