Section 4: Child eligible for adoption

Adoption Regulations, 2017Central Regulations · 2016

The following shall be eligible for adoption, namely:-

(a) any orphan or abandoned or surrendered child, declared legally free for adoption by the Child Welfare Committee;

(b) a child of a relative defined under sub-section (52) of section 2 of the Act;

(c) child or children of spouse from earlier marriage, surrendered by the biological parent(s) for adoption by the step-parent.

Where this provision sits

Act	Adoption Regulations, 2017
Section	4
Marginal note	Child eligible for adoption
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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