Adoption of orphans is a noble act out of humanitarian and social responsibility. However, adoption is not a simple adoption process, it needs to meet certain conditions and follow the corresponding legal procedures.
I. Adoption conditions
Age and marital status: The adopter must be at least 30 years old and have full capacity for civil conduct. At the same time, adopters should be married couples, and if they are single men and women, they need to be qualified to allow adoption under special circumstances.
Health status: the adopter should have the ability to raise, educate and protect the adopted orphans, including physical and mental health, and ensure that the orphans have a stable growth environment.
Economic ability: the adopter should have a stable source of income and suitable living conditions to ensure that orphans can get adequate material security after adoption.
Moral conduct: The adopter should have good moral conduct, no criminal record, and be sincerely responsible for the growth and future of orphans.
Second, the adoption procedure
Consultation and application: the adopter should first consult the local civil affairs department or relevant adoption agencies to understand the adoption policies and procedures and submit the adoption application.
Review and evaluation: Civil affairs departments or adoption agencies will review the qualifications of adopters, including age, marital status, health status, economic ability and so on.
Matching selection: according to the age, gender and health status of orphans, match suitable orphans for adopters. The adopter can get in touch with orphans and get to know them with the assistance of the civil affairs department or the adoption agency.
Sign an agreement and go through the formalities: the adopter signs an adoption agreement with the civil affairs department or adoption agency and goes through the relevant formalities, such as household registration transfer and school registration change.
To sum up:
Adoption of orphans needs to meet certain conditions, including age, marital status, health status, economic ability, moral conduct and so on. The adoption process needs to follow the corresponding legal procedures, including consulting application, examination and evaluation, matching and selection, signing agreements, and going through formalities.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code
Article 1093 stipulates:
The following minors can be adopted:
(1) Orphans who have lost their parents;
(2) Minors whose biological parents cannot be found;
(3) Children whose biological parents have special difficulties and are unable to support them.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code
Article 1098 stipulates:
The adopter shall also meet the following conditions:
(a) no children or only one child;
(2) Having the ability to support, educate and protect the adoptee;
(3) Not suffering from diseases that are medically considered unsuitable for adopting children;
(4) All criminal records that are not conducive to the healthy growth of the adoptee;
(five) at least thirty years of age.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code
Article 105 stipulates:
Adoption shall be registered with the civil affairs department of the people's government at or above the county level. The adoption relationship shall be established from the date of registration.
If the adoption of a minor whose biological parents cannot be found, the civil affairs department that handles the registration shall make an announcement before registration.
If the parties to the adoption relationship are willing to sign an adoption agreement, they may sign an adoption agreement.
If the parties or one of the parties to the adoption relationship requests notarization of adoption, they shall do so.
The civil affairs departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall conduct adoption assessment according to law.