Adoption by grandmother

Vijaya Bhaskar (Querist) 12 January 2018 This query is : Resolved
Dear learned expertise

One of my Relatives has approached me to find out the legal procedure to adopt her granddaughter. The adoptive parent is a single widow (Christian), Staff Nurse, aged 60 retired from her service last year December. She has own house and would like to adopt her eldest daughter's daughter who is 6 years old. The single widow has three daughters and one son. Three daughters are married.
1.Eldest daughter has one daughter
2.Second daughter has one son
3.Third daughter recently married
4.Son unmarried.

Look forward to have your kind expertise and guidance in this matter.

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kavksatyanarayana (Expert) 12 January 2018
as per your query, she have 4 children (3 daughters and one son). so it is not possible to adopt a child.

Ms.Usha Kapoor (Expert) 13 January 2018
In christian law THE GRANDMOTHER CANNOT ADOPT HER OWN GRAND CHILD OR GRAND DAUGHTER FOR ADOPTION. wITH THE PERMISSION OF cENTRAL adoption Resource Agency she can adopt an orphan or abandoned child children.

Ms.Usha Kapoor (Expert) 13 January 2018
In christian law THE GRANDMOTHER CANNOT ADOPT HER OWN GRAND CHILD OR GRAND DAUGHTER FOR ADOPTION. wITH THE PERMISSION OF cENTRAL adoption Resource Agency she can adopt an orphan or abandoned child / children.

Guest (Expert) 13 January 2018
For Adoption by a relative ,prospective parents will have to seek consent from biological parents if they are alive otherwise seek permission from Child welfare Committee.

Guest (Expert) 13 January 2018
The Juvenile Justice Act 2015 defines the term relatives as a parental or maternal uncle or aunt or parental grand parent or maternal grand parent.

Guest (Expert) 13 January 2018
The grand mother also could Register a Deed declaring the Rights of the concerned grand child which she prefers to give the child.

Guest (Expert) 13 January 2018
The Legal Custody could be obtained by grand parent/s thro Court Orders also depending on the situations

Dr J C Vashista (Expert) 15 January 2018
Not permissible for a grandmother to adopt her granddaughter in the given facts.

Vijaya Bhaskar (Querist) 17 January 2018
Thank you so much and appreciate your timely inputs and your expertise.

Adoption by grandmother

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