When is a child considered legally free for adoption?
A Child is considered to be legally free for adoption under the following circumstances: Surrendered Child When biological parent/parents voluntarily surrender their right over the child in favour of an agency giving their consent for adoption of the child to any person, by executing a document of surrender. Biological parents are counseled and duly informed by the agency the effect of their consent for adoption and the alternative facilities available for the care and maintenance of the child, if they wish to keep the child. They are also given three months waiting period after execution of the document to reconsider their decision. At the expiry of that period, the surrender deed becomes irrevocable. Abandoned Child Whenever a child is found abandoned the agency will inform The police and produce the child before a Juvenile Welfare Board. After enquiry, if the Board is satisfied, that there are no Claimants for the child and it is deliberately abandoned, it would issue a certificate
