Guardian ship or adaptation of child

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 30 October 2010 This query is : Resolved
My younger brother has died in a road accident on 3rd of March 2009. He was married and has two children, one daughter aged 6 years and a son aged 1year (son is born after his death). His wife does not want to live the us. At present she is living with her father. Can my parents or/and I claim for children adaptation? I want to adopt both or any one child as my child. I have two daughters one is 12 years and another is 7 years old. Please advice me how can i or my parents can adopt them?

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s.subramanian (Expert) 30 October 2010
Unless the mother consents you cannot adopt.

s.subramanian (Expert) 30 October 2010
The recent amendment to the Hindu Adoptions and Guardianship Act,1956 as amended by the Personal Laws Amendment Act,30 of 2010 which came into force on 1.09.2010,mother also is the natural guardian of the children along with the father. This has been brought about to do away with the gender bias.