Adoption
Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 19 December 2011
This query is : Resolved
can a hindu adopt 2 childs? is it possible or not.
Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 19 December 2011
somebody said me a hindu can not adopt more than one child.is it possible to adopt or not
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 20 December 2011
A Hindu can adopt a son if he has no natural or adopted son. A Hindu can adopt a daughter if he has no natural or adopted daughter. So adoption of two children is possible.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 20 December 2011
Yes. He can subject to one is female and one is male.
Shonee Kapoor
(Expert) 20 December 2011
YES, if one is male and other is female.
Regards,
Shonee Kapoor
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Guest
(Expert) 20 December 2011
Agree with experts.
prabhakar singh
(Expert) 21 December 2011
I entirely agree with Mr.Sudhir Kumar.provision is given below for ready reference.
11 Other conditions for a valid adoption
In every adoption, the following conditions must be complied with:
(i) if the adoption is of a son, the adoptive father or mother by whom adoption is made must not have a Hindu son, son's son or son's son's son (whether by legitimate blood relationship or by adoption) living at the time of adoption;
(ii) if the adoption is of a daughter, the adoptive father or mother by whom the adoption is made must not have a Hindu daughter or son's daughter (whether by legitimate blood relationship or by adoption)living at the time of adoption;
(iii) if the adoption is by a male and the person to be adopted is a female, the adoptive father is at least twenty one years older than the person to be adopted;
(iv) if the adoption is by a female and the person to be adopted is a male, the adoptive mother is at least twenty -one years older than the person to be adopted;
(v) the same child may not be adopted simultaneously by two or more person;
(vi) the child to be adopted must be actually given and taken in adoption by the parents or guardian concerned or under their authority with intent to transfer the child from the family of its birth 1[or in case of an abandoned child or child whose parentage is not known, from the place or family where it has been brought up] to the family of its adoption:
PROVIDED that the performance of datta homam shall not be essential to the validity of adoption.
