This research is based on the information obtained from the studies carried out in the administrative phase of the adoption process, which takes place in the Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES) in the city of Guayaquil. In which it is possible to analyse in-depth the process that is carried out in this institution, in terms of the time it takes to finalise the process in this phase, and in this way to be able to determine whether a legislative reform would be necessary, which would allow many children and adolescents to have a family, guaranteeing their rights that are included in our Magna Carta. Analysing in detail the results obtained, it can be determined that the knowledge of the administrative phase of adoption is partial, as well as the dissatisfaction of the applicants to the adoption process, who are somewhat dissatisfied with the delay in the process. It is for this reason that I would like to express the need to propose a legislative reform to the Code for Children and Adolescents, so that the administrative phase can be carried out legally within a timeframe determined by law, thus ensuring that the rights of children and adolescents are respected.  JEL CODE: H31, K23.   Keyword: LAW, ADOPTION, FAMILY, CHILDHOOD.ABSTRACTThis research is based on the information obtained from the studies carried out in the administrative phase of the adoption process, which takes place in the Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES) in the city of Guayaquil. In which it is possible to analyse in-depth the process that is carried out in this institution, in terms of the time it takes to finalise the process in this phase, and in this way to be able to determine whether a legislative reform would be necessary, which would allow many children and adolescents to have a family, guaranteeing their rights that are included in our Magna Carta. Analysing in detail the results obtained, it can be determined that the knowledge of the administrative phase of adoption is partial, as well as the dissatisfaction of the applicants to the adoption process, who are somewhat dissatisfied with the delay in the process. It is for this reason that I would like to express the need to propose a legislative reform to the Code for Children and Adolescents, so that the administrative phase can be carried out legally within a timeframe determined by law, thus ensuring that the rights of children and adolescents are respected. KEYWORDS: Law, adoption, family, children. RESUMENEse artículo se la ha realizado en base a la información obtenida de los estudios realizados, en la fase administrativa del proceso de adopción, que se ventila en el Ministerio de Inclusión Económica y Social (MIES) de la ciudad de Guayaquil. En la cual se logra analizar a profundidad el trámite que se realiza en dicha institución, en cuanto a los tiempos que se lleva para poder finalizar el proceso en dicha fase y de esta forma poder determinar si sería necesario una reforma legislativa, la cual permita a muchos niños, niñas y adolescentes, tener una familia, garantizando sus derechos que se encuentran inmiscuidos en nuestra Carta Magna. Analizando a detalle los resultados obtenidos, se puede determinar que el conocimiento de la fase administrativa de la adopción es parcial, así también como la inconformidad de los postulantes al proceso de adopción, que se encuentran un poco inconformes por la demora del trámite. Es por esta razón que manifiesto la necesidad de proponer una reforma legislativa al Código de la Niñez y Adolescencia, para que de esta manera la fase administrativa se desarrolle legalmente en un tiempo que la ley determine y de esta forma haciendo respetar los derechos de los niños, niñas y adolescentes. CÓDIGO JEL: H31, K23.