Adoption

Suchitra. S (Querist) 21 October 2009 This query is : Resolved
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I want to know whether it is legal duty of the adopted parents to reveal the fact that he/she is an adopted child? What if they dont reveal? Is there any difference in the rights of adopted child and other children of the same couple? Coz, usually adoption homes compel the adopted parents to reveal the fact to the child.

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Adv Archana Deshmukh (Expert) 21 October 2009
There is no such legal duty cast upon the adopting parents by the statute to reveal the fact to the child that he/she is an adopted child.
There is no difference in the rights of adopted child and other children of the couple adopting the child. The adopted child have same rights as that of a natural child.

niranjan (Expert) 21 October 2009
As soon as the child is adopted according to law, he gets the rights of natural born child and there cannot be any discrimination between them.I agree with Madam Archana.

Suchitra. S (Querist) 21 October 2009
Sir, my question specifically was about revealing the fact of adoption to the child.

adv. rajeev ( rajoo ) (Expert) 21 October 2009
I agree with archana and niranjns

Sudharsan.m (Expert) 21 October 2009
as per the law even though there is no necessity to reveal but in case if you are not informed your adopted child that you are not the father or mother and it is only we adopt and hereafter we only your father and mother as per the adoption . then tomorrow even the parents of that adopted child have no legal right over it if the adopted child tomorrow will be in a good position and it is for your safe only for future disagreement.

KASI NAGESWARA RAO (Expert) 22 October 2009
no necessity

Guest (Expert) 24 October 2009
mam, as per THE HINDU ADOPTION AND MAINTENANCE ACT, 1956 there is no legal duty on parents of the adopted child to reveal the fact to the child that he is an adopted child . As far as his rights r concerned he possess the same rights as a natural born child.

Sachin Bhatia (Expert) 21 November 2009
There is no difference in the rights of adopted child and other children of the couple adopting the child. There is no legal duty on parents of the adopted child to reveal the fact to the child that he is an adopted child .

Ashok Yadav (Expert) 26 December 2009
Its not a legal duty of th eadopted parents. If they think its in benefit of the adoptive they can told otherwise not nessacery. There r no difference in the rights of adoptive child. He/she has same/equal right as a natural child.

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