Generally speaking, adoption has two stages: 1. administrative and 2. judicial. The first stage is carried out before the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare -ICBF-, where the documents established by this entity are submitted (https://www.icbf.gov.co/bienestar/proteccion/programa-adopciones) and the verification of the rights of the child as well as the fulfilment of the legal requirements is carried out, ending with the declaration of adoptability of the minor. In the judicial stage, the application is processed before a family judge, who declares the adoption and orders the registration of the child with the information of the new father or mother. It is the judicial sentence that establishes the paternal-filial relationship.