Adoption Certificate: Adoption certificate is provided to the child who has been adopted by a parents. Once the court has arranged the adoption for the child, in accordance with Juvenile Justice under the act of Care and Protection of Children, he/she is issued with a certificate of adoption. This certificate works as a proof of identity of the adopted child and can be replaced by the original birth certificate.
The adoption certificate represents that the child has been adopted by a family on a particular date from an homage or orphanage. The adopting party could be a parent, a single mother, a single father or a relative, They can adopt based on certain rules as per defined by CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority) under government of India.
CARA is the nodal body for adoption of Indian children and is mandated to promote and facilitate in-country adoptions and regulate inter-country adoptions, as Central Authority of Government of India. As per CARA, there are many girl children that are being adopted these days.
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Adoption Certificate Format
The adoption certificate given to the child who is getting adopted consist of following details:
- Full name of the adopted child
- Registration district and country of birth
- Date of birth
- Full name of Father and Mother who are adopting
- Address of adopting parents
- Occupation or Designation of adopting parents
- Date of adoption
- Details of court where the adoption was registered
- Date of registration
- Signature of relevant officer
- Date of issuance of certificate
Child Adoption Certificate [Name of Adoption Center] This is to certify that [Name of the child] have been approved for adoption. They have been approved to adopt [_________] whose birthplace is [____________] and birth parents are [___________]. They adopt a child of nationality [______________] with no other legal issues left behind. Date:[_______] [Signature of Agency representative] |
Child Adoption Certificate
In India, if someone wants to adopt a child then they have to fulfill the eligibility criteria first.
- The adopting parent should be mentally, physically and emotionally fit.
- They should be financially stable.
- Should not have any life threatening medical condition
- A couple should have stability in their marital status at least for 2 years
- A single woman can adopt both a boy or a girl
- A single man cannot adopt a girl child
- Minimum age difference between the child and prospective adopting parents should not be less than 25 years
- Single parent whose age is upto 35 years can also adopt
Documents Required to Adopt a Child
- Photograph
- PAN card
- Birth Certificate/Date of birth proof
- Residence proof
- Income certificate (such as pay slip)
- Medical certificate to prove that the adopting party is fit to adopt a child
- Marriage certificate (in case of couples)
- Divorce certificate/Death certificate of spouse (if applicable)
- Two letters of reference from relatives supporting adoption
FAQ’s on Adoption Certificate
Question 1.
What is an adoption certificate?
Answer:
Adoption certificate is provided to the child who has been adopted by a parents. Once the court has arranged the adoption for the child, he/she is issued with a certificate of adoption. This certificate works as a proof of identity of the adopted child and can be replaced by the original birth certificate.
Question 2.
Who issues the adoption certificate?
Answer:
In accordance with Juvenile Justice under the act of Care and Protection of Children, after the verification of adoptive parents has been done and the court has arranged the adoption, the certificate is issued by the legal child adoption agency.
Question 3.
Who can adopt a child?
Answer:
The adopting parent should be mentally, physically and emotionally fit, financially stable. Should not have any life threatening medical condition. A married couple should have stability in their marital status at least for 2 years. A single woman can adopt both a boy or a girl but a single man cannot adopt a girl child. Minimum age difference between the child and prospective adopting parents should not be less than 25 years.
Question 4.
What documents are required to adopt a child?
Answer:
Photograph of adoptive parents, PAN card, Birth Certificate/Date of birth proof, Residence proof, Income certificate, Medical certificate to prove that the adopting party is fit to adopt a child, Marriage certificate, Divorce certificate/Death certificate of spouse, Two letters of reference from relatives supporting adoption.
Question 5.
What is the procedure to adopt a child in India?
Answer:
Parents have to register themselves with an authorised agency. A social worker from the agency will come for home study and counselling of adoptive parents. It will take 3 months to complete the counselling procedure after registration. Parents are called if there is any child ready for adoption and they will be asked to spend time with the child and share the details comfortably.
After the acceptance of the child, parents need to sign the legal documents. They need to file the petition that will be presented to the court. After that parents will be sent to a pre adoption foster center to know the behaviour and habits of the child from the nurses. Again court hearing will happen and under court order the adoption letter is passed. Then the parents can take the child to their home and later they will be followed up by the agency for a few months.