Procedure for adoption of children in India

Hi  I am from UK,holding British nationality married with 3 kids. My cousin died 2 weeks ago and left her 3 children one in Canada another one is studying dentistry and her younger boy who is just 14 who I am wishing to adopt. Can you please give me what requirements are needed and what is the procedure?

Asked on September 21, 2017 in Civil Law.
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The Government of India,  via its Central Adoption Resource Authority,  lays down the procedure for intercountry relative adoption.  Some important guidelines and regulations:

  1. “Inter-country Adoption” means adoption of a child or children by persons having status of Non-Resident Indians or Overseas Citizens of India or Persons of Indian Origins or Foreign Nationals
  2. The PAP(s) or Proapectvie Adoptive Parents desiring to adopt any child or children from India may register with the Authorized Foreign Adoption Agency (AFAA) or Central Authority (CA) or Government Department dealing with adoption matters in the receiving country. 
  3. On receipt of all requisite documents on Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System, the Authority shall forward the same to District Child Protection Unit for obtaining family background report of the child proposed for adoption. 
  4. District Child Protection Unit shall forward a copy of the family background report of the child and the biological family to the Authority for onward submission to Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency or Central Authority or Indian Mission abroad. On receiving family background report of the relative’s child, the Authority shall forward the same to the receiving country as required. 
  5. The PAPs , in case of inter-country relative adoption, shall file the adoption application in the court concerned of the district, where the child resides with biological parents or guardians as provided in Schedule XXXI. They shall file an application in Family Court or District Court or City Civil Court, as the case may be. They shall also obtain a certified copy of the adoption order from the court and furnish a copy of the same to the District Child Protection Unit for online submission to the Authority.
  6. In case of all inter-country adoptions, the Authority shall issue No Objection Certificate in favour of the adoption of the child within ten days from the date of receipt of adoption order forwarded by the District Child Protection Unit and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency or Central Authority concerned. 
  7. The Authority shall issue a Conformity Certificate under Article 23 of the Hague Adoption Convention within three working days from the date of availability of the adoption order in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System. 
Answered on September 29, 2017.
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