CRC/C/TLS/CO/1 page 10 Foster care 50. The Committee notes that informal arrangements under which children live with families other than their birth families are a common phenomenon in the State party, and welcomes the fact that the State party is in the process of developing a framework for a system of foster care. 51. The Committee encourages carefully managed measures to progressively regularize existing informal arrangements under which children live with families other than their birth families, with due regard to the rights recognized in the Convention, including the principles of the best interests of the child and respect for the views of the child, and to the recommendations referred to in paragraph 49 (b) above. Adoption 52. The Committee appreciates the recognition by the State party of the existing problems in relation to adoption, and notes the information provided by the delegation that all adoption processes have been suspended pending the finalization of legislation on domestic and intercountry adoption. The Committee also notes with satisfaction that the State party is in the process of drafting adoption guidelines. 53. The Committee recommends that the State party ratify the 1993 Hague Convention No. 33 on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption; and adopt a law on adoption in accordance with that Convention and the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ensuring that the best interests of the child are the paramount consideration in adoption. Abuse and neglect 54. The Committee welcomes the information that the State party is continuing efforts to strengthen domestic laws, build judicial capacity as well as to raise public awareness with regard to issues of abuse, neglect, violence and maltreatment. The Committee also notes with satisfaction that the State party is working in collaboration with partners to address violence in homes and schools. The Committee is concerned, however, that the cases of child abuse are not adequately addressed in the judicial system and that the majority of cases of violence against children are not reported. 55. In the light of article 19 and other relevant provisions of the Convention, the Committee urges the State party to: (a) Carry out a study on all aspects of domestic violence and child abuse in the home, assessing the scope and nature of this problem as well as the impact of legal measures to address violence against children, with a view to prohibiting all forms of physical and sexual violence against children, including sexual abuse in the family; (b) Develop a comprehensive national strategy to prevent and respond to domestic violence and child abuse; and train parents and professionals in identification, reporting and management of child abuse and ill-treatment cases;