adopt a child: Do you also want to adopt a child? know the new rules

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Ratlam 10 January 2022 / Complete information for adopting a child to an individual or a couple is available on the online website www.cara.nic.in CARA is a branch of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

Giving detailed information about the adoption process, District Program Officer, Women and Child Development Shri Rajnish Sinha has told that the parents will first have to register carings.nic.in online as an adoptive applicant on the website bantpadhendpbnpad.

Adopt a child: Do you also want to adopt a child? know the new rules Apart from this, the prospective parents will have to select the nearest Specialized Adoption Agency certified by CARA for HSR. After this, many documents like their financial status, illness, marriage status, address proof, age proof etc. have to be uploaded on the website for successful submission of the registration form. Once all the documents are uploaded, the application is ready for consideration.

Adopt a child: Do you also want to adopt a child? know the new rules After this counseling and interview of the person or couple desirous of adoption is taken for preparation of HSR. Complete information about adoptive parents is collected by a social worker. This information is collected within 30 days from the date of submission of the required documents. Once completed it is perforated for a period of 3 years. If by this time everything is found to be correct according to the rules, then the waiting period begins.

According to the order of seniority, the suitable child is referred to the prospective parents on the online portal itself. If the couple consents to adopt the child, the child is handed over to the parents after they sign certain documents.

After this, the lawyer of the agency files a petition on behalf of the adoptive parents in the family court or court, under which the adoption of the child is approved. The adoptive parents register the adoption certificate at the register office and apply for the birth certificate.

You can adopt a child in any part of the whole of India, but the inquiry about adoptive parents is done by the agency of the same state where you are residing. There should be a gap of at least 25 years between the adoptive parents and the adopted child. Only a child of the prescribed age can be adopted according to the maximum combined age of the prospective parents.

Adopt a child: Do you also want to adopt a child, know the new rules Before adoption, a married couple must have been married for at least 2 years, that is, they must have completed at least 2 years of permanent marital relationship. A single woman can adopt a boy or a girl but a single man cannot adopt a girl. Adoptive parents can be non-resident Indians of any religion, caste and even non-Indians living outside India.

They are all eligible to adopt a child under the Juvenile Justice Act, Care and Protection of Children 2015 and Adoption Rules 2017. Persons with disabilities are also eligible for adoption depending on the nature and extent of their disability. People who already have 3 or more children are not eligible for adoption. However, in special circumstances, they can also adopt a child.

Documents required for adoption

Proof of Identity of Adoptive Parents Aadhar Card, Voter Card, PAN Card, Passport, Driving License, Birth Certificate of Parents, Proof of Income, Fitness Certificate of Parents, Proof of Residence, Family Photograph, Marriage Certificate, if the adopter is a single parent Consent of a relative to take care of the child in case of an accident and letters of recommendation from two persons who know the family well should not be close relatives.