The adoption process has two stages: administrative and judicial. 

1. The first stage is before the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare - Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar -ICBF-where the documents established by that entity are presented (https://www.icbf.gov.co/programas-y-estrategias/proteccion-2023/adopciones-pruebas) and the rights of the child or adolescent are verified, as well as the fulfilment of the legal requirements. This phase ends with the declaration of adoptability of the minor.
2. In the second stage, the judicialThe 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 this judicial decision that establishes the paternal-filial relationship.