This final assignment will explain the meaning of the concept of adoption, its purpose and goals, the need for the same, about potential adopters. The preconditions for the establishment of adoption, the procedure of establishment, legal effects as well as other elements that affect the entire adoption will be discussed. Adoption is based on the welfare of the child, and the decision to adopt should be based on the right motives. A child can be adopted if both parents, or one parent (in case the child does not have registered maternity or paternity) have given consent. Adoption is regulated by the family law of the Republic of Croatia, and in the process of establishment, potential adopters should submit all the necessary documentation to the social welfare center. Furthermore, the final assignment will explain in more detail the responsibility and importance of the social welfare center itself as well as the psychological growth and development of children. The will describe intercountry adoption regulated by the Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. In order to get a brief insight into the concept of adoption, the true stories of adopters and adoptees are given at the end of final assignment.