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Adoption Law

New rules allowing stepparents and relatives to adopt children in effect from today

The move will strengthen and streamline the process in the country, said a statement by the Women and Child Development Ministry.

Scroll Staff
· Jan 16, 2017 · 11:21 am
New regulations will allow stepparents and relatives to adopt children

The rules under the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 has expanded the definition of children eligible for adoption from only orphans, abandoned or surrendered ones.

Scroll Staff
· Jan 08, 2017 · 03:35 pm
Until now, Indian minorities could not adopt. Supreme Court finally changes that

For the first time, the Supreme Court's judgement matters because it spells out the right of minorities to be parents, not just guardians of their adopted children.

Aarefa Johari
· Feb 20, 2014 · 08:05 am