Parents More Interested in Adopting Daughters 

Thane: Recently released govt data revealed that almost 60% of prospective parents in Thane have shown a preference for adopting a girl child. This shifting trend highlights the change in the mentality of Indian society preferring male children over girls to continue the family name.  It was the Thane district women and child welfare department …
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What is Adoption?

Children are treasured. Everyone desires to bring a new life into the world. The idea of procreation is to have someone to carry the family name, to complete what we call ‘family’. They are also referred to as the future of the nation and any investment to their betterment reflects on the development of the …
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Transgender Couple don’t need Marriage Certificate to Adopt, observes Allahabad HC

In a recent event, the Allahabad High Court passed its order on a petition filed by a transgender couple seeking adoption. The court observed that a marriage certificate isn’t a compulsion for adopting a child, as Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, under Sections 7 and 8, allows even single parents to adopt.  A bench …
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Racket busted, 50 newborn babies smuggled so far

Delhi Police crime branch has knocked out an inter-state racket of purported kidnapping and trafficking of newborn babies. The gang used to buy newborn babies from financially poor biological parents and sell them to childless couples in exchange for money.  The gang members used to identify poor pregnant women and potential clients alongside. So far …
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What’s new with the inter-country adoption?

With no permanent mechanism for inter-country adoption under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA), the Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of Women and Child Development to bring a report on the issue in two months while directing the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to act on the above-mentioned law for the duration. …
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Adoption Rules Changed | Indian Missions to guard the interests of kids taken abroad by Adoptive Parents

With the start of the week, the Narendra Modi-led government has come up with new rules for Adoption on August 23, to be called Adoption(First Amendment) Regulations, 2021, which comes into effect immediately. According to the fresh guidelines, it shall be the duty of the Indian Mission of the recipient country to which the child …
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OCI couple seek direction from Delhi High Court to CARA for equal treatment

An OCI cardholder couple has moved to Delhi High Court seeking direction to CARA (Central Adoption Resource Authority), to whom they have filed an application but that hasn’t been processed since 2018. The couple argued that subsequent applicants have received referrals while they are still waiting for a referral date from the central authority. They …
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State police rescued trafficked children, CM lauds efforts

Making efforts to end child trafficking in the state, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that it is among the top priorities of the ruling government to curb the trafficking apart from drugs and cattle trafficking. He was observed interacting with a group of 40 children along with two adults who were trafficked to …
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Adoption Diary | Finding the right motivation to adopt

Providing someone who needs a family is satisfying. There could be millions of reasons to think about adopting a child. But coming to decision is the tricky part. Scroll through the article to find out the right motivation to adopt a child. Answer the why first Adopting is not a child’s play; being crystal clear …
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Adopted children face mental trauma; Know what can you do

Adopted children commonly face mental trauma with new families. Adjusting to a new environment, being surrounded by strangers and so many questions lashed out on them about families or past experiences place them into a difficult situation. Besides a happy beginning, a safe and secure grounding with a healthy caregiver is needed most. Their brains …
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