Lawgist61Court procedure and penalty against payment in consideration of adoption
(1) Before issuing an adoption order, the court shall satisfy itself that--
(a) the adoption is for the welfare of the child; (b) due consideration is given to the wishes of the child having regard to the age and understanding of the child; and (c) that neither the prospective adoptive parents has given or agreed to give nor the specialised adoption agency or the parent or guardian of the child in case of relative adoption has received or agreed to receive any payment or reward in consideration of the adoption, except as permitted under the adoption regulations framed by the Authority towards the adoption fees or service charge or child care corpus.
(2) The adoption proceedings shall be held in camera and the case shall be disposed of by the court within a period of two months from the date of filing.
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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
