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Types of Adoption

Last updated on Apr 8, 2022

The types of adoption given below are only applicable to you if you decide to follow the non-religious law on adoption.(( Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.)) If you follow the Hindu adoption laws,(( Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.)) there are no specific types of adoptions.

These are the following categories of adoption procedures:

  • Adoption by resident Indians (residing in India)
  • Adoption of a child from a foreign country by Indian citizens 
  • Adoption by Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) or a foreigner living in India
  • Adoption by OCI or Non-Resident Indian (NRI) or a foreigner living abroad 
  • Adoption by step-parent 
  • Adoption by relative
    • In-country adoption i.e. adoption within India
    • Inter-country adoption

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