Lawgist60Procedure for inter-country relative adoption
(1) A relative living abroad, who intends to adopt a child from his relative in India shall obtain an order from the court and apply for no objection certificate from Authority, in the manner as provided in the adoption regulations framed by the Authority.
(2) The Authority shall on receipt of the order under sub-section (1) and the application from either the biological parents or from the adoptive parents, issue no objection certificate under intimation to the immigration authority of India and of the receiving country of the child.
(3) The adoptive parents shall, after receiving no objection certificate under sub-section (2), receive the child from the biological parents and shall facilitate the contact of the adopted child with his siblings and biological parents from time to time.
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- 56 Adoption
- 57 Eligibility of prospective adoptive parents
- 58 Procedure for adoption by Indian prospective adoptive parents living in India
- 59 Procedure for inter-country adoption of an orphan or abandoned or surrendered child
- 60 Procedure for inter-country relative adoption
- 61 Court procedure and penalty against payment in consideration of adoption
- 62 Additional procedural requirements and documentation
- 63 Effect of adoption
- 64 Reporting of adoption
- 65 Specialised Adoption Agencies
- 66 Adoption of children residing in institutions not registered as adoption agencies
- 67 State Adoption Resource Agency
- 68 Central Adoption Resource Authority
- 69 Steering Committee of Authority
- 70 Powers of Authority
- 71 Annual Report of Authority
- 72 Grants by Central Government
- 73 Accounts and audit of Authority
